Fermentation-Enabled Alt Protein Summit
Event description
The 3rd Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Proteins Summit will return to San Francisco in January with a brand-new, two-tracks program. The summit is the only industry-led, end-to-end meeting designed to scale-up production platforms to commercialize clean-label, animal-free, and regulatory-approved alternative meat, dairy, eggs, seafood, and functional protein ingredients. Register to be part of the global community to streamline product development and commercialization.
This year’s agenda will include dedicated technical and commercial content, catered for the following professions:
- Upstream Bioprocess Fermentation Leads
- Downstream Bioprocess/Fermentation Leads
- Protein Formulation Experts
- Process Engineers & Chemists
- Chief Flavorists
- CTO & Manufacturing Officers
- Chief Commercial Officers
- Marketing & Brand Leads
The summit will help attendees advance their technical capabilities and develop their commercial know-how, supporting their bioprocessing and commercial scale-up to bring next-gen products to consumers safely and cost-effectively!
Event location
GFI speakers
Audrey Gyr
STARTUP INNOVATION SPECIALIST
Audrey Gyr serves as GFI’s Startup Innovation Specialist, supporting entrepreneurs and startups in the alternative protein sector and building open-access tools for the industry.
Adam Leman
LEAD SCIENTIST, FERMENTATION
Adam is focused on the development of biomass fermentation and precision fermentation biotechnology for food protein.
Upcoming events
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The Business of Alt Protein: Consumer taste preferences in dairy-free products
Join GFI for our next Business of Alt Protein webinar as we unveil insights from NECTAR’s new Taste of the Industry 2026 report which benchmarks consumer taste preferences across the full dairy-free…
Animal-Free Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution
Come learn how science, policy, and industry can work together to satisfy the world’s soaring demand for meat, no animals required.
The Climate Challenge & Protein Diversification for the Global South
Food systems sit at the center of the climate challenge. This DC Climate Week session brings together development finance leaders, researchers, and industry experts to explore how diversified protein production…
DC Climate Week Leadership Forum – Future Food Fireside Chat
Bruce Friedrich joins DC Climate Week for a conversation on how rethinking meat can help tackle climate, protect nature, and expand what’s possible for food.
The Science of Alt Protein: Transforming waste to fungal mycoprotein
Learn how Dr. Wang is developing a foundational biorefinery for converting food waste to fungal mycoprotein for practical food applications.
Proposal Writing Workshop: Tips and tricks for securing alternative protein funding
Join our expert-led workshop designed to help U.S.-based researchers strengthen their ability to secure funding.
SynBioBeta 2026
Bruce Friedrich joins SynBioBeta to make the case for a new way of producing meat—one grounded in science, built for scale, and critical to the future of food.
