2022 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Welcoming Address

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02:00 PM

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Trends in alternative proteins

02:00 PM

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02:20 PM

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A survey of developments in alternative protein supply chains — including infrastructure, ingredients, and the contract manufacturing ecosystem — based on new analysis showing the gaps between...

The protein transition: Opportunities and challenges in plant-based foods

02:00 PM

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02:20 PM

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Nobody can deny that the protein transition is on its way. The protein transition is the shift away from the consumption of animal proteins towards vegetable and new protein sources...

Fermented fungi – a 60 year overnight success

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02:20 PM

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Our biggest challenge within Agri-Food is how we change the way we eat in order to assure a sustainable food future. Fermentation and fungi are attracting serious attention as an important tool to...

Regulatory considerations for the future of protein production

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02:40 PM

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In this presentation, Hannah will discuss the key regulatory considerations for alternative proteins and the future of protein production in the EU & other global markets. She will focus on key...

The leading edge of technology

02:20 PM

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02:40 PM

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A comparison of high potential meat replica to traditional meat, the maturity of selected production technologies & a deep dive into one of the leading...

Protein transition: scaling your process to industrial viability

02:20 PM

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02:40 PM

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Focus on proteins from fermentation based processing and how to (im)prove commercial viable protein production: - Feedstock optimization & strain development - Bioprocess fermentation validation...

The European Union Novel Food Regulation

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03:00 PM

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The presentation will provide an overview of the European Union Novel Food Regulation (EU 2015/2283). Novel foods are those foods without a significant history of consumption in the EU before...

Naturally Unlocking the Power of the Pea

02:40 PM

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03:00 PM

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As pea protein continues to be a highly sought out source in the plant-based category, Equinom is using proprietary technology to naturally and sustainably unlock its nutrient potential. Founder...

It’s Done Properly: an integrated system for the sustainable production of proteins and flavors using fungi

02:40 PM

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03:00 PM

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The food industry’s growth has led to us to lose course and disconnect from our main partner: nature. Done Properly, return balance to our relationship with nature, through fermentation...

Panel Discussion: Alternate proteins value chain - Key challenges across the value chain

03:00 PM

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03:30 PM

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Panel Discussion: The future of plant-based protein - key considerations to successfully meet consumer demands

03:00 PM

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03:30 PM

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Panel Discussion: Global Regulation: Safety, Quality and Approval of Novel Foods

03:00 PM

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03:30 PM

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Networking Break

03:30 PM

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04:00 PM

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Networking Break

03:30 PM

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04:00 PM

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Networking Break

03:30 PM

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04:00 PM

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The Protein Problem: How Scaling Alternative Proteins Can Help People and Planet

04:00 PM

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04:20 PM

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Innovations in food and agricultural technologies present a chance to diversify our sources of protein with more sustainable products like plant-based, microorganism-based and cultivated meat. But...

Sourcing and LCA for Plant-Based Foods

04:00 PM

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04:20 PM

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In this session, Udi Lazimy will describe approaches to sourcing, sustainability and LCA (“Life Cycle Assessment”) development for plant-based brands. As a consultant, he works with brands around...

Making Food Out of Thin Air

04:00 PM

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04:20 PM

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Solar Foods - disconnecting food production from agriculture. Introducing Solar Foods and our new and revolutionary technology, which can produce the planet's most sustainable protein that is also...

Opportunities and challenges for start-ups in the sustainable proteins space

04:20 PM

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04:40 PM

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Bühler is an equipment and solution provider for food producers, and global leader in the alternative proteins space. Entering this market can involve a number of challenges, especially for...

Not plants, not animals: Using fungi to mimic the meat experience

04:20 PM

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04:40 PM

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Nearly all alt-meat today is made from soy, wheat, or pea. What do these all have in common? They're plants? What if we could do a better job recreating the meat experience using fungi rather than...

Who are the mainstream consumers of alt proteins going to be and why

04:20 PM

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04:40 PM

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In the rapidly growing space of alternative proteins, while businesses have some understanding of the early adopters, the real question that remains is who the mass market consumers are and how...

Fungal based alternative proteins- from strain selection to commercial production

04:40 PM

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05:00 PM

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In this presentation development of a fungal-based alternative protein project from idea to commercialisation is discussed and criteria for strain and feedstock selection, fermentation technology...

Plant Attitude Next Generation– Exploring consumer motivations for choosing plant-based

04:40 PM

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05:00 PM

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At Givaudan, understanding the preferences and motivations of consumers is at the center of everything that we do. In our latest and most extensive research, Plant Attitude – Next Generation...

Dairy and beyond - proteins of the future

04:40 PM

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05:00 PM

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My presentation will cover highlights from our Alternative Proteins portfolio. Topics will be -how a traditional dairy cooperative can be part of the protein transition and still make money for our...

Panel Discussion: Achieving commercialization through industry collaboration, old and new.

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05:30 PM

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Panel Discussion: Can fermentation make alt-meat meatier?

05:00 PM

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05:30 PM

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Panel Discussion: Major challenges in creating whole cuts from novel sources?

05:00 PM

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05:30 PM

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Networking Break

05:30 PM

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06:30 PM

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Networking Break

05:30 PM

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06:30 PM

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Networking Break

05:30 PM

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06:30 PM

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Digitalized insect farming

06:30 PM

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06:50 PM

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Scalability and IT solutions are the key factors for real breakthrough for insect industry, as they allow the production of quality protein fast at a large scale. Moreover, the events from last two...

What's Next for Cellular Agriculture?

06:30 PM

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06:50 PM

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Cellular agriculture is in a space without a map. When we look at how the field has emerged - in terms of speed, funding and the breakdown of public vs. private, it is without historical precedent...

Review Panel

06:30 PM

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08:00 PM

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Scaling manufacturing of cultivated fish: challenges and opportunities

06:30 PM

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06:40 PM

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Cultivated fish presents a path to a sustainable seafood future and can provide consumers with fish free from antibiotics, heavy metals, and microplastics. However, successfully commercializing...

Learn more about Kickstart Innovation

06:40 PM

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06:50 PM

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Kickstart shapes innovation for business development between later stage startups and established partners from the public and private sector. Kickstart Innovation drives potential opportunities...

MIRAI’s take on cost reduction in the cultivated meat industry

06:50 PM

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07:10 PM

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In his talk, Christoph Mayr, co-founder and CEO of cultivated meat company MIRAI FOODS will cover cost benchmarks in the (cultivated) meat industry, main cost drivers behind these numbers, and how...

Representation, Promotion and Innovative Marketing for Healthy & Sustainable Insects as Food

06:50 PM

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07:10 PM

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With ‘yuck’ factor being a challenge in introducing insects as food in the developed world, innovative marketing: The right message, to the right customers, through the right marketing channels with..

Water lentils are the ultimate solution to solve the global protein shortage

06:50 PM

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07:00 PM

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Plant-based alternative protein production

07:00 PM

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07:10 PM

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Towards Cell Feed – how animal nutrition principles are vital to scale the cultivated protein industry

07:10 PM

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07:30 PM

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Nutreco will discuss the key challenges regarding cost-effective basal media for cultivated protein production and how insights from animal nutrition principles can help solve the challenge...

Technological Advances from the Insects as Sustainable Food Ingredients Industry

07:10 PM

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07:30 PM

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Amid pandemics, growing human population, increased demand for protein, climate change, and other pressures on earth’s ecosphere, we need more sustainable, diversified solutions. Already 70% of...

Enabling up cycled ingredients for the food and beverage industry

07:10 PM

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07:20 PM

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Sebastian will explain to us how Kern Tec’s ultra hands-on approach of upcycling food waste streams to high-value sustainable ingredients works. Facing multiple challenges of turning waste to gold...

Beyond Vegan

07:20 PM

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07:30 PM

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While advances in plant-based, precision fermentation and cell-based technologies hold great promise, getting the majority of consumers to adopt a new food system is not as simple as it seems...

Insect farming: a scalable solution to nourish the world without consuming the planet

07:30 PM

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07:50 PM

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By 2050, with 9 billion mouths to feed, we will need to increase our protein production by 70% with only 5% extra arable land. And as the no.1 contributor to biodiversity collapse and no.2 cause of...

Panel Discussion: Understanding commercial viability and how to reach price parity

07:30 PM

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08:00 PM

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Functional and fat ingredients for plant-based dairy

07:30 PM

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07:40 PM

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Tomas will give an overview of current options for fat and/or functional ingredients for plant-based dairy and explain how their ingredient solution can bring this category to the next...

Presenting BettaF!sh and its seaweed based revolution for healthier oceans and a mouth-watering, plant-based future

07:40 PM

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07:50 PM

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While the world poured its attention into meat alternatives, we asked ourselves who was looking after the seas and their inhabitants. Tuna is one of the most consumed fishes worldwide and has...

Panel Discussion: Eaters and Insect Food Ingredients: Who, What, When, Why, and How?

07:50 PM

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08:20 PM

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In the past few years, much has been made about food uses for insects. However, little has been publicly available to understand total addressable market, consumer profiles, and how insects could...

Scaling up Cultured Meat

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08:00 PM

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The animal agriculture sector is responsible for 83% of the entire food sector’s emissions whilst providing only 18% of the calories. Cultured meat can be a safe and sustainable, molecularly...

Networking Break

08:00 PM

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08:30 PM

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Networking Break

08:00 PM

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08:30 PM

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Networking Break

08:20 PM

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08:50 PM

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Review Panel

08:29 PM

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10:00 PM

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The role of cultivated meat in building a sustainable and resilient food system

08:30 PM

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08:50 PM

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Today, policymakers, educators, food suppliers, and consumers are at a crossroads, in need of an inclusive solution that will unite and drive the world towards a more sustainable meat ecosystem...

Developing bioengineered barley grains for the future of novel protein production and cellular agriculture

08:30 PM

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08:40 PM

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ORF has developed a unique production technology that uses bioengineered barley grains as a vehicle for large-scale production of recombinant proteins for cellular agriculture. By nature the...

So you want to see higher yields in cultivated meat?

08:40 PM

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08:50 PM

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In established industries, computer-aided design (CAD) is renowned for transformation, leading to faster innovation, lower production costs, and improved product qualities. In cultivated meat...

Appetite for disruption: The last serving

08:50 PM

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09:10 PM

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Over the past five years, the FAIRR Initiative has undertaken extensive engagement with companies and investors on sustainable proteins, helping to catalyse the transition to healthier, more...

Cell-cultured protein: a transformative industry opportunity

08:50 PM

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09:10 PM

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Over the past few years, hundreds of companies have been launched in the alternative protein sector in nearly every segment of the food industry. While technology applications range from...

Aqua Cultured Foods - Seafood Alternatives Created with Novel Technology

08:50 PM

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09:00 PM

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The advantages of fermentation-derived seafood are wide-reaching. From the bioavailable nutrients to cost advantages at scale, fermentation is positioned to become a protein production powerhouse...

Microalgae Protein Expression Platform for Sustainable Food Production and Valorization of Food Waste Streams

09:00 PM

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09:10 PM

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Microalgae have a rich diversity of genetic and metabolic pathways for optimized strain development. Prosel is developing two distinct platform technologies to enable rapid product development from...

Building & Scaling a Cellbased protein company

09:10 PM

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09:30 PM

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Cell-based ingredient company Jellatech is using cellular agriculture to grow functional collagen for applications across industries. In this talk you will hear from CEO, Stephanie Michelsen take...

Investment Perspectives from China's largest agri-food platform

09:10 PM

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09:30 PM

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China is a big market for protein that cannot be ignored by innovators who want to make a real positive impact on food security and sustainability. Pinduoduo's Executive Director of Corporate...

Animal-free gelatin production by fermentation of agriculture and food industry byproducts

09:10 PM

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09:20 PM

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Fermentation is considered the third pillar of alternative protein revolution. At Liven, we focus our efforts on developing precision fermentation technology to produce functional protein...

Opalia: Making the Future of Dairy a Reality

09:20 PM

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09:30 PM

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Opalia is the first Canadian company to make whole milk with mammary cells. Opalia is a B2B company who will sell their milk and milk ingredients to companies who use them in their end products...

Panel Discussion: Outlook on the next wave of investment in alt protein

09:30 PM

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10:00 PM

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Panel Discussion: Scalability - Taking production to the next level with next-generation technologies

09:30 PM

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10:00 PM

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SeaSpire- A technology trail for alternative seafoods

09:30 PM

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09:40 PM

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SeaSpireis an early-stage deep-tec startup that is developing whole-muscle cut seafood alternative by using plant power and bioprinting technology. At SeaSpire we believe that developing...

Utilising Pluripotent Stem Cells To Grow Meat Without The Animal

09:40 PM

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09:50 PM

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Magic Valley is an Australian cultured meat company with an initial focus on producing cultured lamb products. Specifically, Magic Valley is utilising induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to...

Me&: Human milk nutrition for vulnerable babies

09:50 PM

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10:00 PM

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The magic of human breast milk supports the needs of human babies. With 1 in 10 babies born prematurely, and a greater portion vulnerable, early intense nutrition is even more important to support...

Closing Remarks

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