BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Good Food Institute - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gfi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Good Food Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220518T200000 DTSTAMP:20220601T135613Z CREATED:20220601T135610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T135613Z UID:10000367-1652900400-1652904000@gfi.org SUMMARY:The good food future: How’s it growing? DESCRIPTION:The good food future: How’s it growing?Past\n\n\n\n\nAt this special event\, members of GFI’s U.S. leadership team share how GFI is growing the field of alternative proteins\, thanks to our global community of donors. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Facebook\n \n Share on Facebook\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView event recording \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nAt this virtual event\, members of GFI’s U.S. leadership team share what’s on the horizon for GFI\, where we’re seeing momentum in the alt protein ecosystem\, and how GFI is catalyzing progress — all made possible by support from our global community of donors. \n\n\n\nIn a conversation moderated by university innovation manager Amy Huang\, you’ll hear from a few members of GFI’s U.S. leadership team: \n\n\n\nBruce Friedrich\, founder and CEO Jessica Almy\, vice president of policyCaroline Bushnell\, vice president of corporate engagementIlya Sheyman\, president Liz Specht\, vice president of science & technology\n\n\n\nWatch to learn about some of our most exciting recent achievements and upcoming plans and hear GFI’s founder and CEO share what drives his passion for the work. Thank you for being part of the global GFI community. We’re excited to share what’s next on this journey to transform the future of food. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent recording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n \n \n \n Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated… URL:https://gfi.org/event/the-good-food-future-hows-it-growing/ CATEGORIES:GFI - virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DEV22005_roundtable-event-featured-image-1.svg LOCATION:https://gfi.org/event/the-good-food-future-hows-it-growing/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T140000 DTSTAMP:20220429T175907Z CREATED:20220429T175905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T175907Z UID:10000243-1653397200-1653400800@gfi.org SUMMARY:The Business of Alt Protein: Investor perspectives on funding the future of food DESCRIPTION:The Business of Alt Protein: Investor perspectives on funding the future of foodPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin GFI and leading alternative protein investors for a lively panel discussion on the current state of alternative protein investment. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Facebook\n \n Share on Facebook\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nJoin GFI and leading alternative protein investors for a lively panel discussion on the current state of alternative protein investment.  \n\n\n\nWhat impact will the geopolitical climate have on the investment landscape?What considerations do investors take into account when making investment decisions? How is the investment ecosystem changing and how can startups best position themselves for funding? \n\n\n\nYou’ll walk away from this seminar with a greater understanding of the current investment landscape and trends\, how investors make decisions\, and how to best position your company for success. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Spence\n\n\n\n\n\nMANAGING DIRECTOR\, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS \n\n\n\nMatt Spence is a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners\, where he is an investment banker focusing on sustainability\, emerging technologies and venture backed companies\, as well as the intersection of national security and technology. He was previously a partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz based in Silicon Valley. He also writes and teaches about these issues as a lecturer at Stanford University and is a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor Law School and Thunderbird School of Global Management.  \n\n\n\nPrior to entering the private sector\, Matt worked for seven years in senior national security positions in the U.S. government. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy\, where he was the principal advisor to three Secretaries of Defense for U.S. policy towards the Middle East. Prior to that\, Matt worked at the White House on the National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs and as Senior Advisor to two National Security Advisors.  \n\n\n\nMatt is the co-founder and serves on the board of the Truman National Security Project. He is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the NYU Center on Global Legal Challenges\, a Senior Fellow at the Yale Center on Global Legal Challenges\, and has served as the William J. Perry Fellow at Stanford University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarillis Holm\n\n\n\n\n\nCO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER\, SUSTAINABLE FOOD VENTURES \n\n\n\nMarillis is the co-founder and partner of Sustainable Food Ventures\, a VC firm backing early stage founders building leading companies in the alternative protein space. At SFV\, Mariliis leads scientific diligence.  \n\n\n\nMariliis is the former Head of Food Science of Finless Foods\, the pioneering cell-based seafood startup. She is also the co-founder of Nonfood (FOOD-X 2017 alumni). Working previously in R&D at Mondelez International (France) and at IFF (Netherlands)\, Mariliis has experience from top global food and  flavour corporations.Additionally\, Mariliis worked as a food and sensory scientist in two of Europe’s leading research institutes\, the  French National Research Institute for Agriculture\, Food and the Environment (INRAE) and the Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies (CFFT) in Estonia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristina Ulardic\n\n\n\n\n\nPARTNER AT ASTANOR VENTURES \n\n\n\nChristina is a partner at Astanor Ventures\, is an impact investor that backs ambitious entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond with disruptive\, scalable solutions that will create systemic change across the agrifood value chain\, from soil to gut. She joined Astanor in 2020 having spent more than a decade working on the ground with agri-food entrepreneurs in Africa\, Asia\, the Americas\, and Europe. Christina  is passionate about equal access to food and creating climate resilient societies. She is known for having pioneered innovative de-risking transactions based on novel remote field-sensing technologies\, now used by the likes of the World Food Program \n\n\n\nPrior to joining Astanor\, Christina led the Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Middle East & Africa energy and agri-food business development and before that she was part of building the global carbon emission certificate portfolio. She also worked for the Geological Survey in Chile\, the climate change program of the United Nations Institute and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n \n \n \n Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated… URL:https://gfi.org/event/the-business-of-alt-protein-investor-perspectives-on-funding-the-future-of-food/ CATEGORIES:GFI - virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/COR22015_webinar-graphics-business-of-alt-protein_featured.png LOCATION:https://gfi.org/event/the-business-of-alt-protein-investor-perspectives-on-funding-the-future-of-food/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220524T144500 DTSTAMP:20220429T200139Z CREATED:20220429T200118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T200139Z UID:10000244-1653400800-1653403500@gfi.org SUMMARY:May GFIdeas networking mixer DESCRIPTION:GFIdeas May networking mixerPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at the GFIdeas May mixer to meet and mingle with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session\, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Facebook\n \n Share on Facebook\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nJoin the GFIdeas May mixer following The Business of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein professionals. \n\n\n\nDuring the networking session\, you will be matched with six other attendees and have six minutes to chat with each one. You will have the opportunity to select the other attendees you wish to connect with\, either individually or based on mutual interests. \n\n\n\nYou can talk about your research\, your company\, any challenges you’re facing in your work\, or your reflections on the webinar. We encourage you to continue your conversations after the event by exchanging contact information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n \n \n \n Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated… URL:https://gfi.org/event/may-gfideas-networking-mixer/ CATEGORIES:GFI - virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COR22006_GFIdeas-mixer-february_featured-image.svg LOCATION:https://gfi.org/event/may-gfideas-networking-mixer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T141500 DTSTAMP:20220509T205050Z CREATED:20220509T205048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T205050Z UID:10000364-1653570000-1653574500@gfi.org SUMMARY:Low-cost growth factors for serum-free media DESCRIPTION:The Science of Alt Protein: Low-cost growth factors for serum-free mediaPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin Dr. Peter Stogios\, Senior Research Associate at BioZone at the University of Toronto\, to learn how he and his team dramatically reduced the costs of growth factors for cultivated meat production. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Facebook\n \n Share on Facebook\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Stogios\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nSenior Research Associate\, University of Toronto \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nA significant hurdle to the cost-parity of cultivated meat is the cost of growth factors\, which are essential components of serum-free media for sustaining cell growth. Join Dr. Peter Stogios\, Senior Research Associate at BioZone at the University of Toronto\, who will discuss how his team lowered the cost of growth factors in serum-free media by more than 20-fold. His team engineered the recombinant production of multiple growth factor families\, including TGF-beta1 and FGF-2\, for inexpensive production in bacteria\, and discovered new growth factors from exotic species that outperform typically used growth factors in sustaining growth of multiple cell types. The protocols and reagents from this work are freely available to the cellular agriculture community. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nRegister for the post-seminar networking session\n\n\n\nAfter the seminar\, we encourage you to join our optional networking event for alternative protein enthusiasts! You can talk about your research\, your company\, any challenges you’re facing in your work\, or your reflections on the webinar. The networking session starts at 2:15pm EDT and requires a separate registration. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\nRegister for networking\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Stogios\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n\n\nSENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE\, BIOZONE AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO \n\n\n\nDr. Peter Stogios is a Senior Research Associate at BioZone\, at the University of Toronto. A structural biologist and protein biochemist by training\, Dr. Stogios’ research interests include molecular mechanisms of infectious disease\, antimicrobial drug discovery\, and protein engineering. He has published in academic journals including Science\, Nature Chemical Biology\, and Nature Biotechnology. Dr. Stogios received a grant from The Good Food Institute for the discovery and engineering of growth factors for cellular agriculture. Follow Dr. Stogios @torontopeter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n \n \n \n Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated… URL:https://gfi.org/event/low-cost-growth-factors-for-serum-free-media/ CATEGORIES:GFI - virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/SCI22017_webinar-graphics-science-of-alt-protein_featured-1.svg LOCATION:https://gfi.org/event/low-cost-growth-factors-for-serum-free-media/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T150000 DTSTAMP:20220429T175301Z CREATED:20220503T130000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T175301Z UID:10000245-1653574500-1653577200@gfi.org SUMMARY:GFIdeas May networking mixer DESCRIPTION:GFIdeas May networking mixerPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin us after the Science of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein enthusiasts! During the networking session\, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Facebook\n \n Share on Facebook\n\n\n Share this page on Twitter\n \n Share on X\n\n\n Share this page on LinkedIn\n \n Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nJoin the GFIdeas May mixer following The Science of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein enthusiasts! \n\n\n\nDuring the networking session on Meetaway\, you will be matched with six other attendees and have six minutes to chat with each one. You will have the opportunity to select the other attendees you wish to connect with\, either individually or based on mutual interests. \n\n\n\nYou can talk about your research\, your company\, any challenges you’re facing in your work\, or your reflections on the webinar. We encourage you to continue your conversations after the event by exchanging contact information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n \n \n \n Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated… URL:https://gfi.org/event/gfideas-may-networking-mixer/ CATEGORIES:GFI - virtual event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/COR21031_GFIdeas-networkingmixer_Website-header-featured-image-1a.png LOCATION:https://gfi.org/event/gfideas-may-networking-mixer/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR