Just typical! We fly off to the USA for The Future of Protein Production Chicago and all the great stories this week emanate from Europe! They still didn’t escape our notice, however, even from 4,000 miles away…
Two of the most-read stories came from the Netherlands, with one Dutch food-tech company successfully hosting the first-ever legally approved cultivated meat tasting in the European Union. At the same time, there was €40 million (US$42.5 million) in new capital raised to finance the next phase of development for another Dutch pioneer in the cultivated meat sector.
Elsewhere, we were pleased to catch up with Future of Protein Production Chicago speakers, including Stantec’s David Ziskind, VegTech Invest’s Elysabeth Alfano, GEA Group’s Arpad Csay, unClassic Foods’ Luiza Villela, and Julieta Cardenas from Sentient, bringing an end to our series of speaker profiles for our Chicago event.
Meanwhile, a San Francisco-based molecular farming specialist and maker of an animal-free dairy brand has revealed a tenth patent: this time for Recombinant Milk Proteins and Food Compositions Comprising the Same, which focuses on dairy food compositions containing plant-expressed recombinant casein proteins.
And, finally, good news for pets… a worldwide supplier of plant-based non-GMO and organic food ingredients has revealed its move into the pet-food sector, with a focus on supplying starches, sweeteners, proteins, and fibers.
Over the next few days, we’ll be reporting from McCormick Place in Chicago, with updates from the conference, speaker interviews, visitor feedback, and more. Until next week, see y’all!
Dollars and sense
With clickbait headlines proclaiming the death of cultivated meat, and some vegan brands closing, Louise Davis speaks with 10 financial experts to assess the real situation with regard to the funding and development of the alternative proteins industry
Innovation Insight: Exploring how New Wave Biotech’s AI software aims to revolutionize bioprocess development
New Wave Biotech’s AI software acts as a virtual lab, simulating vast numbers of experiments to reduce development time and costs. The result? Cheaper, more accessible alternative proteins, and in doing so accelerating their journey to becoming a mainstream sustainable food source. CEO & Co-founder, Zoe Yu Tung Law, explains more
Taking place next week, The Future of Protein Production Chicago is the meeting place for accelerating the commercialization of proteins in the Americas. The conference and exhibition will showcase over 20 exhibitors, 85 speakers and bring together more than 300 people.
Secure your seat today and network with hundreds of other participants already signed up to to attend the most talked-about event in the USA this year!
Sign up now to join this month’s free-to-attend webinar, in partnership with Elementar Americas!
This panel discussion will focus on the challenges faced in developing alternative proteins at a lab scale and highlight some of the must-have technologies to increase efficiency and speed up development. Speakers so far include Karthik Pandalaneni, Assistant Director, Plant Protein Innovation Center, Priera Panescu, Lead Scientist, Plant-Based Specialist at The Good Food Institute, Tyler Huggins, Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder, Meati, Joseph Thomas, CEO, and Jessica Mannix, Application Chemist, both from Elementar Americas
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts and interact through a Q&A session.
🎙️💡Listen to the latest episode now! In this show, we delve into the complex world of intellectual property related to alternative proteins, a rapidly expanding sector due to its innovative approaches to sustainable food production. We are joined by Dr Sara Holland and Andrew Tindall, IP experts from Potter Clarkson, who specialize in synthetic biology and alternative proteins, including cultivated meat.🎙️💡
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