FORGET using DNA to develop precision drugs - a Japanese company is set to deploy genetic testing technology to produce personally customised meals.
A new Tokyo eatery called "Sushi Singularity" is set to launch next year, courtesy of Open Meals, a food tech-focused startup which launched 3D printed sushi at a festival in the US last year.
The project envisions customers searching and uploading data to a digital food platform connected to a robotic arm which 3D prints pixel cubes made from edible gel.
Biological samples - most likely from saliva and urine - will be used to create sushi that exactly meets the nutrititional requirements of each individual customer, the company said, promising that "sushi combined with biometrics will enable hyper-personalisation based on biometric and genomic data".
As a side benefit, customers will also receive a genetic health check, the company promised.
The restaurant's website is already live, showcasing some of the conceptual models which will be used to create menu items, such as "cell cultured tuna", "negative stiffness honeycomb octopus", "anisotropic steamed shrimp", "oze tick kappa roll", "micro pillar saltwater eel", "powdered sintered sea urchin" and "Hirayama Castle squid castle" - see open-meals.com.
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 18 Mar 19
To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 18 Mar 19
