6 Aug 2013 – Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University has hailed as a success the first-ever cooking and tasting of a Cultured Beef burger. The burger was presented to the world at an event in London. “We set out to prove it could be done, and today we have done exactly that,” said Professor Post. “This has been the culmination of five years’ work and I am delighted that the hard work has paid off.”