ProFuse Technology

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ProFuse Technology is an Israeli biotechnology company based in Kiryat Shmona, founded in 2021. The company specializes in technologies for skeletal muscle growth, focusing on cultivated meat production and drug discovery aimed at muscle loss and regeneration. ProFuse emerged from extensive research at the Weizmann Institute of Science and has raised $6.33 million in funding. The company develops proprietary cell culture media supplements and platforms for 3D cultivated muscle tissue growth. This technology accelerates muscle growth, enhances protein content, and improves meat quality without genetic modification. ProFuse's platform also supports drug discovery by screening molecules on human and animal cells to identify candidates for therapies targeting muscle loss and preservation. The company licenses these drug candidates to pharmaceutical companies after pre-clinical validation, addressing conditions such as age-related sarcopenia and muscle wasting from various treatments.