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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
  8. GFI
  9. Industry
  10. NGO's
  11. R&D
  12. Research
  13. Scaffolding
  14. Science
  15. Species-agnostic
  16. Startups
  17. Workforce
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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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Building alternative protein programs and majors at universities

To ensure a strong talent pipeline, there is a need to launch robust university programming, ranging from certificate programs to short multi-course modules, centered around alternative protein. Full majors would include food science and other enabling sciences that help propel alternative protein food technology forward, as well as interdisciplinary coursework providing historical, economic, and philosophical context for food technology. Shorter multi-course modules and non-major certificate programs (like minors) could focus on enabling sciences, interdisciplinary background subjects, and/or business strategies for transforming our food system.

  1. Academics
  2. Cultivated
  3. Ecosystem
  4. Fermentation
  5. GFI
  6. Industry
  7. Plant-Based
  8. R&D
  9. Science
  10. Species-agnostic
  11. Workforce
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Increasing the number, quality, and diversity of alternative protein-relevant university courses

There is a significant and urgent need to launch and support university and online courses in order to build and extend the talent pipeline of students going into the alternative protein industry. Coursework can range from introductory to highly specialized, and will ideally be focused specifically on alternative proteins, but support for degree programs in enabling sciences will also be useful to the industry. A platform for sharing curriculum across institutions will empower new entrants to more easily build their own alternative protein courses.

  1. Academics
  2. Cultivated
  3. Ecosystem
  4. Fermentation
  5. GFI
  6. Industry
  7. Plant-Based
  8. R&D
  9. Science
  10. Species-agnostic
  11. Workforce
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Coordination among investors with alternative protein industry-specific expertise

Investors specializing in alternative proteins should be leveraged to educate the broader investment community through coalitions, syndicated deals, and co-investments with industry-agnostic investors, and spearhead efforts to facilitate later-stage funding like debt and inventory financing.

  1. 2 - Early adoption
  2. Commercial
  3. Cultivated
  4. Ecosystem
  5. Fermentation
  6. GFI
  7. Industry
  8. Investment
  9. Investors
  10. Plant-Based
  11. Species-agnostic
  12. Startups
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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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Microbial strain-development contract research organizations for alternative protein applications

While emerging fermentation-derived ingredient companies often optimize their strain’s productivity in-house, it may be more efficacious for startups to engage contract research organizations with both deep microbial strain development expertise and also intimate familiarity with the unique considerations of the alternative protein sector.

  1. Commercial
  2. Ecosystem
  3. Fermentation
  4. Host strain development
  5. Industry
  6. Industry
  7. R&D
  8. Research
  9. Science
  10. Species-agnostic
  11. Startups
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