Meros Calendar: This Spring is Seafood Season!
This spring is seafood season for Meros! Our co-founder Tina Peneva will be on stage at both the Global Seafood Expo in Barcelona on April 21-23 and the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London on May 27-28, 2026! First up will be Barcelona, where Tina will be speaking on emerging seafood consumption trends in Japan […]
Hiroshi Yamagishi joins as our newest research analyst - welcome!
We are thrilled to welcome our newest research analyst, Hiroshi Yamagishi. Hiroshi has a background in international rural development with experience living and working in Europe and Egypt. He completed his International Master of Science in Rural Development from Ghent University in Belgium and has also spent time studying in Slovakia and Italy. Before Meros […]
Meros’ fall research assistant Nodoka Kudo has arrived – welcome!
Nodoka is about to finish his Master of Public Policy degree from the Hertie School in Berlin, Germany and had previously completed his undergraduate degree at Keio University with a degree in Environment and Information Studies. Nodoka has had a fascinating background and experience growing up in various countries, including graduating from high school at […]
Welcome to our summer research assistant, Tsukasa Iinishi
Meros is excited to welcome our new summer research assistant, Tsukasa Iinishi! Tsukasa has just finished his third year at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business in Boston, with a focus on corporate innovation and economics. He has also been working at the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern as a research assistant to support experiments, […]
Cellular Ag Series: Beyond cultivated meat - seafood, fat and chocolate
In this final installment of the cellular agriculture series, Meros analyst Sachika Onaka turns to cultivated seafood and other emerging applications of cellular agriculture, including cultivated fat and cultivated chocolate. In earlier articles, we explored the development of the cultivated meat industry in Japan, focusing on startups and partnerships that are shaping the sector. Cultivated […]
Cellular Ag Series: Regulatory uncertainty still a challenge for Japan's cultivated meat industry
With the new year underway, we continue our snapshot series on Japan’s cultivated meat industry. In this installment, Meros analyst Sachika Onaka focuses on the overseas and Japanese regulatory landscape and reflect on key regulatory developments in 2024. Overseas regulatory landscape Singapore is the world leader in terms of implementing cultivated meat regulation. In 2020, […]
The Year of the Snake is here!
The Year of the Snake has arrived! We are ready to tackle the opportunities for transformation, growth and reinvention that the year can symbolize. We are so grateful for the clients, partners and team members who are on this journey with us. We wish all a prosperous Year of the Snake! Together we are creating […]
Cellular Ag Series: Collaboration is the key among the players in Japan's cultivated meat industry
Discussions have been growing in recent years on cellular agriculture's potential role in improving food security as well as addressing consumer concerns, such as animal welfare and sustainability. In the last two years, Meros has been digging deeply into topics including novel and alternative protein sources. We continue to monitor developments in this industry and […]
Report series on Regenerative Farming and Soil Carbon Sequestration now available!
Global interest in the role of regenerative agriculture and carbon farming continues to grow. There is deep interest in learning more about the potential of these approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and mitigate climate change risks. And there is deep interest in learning how these areas will be an opportunity, or a […]
Meros is growing! Welcome Sachika Onaka Adcock as a full-time research analyst!
Meros is thrilled to welcome Sachika Onaka Adcock as a full-time research analyst! Sachika originally joined our team as a full-time intern in fall of 2023. Her background and interest in global markets and food systems and environmental science were the perfect mix for success at Meros. Our team has been extremely impressed with her […]