How pulses are powering global alt protein innovation
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.By helping us create better alternative protein products, pulses can also help build a sustainable global food system.
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.
GFI’s 2021 Competitive Research Grant RFP catalyzes science of whole-cut alt protein products
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.GFI’s 2021 Competitive Research Grant RFP is designed to catalyze whole-cut alt protein meat products—a critical step on the journey toward a safe and sustainable global food system.
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D. oversees our plant-based protein, cultivated meat, and fermentation research funding efforts. Areas of expertise: scientific research, plant-based meat, grant writing, research project management.
National Science Foundation awards UC Davis $3.55 million for cultivated meat research
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.The National Science Foundation awarded a $3.55 million grant to a team of researchers at UC Davis for open-access cultivated meat research—a landmark investment from the U.S. government.
GFI is granting more than $3 million to plant-based and cultivated meat research
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.Check out our 2019 RFP and consider whether you or someone you know should apply for up to $300,000 in research funding. The deadline for Phase 1 proposal submission is October 28, 2019.
FFAR announces request for research proposals on improving plant-based protein
David Welch, Ph.D. Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.Projects can be 12-60 months and have a minimum budget of $300,000. No matching funds are required. The deadline for applying is October 9, 2019.
50 years after humans walked on the moon, what’s the next giant leap?
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.With a clearer understanding than ever of the impact of industrialized civilization on our home planet, forestalling and reversing the degradation of earth's ecosystems is the next moonshot.
Purple Orange Ventures offers 120K grants for entrepreneurial scientists & engineers
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.Purple Orange Ventures' new fellowship program provides grant funding and mentorship for scientists and engineers to explore startup ideas leveraging deep tech and science for animal-free meat, eggs, and dairy.
GFI research grants update: Introduction to cell-based meat research projects
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.GFI's competitive grant program is funding open-access research focused on critical technical barriers with an eye toward large-scale, low-cost cell-based meat production. Explore how these six research projects address the challenges of cost and scale.
GFI research grants update: Introduction to the plant-based research projects
Erin Rees Clayton, Ph.D.These research initiatives span the entire breadth of the supply chain: from crop breeding to product formulation for plant-based meat and from cell line development to bioprocess scale-up for cell-based meat.
