2nd International Conference of the Portuguese Association for Cellular Agriculture
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The goal of the conference is to foster and encourage the collaborative development of cellular agriculture within Portugal, while also sharing the latest scientific and innovative advancements related to cellular agriculture products, such as cultivated meat, fish, milk, collagen, leather or fur, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Elliot Swartz, GFI’s Principal Scientist, Cultivated Meat, will provide keynote remarks.
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Elliot Swartz, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, CULTIVATED MEAT
Elliot’s work at GFI focuses on analyzing the technical and economic bottlenecks facing the cultivated meat industry, identifying opportunities to accelerate the industry, and educating scientists, the public, and other industry stakeholders. For the past five years, Elliot has worked on projects ranging from food safety and environmental impact to in-depth analysis of the cultivated meat value chain. Elliot holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he worked with induced pluripotent stem cells to model neuromuscular disease.
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