End product formulation & manufacturing

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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
11. R&D
12. Research
13. Science
14. Species-agnostic
15. Startups
16. Workforce

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Preventing oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before and after addition to alternative seafood products

Deeper fundamental knowledge of the causes and prevention of oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before, during, and after addition to alternative seafood products is needed to improve their nutritional and organoleptic properties. While several approaches to prevent oxidation of unsaturated lipids in conventional seafood products have been developed, antioxidation methods must be tailored to the formulations and processing of alternative seafood products, or perhaps new methods must be developed altogether.

1. Academics
2. Bioprocess design
3. Crop development
4. Cultivated
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. End Products
7. Fermentation
8. Host strain development
9. Industry
10. Industry
11. Ingredient optimization
12. Investment
13. Investors
14. Plant-Based
15. Production
16. R&D
17. Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
18. Research
19. Science
20. Seafood
21. Startups
22. Target molecule selection

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Fiber spinning innovations for improved plant protein texturization

Fibers from non-traditional texturization techniques like electrospinning, jet spinning, or blow spinning could impart texture throughout a product even if they don’t comprise the bulk of the end product, which may render these approaches economically viable for enhancing texture within a bulk product even at a relatively small scale.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Academics
3. Commercial
4. End product formulation & manufacturing
5. End Products
6. Industry
7. Plant-Based
8. Production
9. R&D
10. Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
11. Research
12. Species-agnostic
13. Startups

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Guaranteed offtake contracts for products and ingredients

Guaranteed offtake agreements, where buyers commit to purchase a volume of product, can help secure loans for infrastructure and other high-cost projects.

1. 1 - Inception
2. Commercial
3. Cultivated
4. Ecosystem
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. End Products
7. Fermentation
8. Industry
9. Industry
10. Investment
11. Plant-Based
12. Policymakers
13. Production
14. Species-agnostic

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Open-access product formulation specification sheets

Open-access product formulation specifications could provide clear metrics and objectives for product developers on attributes like taste, price, nutrition, and ingredient ratios.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Ecosystem
3. End product formulation & manufacturing
4. End Products
5. Fermentation
6. GFI
7. Industry
8. Industry
9. Ingredient optimization
10. Plant-Based
11. R&D
12. Species-agnostic

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Expanding private label plant-based offerings

Brands, dedicated private labelers, and co-manufacturers can take advantage of the private labeling opportunity, and would benefit from developing a wide range of products to fit every category and access to R&D to meet unique needs of customers.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Business Services
3. Commercial
4. Distribution Channels
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. End Products
7. Fermentation
8. Industry
9. Industry
10. Plant-Based
11. Production
12. Species-agnostic

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Next-generation plant-based turkey products

There has been little in the way of publicly-announced R&D or commercial efforts to develop the next generation of tasty and affordable plant-based turkey products. There is room for innovation toward different formats and more complex products with higher fidelity to conventional turkey.

1. 1 - Inception
2. Commercial
3. End product formulation & manufacturing
4. End Products
5. Industry
6. Industry
7. Investors
8. Plant-Based
9. Startups
10. Terrestrial-specific

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Expanded product development in plant-based meat snacks

Plant-based meat snacks could tap into underlying trends in snacks replacing meals and increased consumer interest in high-protein, low-sugar foods. Product innovation is needed to match the taste, price, and availability of animal options.

1. 2 - Early adoption
2. Commercial
3. Demand Generation
4. End product formulation & manufacturing
5. End Products
6. Industry
7. Industry
8. Plant-Based
9. Production
10. Seafood-relevant
11. Startups

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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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Developing open-access model production facility blueprints

Open-access blueprints would provide a head start on facility design and allow equipment manufacturers and engineering companies to address standard industry needs.

1. 1 - Inception
2. Bioprocess design
3. Commercial
4. Cultivated
5. End product formulation & manufacturing
6. Fermentation
7. GFI
8. Industry
9. Industry
10. Plant-Based
11. Production
12. R&D
13. Research
14. Species-agnostic