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Establishing student groups at key universities

Universities are epicenters for creative problem-solving and cutting-edge research advancements, and they can serve as engines for interdisciplinary innovation. However, this potential is not being tapped fully by the alternative protein industry. University student groups at key universities can foster robust, in-person communities for students and researchers interested in elevating the profile of alternative proteins within the academy. This will generate a talent pipeline of informed and empowered young people poised to enter the sector after their education while simultaneously spurring greater awareness and involvement among established faculty members.

1. Academics
2. Cultivated
3. Demand Generation
4. Donors
5. Ecosystem
6. Fermentation
7. GFI
8. NGO's
9. Plant-Based
10. R&D
11. Species-agnostic
12. Workforce

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Species-specific research toolkits for cultivated meat-relevant species

Coordinated efforts to develop standardized, comprehensive research toolkits of meat-relevant species would exponentially accelerate cultivated meat research.

1. Academics
2. Cell culture media
3. Cell line development
4. Commercial
5. Compliance
6. Cultivated
7. Ecosystem
8. End product formulation & manufacturing
9. GFI
10. Industry
11. NGO's
12. R&D
13. Research
14. Science
15. Seafood-relevant
16. Startups

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Development and industry-wide adoption of standards for meat characterization

A more comprehensive understanding of the processes, structures, and molecular constituents governing meat's organoleptic properties will inform the production of alternative proteins.

1. 1 - Inception
2. Academics
3. Cultivated
4. End product formulation & manufacturing
5. End Products
6. GFI
7. Industry
8. NGO's
9. R&D
10. Research
11. Science
12. Seafood-relevant
13. Startups

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Landscape/directory of major players in foodservice, retail, and distribution

Resources and services that make it easier to locate, filter, and prioritize sales and partnership efforts would ease transactional burdens for startups and add value to existing companies looking for new partners, customers, and trends.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Distribution Channels
3. Ecosystem
4. Fermentation
5. GFI
6. Industry
7. Industry
8. NGO's
9. Plant-Based
10. Species-agnostic

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Industry workshops, courses, and training programs

The alternative protein industry has a significant need for workers and innovators with specialized knowledge spanning multiple traditional disciplines. However, since few universities offer alternative protein majors or dedicated subject matter, most alternative protein knowledge has to be learned on the job. The alternative protein industry needs educational programming that can cover the depth and complexity of knowledge, experience, and skills required within the context of traditional academic institutions as well as post-graduate professional development and training opportunities.

1. Academics
2. Business Services
3. Commercial
4. Compliance
5. Cultivated
6. Ecosystem
7. Fermentation
8. Industry
9. Industry
10. NGO's
11. Plant-Based
12. Production
13. R&D
14. Species-agnostic
15. Workforce

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Directories of contract manufacturers for plant-based production, fermentation, and animal cell culture

The alt protein industry would benefit from better open-access directories of co-manufacturers interested in producing alternative proteins, including more detail on their equipment and capabilities.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Commercial
3. Cultivated
4. Ecosystem
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. Fermentation
7. GFI
8. Industry
9. Industry
10. NGO's
11. Plant-Based
12. Production
13. Species-agnostic

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Database of facility engineering, design, and construction firms

Dedicated brokers, consultants, directories, and other matching mechanisms could help connect alternative protein companies to engineering/design/construction firms with relevant experience and interest in the alternative protein sector.

1. Bioprocess design
2. Commercial
3. Cultivated
4. Ecosystem
5. Fermentation
6. GFI
7. Industry
8. Industry
9. NGO's
10. Plant-Based
11. Production
12. Species-agnostic
13. Startups

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Data lake for aggregating process data and informing process improvements

An alternative protein data lake could contain anonymized data from processing runs across many manufacturers, informing processing improvements and aiding process failure troubleshooting.

1. Academics
2. Business Services
3. Cultivated
4. Ecosystem
5. Fermentation
6. GFI
7. Industry
8. NGO's
9. Plant-Based
10. Production
11. R&D
12. Research
13. Science
14. Species-agnostic
15. Startups

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Building workforce capacity through vocational programs

Given the strong and persistent growth in alternative protein production, the industry has a pressing need for a trained workforce. Technical colleges should establish programs to help train the next generation of alternative protein workforces and build a talent pipeline for the industry.

1. 1 - Inception
2. Academics
3. Business Services
4. Commercial
5. Cultivated
6. Donors
7. Ecosystem
8. Fermentation
9. GFI
10. Industry
11. NGO's
12. Plant-Based
13. Policy
14. Policymakers
15. Science
16. Species-agnostic
17. Startups
18. Workforce

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Pooled procurement/group purchasing for ingredients and inputs

Many alternative protein companies use similar inputs, but individually lack the purchasing power to negotiate favorable contract terms. A pooled procurement/group purchasing mechanism for ingredients, inputs (growth factors, media, etc.), and feedstocks would help reduce costs and increase industry leverage.

1. Business Services
2. Cell culture media
3. Commercial
4. Crop development
5. Cultivated
6. Ecosystem
7. Feedstocks
8. Fermentation
9. Industry
10. Industry
11. NGO's
12. Plant-Based
13. Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
14. Species-agnostic
15. Startups