ATF	alternating tangential flow system
BAMs	bio-artificial muscles
bASCs	adipose-derived stem cells
BMPs	morphogenetic proteins
CA	cellular agriculture
CFD	computational fluid dynamics
CHO	chinese hamster ovary cells
CM	cultured meat, cultivated meat
CMMC	cultivated meat modeling consortium
CIP	cleaning-in-place
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DO	dissolved oxygen
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ESCs	embryonic stem cells
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FAPs	fibro-adipogenic progenitors
FBM	fibroblast basal medium
FBR	fluidized-bed reactor
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
FGF-2	fibroblast growth factor-2
GFs	growth factors
GMP	good manufacturing practice
HA	hyaluronic acid
HFR	hollow-fiber reactor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
hMSC	human mesenchymal stem cells
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
iPSC	induced pluripotent stem cells
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
LOC	Lab-on-a-Chip
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCs	microcarriers
MOs	microorganisms
MRF	myogenic regulatory factor
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MyoD	myoblast determination protein 1
PBR	packed-bed reactor
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDMS	polydimethylsiloxane
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PGA	polyglycolic acid
PLA	polylactic acid
PNIPAM-MCs	poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) grafted MCs
R&D	research and development
RBR	rocking-bed reactor
RTDs	resistance temperature devices
SCNT ES	somatic cell nuclear transfer embryonic stem cell
SDG	sustainable development goal
SIP	sterilization-in-place
STR	stirred-tank reactor
TE	tissue engineering
TFF	tangential flow filtration
TGF-β	transforming GF-β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VC	venture capital