Alt Protein Pipelines: Training for commercialization with production facility partnerships
Event description
This installment of the Alt Protein Pipelines webinar series will showcase how FoodPlant, Singapore’s first shared pilot-scale food production facility, has partnered with the Singapore Institute of Technology to train the next generation of food scientists so they can understand, apply, and scale emerging processing solutions most relevant to commercialization.
The series is designed to share case studies and practical insights that educators, students, administrators, and industry partners can use to shape their own training programs. Each session emphasizes the practical steps, challenges, and solutions of a training pathway so attendees leave with actionable ideas to bring back to their institutions and ecosystems.
Many experiential education models are built to prepare students for the practicalities of working within industry by providing industry-vetted projects or internship placements. FoodPlant expands this opportunity by guiding undergraduate students through a self-directed project that walks them through the innovation cycle from ideation, to prototyping, to a pre-manufacturing pilot. Dr. Lim Bee Gim will share how the program can be replicated across programs across various levels of infrastructure and resourcing.
Meet the speaker
Lim Bee Gim, PhD
FOUNDING CEO AND TECHNICAL ADVISOR, FOODPLANT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Lim Bee Gim brings nearly 30 years of experience in food innovation, manufacturing, and education. She was the Founding CEO of FoodPlant, where she led the establishment of Singapore’s first shared food processing facility. Under her leadership, FoodPlant became a strategic platform supporting companies—from startups to established manufacturers—in developing and scaling sustainable food solutions, including alternative proteins.
Currently serving as Technical Advisor at FoodPlant, Dr. Lim provides expert guidance in food processing, product innovation, and commercialization. She is also an Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology, where she mentors future food technologists and actively designs and delivers industry training courses to upskill professionals in advanced processing technologies such as extrusion and thermal processing.
Her work focuses on bridging research with practice, enabling companies to accelerate sustainable product development through access to shared infrastructure, technical expertise, and hands-on capability building.
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