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Incorporating omega-3s into cultivated seafood

Cultivated seafood will need to be supplemented with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids to be nutritionally equivalent or superior to conventional seafood. However, how these compounds can best be incorporated has not been determined, and there are several potentially-viable strategies. Further research is needed to determine which strategies are most cost-effective and scalable and whether there are appreciable differences between methods in the quality of the final product.

1. Academics
2. Bioprocess design
3. Cell culture media
4. Cell line development
5. Commercial
6. Cultivated
7. End product formulation & manufacturing
8. Industry
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Repurposing and retrofitting facilities for use in alternative protein manufacturing

The manufacturing capacity for rapid and cost-effective scale-up of alternative protein production is a current constraint on the growth of the industry. Repurposing and retrofitting stranded or underutilized assets such as shuttered bioethanol plants can help mitigate some of the financial hurdles and shorten the amount of time required for companies to expand production.

1. Academics
2. Bioprocess design
3. Business Services
4. Commercial
5. Cultivated
6. Donors
7. Ecosystem
8. End product formulation & manufacturing
9. Fermentation
10. GFI
11. Industry
12. Industry
13. NGO's
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Plant-based category marketing

Interest in plant-based products is growing, but many consumers still express skepticism about plant protein foods, or simply lack familiarity with the category. Category marketing campaigns to promote plant-based and alt protein products, independent of specific brands, can engender familiarity and showcase recent innovations. Campaigns can emphasize flavor, convenience, familiarity, nutrition, and other positive attributes. Category marketing can help expand existing markets, increase demand, and promote alternative proteins for new markets and use cases.

1. Commercial
2. Cultivated
3. Demand Generation
4. Distribution Channels
5. Donors
6. Ecosystem
7. End Products
8. Fermentation
9. Industry
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Facilitating import and export of alternative protein products

Many alternative protein companies are interested in exporting their products or ingredients, and this is matched by interest from businesses in many countries eager to import exciting products. But import/export is a complex endeavor with many legal, logistical, and administrative challenges. There are many opportunities for brokers, directories, legal firms, and service providers to facilitate global trade in alternative proteins, including consulting services on regulatory compliance, facilitating introductions to in-country distribution partners, and aggregating listings of government support programs and trade contacts.

1. Academics
2. Business Services
3. Commercial
4. Compliance
5. Cultivated
6. Distribution Channels
7. Ecosystem
8. Fermentation
9. GFI
10. Industry
11. Industry
12. NGO's
13. Plant-Based
14. Policy
15. Policy
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Animal ingredient substitution

Enabling easy animal ingredient substitutions in a wide range of food products.

1. Academics
2. Commercial
3. Cultivated
4. End product formulation & manufacturing
5. End Products
6. Fermentation
7. Industry
8. Industry
9. Ingredient optimization
10. Investors
11. NGO's
12. Plant-Based
13. R&D
14. Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
15. Research
16. Science
17. Species-agnostic
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B2B growth factors for proliferation

There is a need for a supplier of low-cost growth factors produced without the use of animals to support the proliferation phase of cultivated meat production. The cost of growth factor production will need to be brought down significantly as cultivated meat production is scaled up.

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5. Industry
6. R&D
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Plant-based protein makerspaces

Plant-based protein makerspaces would be publicly available spaces where interested members of the public could learn, experiment, and work collaboratively on projects related to plant-based proteins. They could offer access to the physical equipment necessary to conduct projects as well as technical assistance to inform them. The aim would be to encourage more interaction between the public and the alternative protein industry, thus stimulating the exploration and development of more ideas. Makerspaces may also be able to increase positive consumer perception of the technology by increasing familiarity with the relevant production processes. The logistics of the makerspace should be done in such a way to maximize democratization and inclusion of a large segment of the public.

1. Academics
2. Crop development
3. Donors
4. Ecosystem
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. GFI
7. Industry
8. Ingredient optimization
9. NGO's
10. Plant-Based
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14. Species-agnostic
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Cultivated meat makerspaces to promote public engagement

Both the cultivated meat industry and interested members of the general public would benefit from the creation of makerspaces focused on cultivated meat. These would be publicly available spaces where community members can learn, experiment, and work collaboratively on projects related to cultivated meat. Here, they would have access to the physical equipment necessary to conduct projects as well as technical assistance to inform them. The aim of this project is to encourage more interaction between the public and the alternative protein industry, thus stimulating the exploration and development of more ideas. Makerspaces could also promote greater understanding of and openness to cultivated meat among future consumers of the product.

1. Academics
2. Bioprocess design
3. Cell culture media
4. Cell line development
5. Cultivated
6. Donors
7. Ecosystem
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9. Industry
10. NGO's
11. R&D
12. Research
13. Scaffolding
14. Science
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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
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7. Industry
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10. Policy
11. Science
12. Species-agnostic
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Co-cultured support cells for cultivated meat

Cultivated meat research focuses primarily on muscle fibers and fat cells. However, other cell types serve functions that are often under appreciated in their relevance to cultivated meat. Co-culture methods with various support cells could solve a variety of challenges on the road to developing affordable, high-quality cultivated meat.

1. Academics
2. Bioprocess design
3. Cell culture media
4. Cell line development
5. Commercial
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7. Industry
8. Production
9. R&D
10. Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
11. Research
12. Science
13. Seafood-relevant
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