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Alternative protein high school summer program

There is currently a lack of resources for high school students interested in alternative proteins. Students interested in entering this field would benefit from the creation of summer courses that provide motivated high school students with the theoretical background, hands on experience, and a network of peers to help foster their interest in alternative proteins. The aim of initiating such a program is to encourage students to pursue self-directed learning in this area, thus stimulating growth in the alternative protein community.

1. Academics
2. Cultivated
3. Ecosystem
4. Fermentation
5. GFI
6. Industry
7. Industry
8. NGO's
9. Plant-Based
10. Policy
11. Science
12. Species-agnostic
13. Startups
14. Workforce

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Building interdisciplinary university research centers of excellence

Interdisciplinary research is essential for tackling many of the complex problems facing today’s world. Though the number of research projects advancing alternative protein science has increased in recent years, this research has been conducted in a largely disjointed fashion with few centralized hubs for coordination. The field would benefit from dedicated interdisciplinary research centers to drive the science and technology needed to address our unsustainable food and agriculture system. University centers of excellence are essential to rallying researchers and industry partners to tackle complex questions facing the alternative protein field today.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Academics
3. Cultivated
4. Donors
5. Ecosystem
6. Fermentation
7. Industry
8. Industry
9. NGO's
10. Plant-Based
11. Policy
12. Policymakers
13. R&D
14. Science
15. Species-agnostic
16. Startups
17. Workforce

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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