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SUMMARY:Cell growth modeling review for cultivated meat production: Recommendations to improve techno-economic models
DESCRIPTION:Cell growth modeling review for cultivated meat production: Recommendations to improve techno-economic modelsPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin report authors to learn what current data reveal\, where critical gaps remain\, and the research priorities shaping more accurate and scalable techno-economic models for cultivated meat production. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Bluesky\n	                    \n	Share on Bluesky\n\n\n	Share this page on Threads\n	            \n	Share on Threads\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\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nScaling cultivated meat cost-effectively requires predictive tools that can guide performance at unprecedented production volumes. In this webinar\, GFI and BioFarm Designs will present findings from a new report reviewing cell growth models for cultivated meat production\, highlighting the critical role of computational modeling in advancing process optimization\, cost estimation\, and bioprocess design. \n\n\n\nThe webinar will explore: \n\n\n\n\n📊 Cell growth models for cultivated meat\, including empirical\, structured\, and energetics-based approaches.\n\n\n\n🔍 Available data for and the most pressing gaps limiting current cell growth models.\n\n\n\n🚀 Research priorities and recommendations to guide more accurate\, adaptable\, and scalable process modeling.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us to learn how this project lays the groundwork for more robust\, adaptable\, and realistic models of cell growth\, a cornerstone for scaling cultivated meat. By improving predictions of cell performance across bioreactors and operating conditions\, these models can better guide process development\, cost estimation\, and research priorities\, providing a foundational reference for scientists\, modelers\, and the broader cultivated meat ecosystem. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElliot Swartz\, PhD\n\n\n\nSENIOR PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST\, CULTIVATED MEATTHE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE \n\n\n\nElliot’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 seven 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBert Frohlich\, PhD\n\n\n\nPRINCIPAL & OWNERBIOPHARM DESIGNS \n\n\n\nBert Frohlich is a PhD biochemical engineer with a career of over 25 years in the biopharmaceutical industry. He has held director-level positions at Shire (now Takeda)\, Amgen\, EMD\, and Acambis and Genzyme (now Sanofi) where he led groups of engineers and scientists in bioprocess development and manufacturing technical support. As an expert in cell culture and fermentation process development\, he has designed facilities and introduced a variety of therapeutics and vaccines into commercial biomanufacturing. \n\n\n\nHe is currently sole proprietor of his own consultancy\, Biopharm Designs\, LLC\, which he established in 2016. In 2018\, he transitioned his practice to focus on cultivated meat and alternative proteins for food due to his passion for the environment and achieving long-term sustainability as the key to fighting food insecurity and climate change. Since then\, he has served several cultivated meat companies and was the acting Vice President of Engineering and Commercialization for BlueNalu Inc. and Ivy Farm Technologies\, both cultivated meat startup companies. Recently\, he has partnered with the GFI to publish a white paper on mathematical modeling for technoeconomic assessments. \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													October 13\, 2026\n											FAO Headquarters\n																	\n				\n				\n					World Food Forum 2026: Protein diversification for the Global South\n				\n				\n							\n				How can protein diversification strengthen food systems across the Global South? At the World Food Forum\, GFI and the Bezos…
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SUMMARY:Supporting growers and rural communities: resilience through protein diversification
DESCRIPTION:Supporting growers and rural communities: resilience through protein diversificationPast\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how diversifying protein production strengthens rural economies and food systems\, and what conditions could expand opportunities for North American farmers in emerging protein markets. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Bluesky\n	                    \n	Share on Bluesky\n\n\n	Share this page on Threads\n	            \n	Share on Threads\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\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nThis fall\, GFI and Pulse Canada are partnering to launch The Pulse Chain: From Growers to Global Protein Markets\, an interactive webinar series that brings growers and food innovators together to explore how pulses connect farms to the future of protein. \n\n\n\nOver three live sessions\, pulse farmers and experts will share their perspectives on farming realities\, crop rotations\, sustainability practices\, and how diversification strengthens both rural communities and global supply chains. This series creates space for dialogue between the growers who produce these critical crops and the alternative protein sector that depends on them. \n\n\n\nWebinar schedule\n\n\n\n\nOctober 20 – The state of Canadian and U.S. pulse farming in 2025Explore on-farm economics\, decision-making strategies\, and how farmers view opportunities for crop diversification and alternative protein markets.\n\n\n\nOctober 29 – Sustainability from farm to fork: pulse grower practicesLearn how growers are managing soil health\, diversifying operations\, and integrating climate-smart practices that benefit farms\, food companies\, and ecosystems alike.\n\n\n\nNovember 10 – Supporting growers and rural communities: resilience through protein diversificationDiscover how diversifying protein production strengthens rural economies and food systems\, and what conditions could expand opportunities for North American farmers in emerging protein markets.\n\n\n\n\nWhy it matters\n\n\n\nThis series is more than conversation—it’s collaboration. By connecting farmers with food innovators\, we’re building bridges across the supply chain to support sustainable agriculture\, unlock new market opportunities\, and cultivate resilience in farming communities. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Kanning\n\n\n\nPaul Kanning is chairman of USA Pulses\, representing the growers\, processors\, food manufacturers\, and exporters of dry peas\, lentils\, chickpeas\, and dry beans. He operates a family farm in Montana where he grows pulses\, cereal grain\, and oilseed crops. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenis Trémorin\, PAg.\, MSc\n\n\n\nDenis Trémorin is Director of Sustainability at Pulse Canada and a Professional Agrologist with 14 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Agroecology and Soil Science from the University of Manitoba. At Pulse Canada\, he develops and implements the Canadian pulse industry’s sustainability strategy. He also serves as Chair of Field to Market Canada\, which focuses on developing environmental performance metrics and tools for Canadian crops. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJustin Miller\n\n\n\nJustin Miller is a fifth-generation farmer and rancher from Gildford\, Montana\, where his great-great-grandparents first homesteaded in 1911. He co-owns and operates Deep Roots Partnership with his brother\, Jared. Their farm produces high-quality small grains and pulse crops and maintains a herd of registered Simmental cattle. Justin is president of the Hill\, Liberty\, and Blaine County Farm Bureau\, a trustee of the Gildford Community Church\, serves on the local Water and Sewer Board\, volunteers with the Fire Department\, and previously served 19 years as an emergency medical technician. He is also on the REAL Montana advisory board. Justin and his wife\, Becki\, have two children and enjoy traveling\, fishing\, flying\, and skiing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim McGreevy\n\n\n\nTim McGreevy is the CEO of USA Pulses and the USA Pulses Trade Association\, Pulse Foundation\, Idaho Pea and Lentil Commission\, Washington Pulse Crops Commission\, and the Western Pulse Growers Association. These organizations work to increase awareness\, research\, and consumption of U.S. pulse crops. In this role\, Tim leads international and domestic market development\, research\, policy\, and coalition building. He also serves on the Finance Committee of the Global Pulse Confederation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShaun Dyrland\n\n\n\nShaun Dyrland farms in Kyle\, Saskatchewan\, with his wife and two children. He is a fourth-generation farmer with 27 years of experience and grows large green lentils\, red lentils\, kabuli chickpeas\, durum wheat\, canola\, and occasionally dry edible beans on dryland and irrigated fields. Shaun serves as a director on Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and Pulse Canada. He is passionate about improving the pulse industry\, which plays a vital role in his farm and community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShane Strydhorst\n\n\n\nShane Strydhorst is a third-generation farmer from Neerlandia\, Alberta. He operates a 1\,300-acre grain farm with his wife\, Sheri\, and their daughter\, Sarina. He grows barley\, canola\, spring wheat\, and faba beans\, and mentors young grain farmers in the community. Shane is chair of Alberta Pulse Growers and vice-chair of Pulse Canada. He advocates for the environmental and health benefits of pulses and works to build positive relationships between consumers and Canadian farmers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Auch\n\n\n\nKevin Auch operates a dryland and irrigated farm near Carmangay\, Alberta\, with his wife Laurel and two employees. A 1985 graduate of the University of Alberta’s agriculture program\, he has long focused on conservation farming. Kevin grows a variety of crops and uses a five-year crop rotation\, continually seeking sustainable and profitable ways to diversify. He has served on numerous agricultural boards and currently serves with Alberta Pulse Growers and Pulse Canada. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Manuel\n\n\n\nJohn Manuel is Vice President of Commercial Operations and Merchandising at Puris\, a leading pea protein isolate and ingredient manufacturer. With over 20 years of experience in agriculture and ingredient manufacturing\, he oversees the full pea business supply chain—from selling seed to growers to ensuring timely delivery of ingredients to customers. His work spans procurement\, risk management\, supply chain\, marketing\, sales\, and corporate strategy. John brings a pragmatic\, experience-driven perspective to building resilient plant-based ingredient businesses. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChelsea Didinger\, PhD\n\n\n\nChelsea Didinger holds a PhD in Nutrition from Colorado State University\, where her research focused on pulses. Her translational work examined how citizen science and an Extension toolkit can influence pulse consumption by addressing motivators and barriers. She is the founder of A Legume a Day\, a pulse education platform aimed at inspiring greater consumption for public and environmental benefit. Chelsea collaborates with several pulse organizations\, including grower groups\, to engage stakeholders and monitor market trends. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCordell Huebsch\n\n\n\nCordell Huebsch is a fourth-generation crop farmer from Central Minnesota. His family grows corn\, dark red kidney beans\, and soybeans\, and runs a U-Pick Berry Farm that welcomes over 10\,000 visitors annually during its fall corn maze and pumpkin patch. His father began growing dark red kidney beans in 1979\, which have since been a consistent profit center for their operation. Farming sandy\, flat ground\, the farm relies entirely on center pivot irrigation. \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													October 13\, 2026\n											FAO Headquarters\n																	\n				\n				\n					World Food Forum 2026: Protein diversification for the Global South\n				\n				\n							\n				How can protein diversification strengthen food systems across the Global South? At the World Food Forum\, GFI and the Bezos…
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SUMMARY:The Science of Alt Protein: Application-driven design of plant protein gels
DESCRIPTION:The Science of Alt Protein: Application-driven design of plant protein gelsPast\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how application-driven design of plant protein gels can unlock new possibilities in texture\, mouthfeel\, and nutrition. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Bluesky\n	                    \n	Share on Bluesky\n\n\n	Share this page on Threads\n	            \n	Share on Threads\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\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nPlant-protein gels are heterogeneous\, multifunctional matrices that impart texture\, serve as encapsulation vehicles\, and enable nutrient delivery. This talk\, from GFI grantee Dr. Da Chen\, compares strategies for tailoring their molecular and microstructural features via polysaccharides\, phenolic compounds\, minerals\, and proteases\, and delineates structure–function relationships with texture\, mouthfeel\, and nutritional performance of end products. Particular attention is given to protease-mediated modifications that relate gel architecture to viscoelasticity and digestibility. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDa Chen\, PhD\n\n\n\nASSISTANT PROFESSOR\, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCEPURDUE UNIVERSITY \n\n\n\nDr. Da Chen joined Purdue’s Department of Food Science in Fall 2023\, following a prior appointment as an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho. Before becoming a faculty member\, he completed postdoctoral training at The Ohio State University and Purdue University. He also spent approximately four years at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) as a graduate student. \n\n\n\nHis research program focuses on structural modification of plant proteins to advance the manufacture\, accessibility\, and consumption of plant-based foods. He investigates protein structure–function relationships from the molecular to product scale using techniques such as extrusion\, rheology\, microscopy\, spectroscopy\, and scattering. His work has been supported by federal agencies\, organizations\, and industry partners. \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													October 13\, 2026\n											FAO Headquarters\n																	\n				\n				\n					World Food Forum 2026: Protein diversification for the Global South\n				\n				\n							\n				How can protein diversification strengthen food systems across the Global South? At the World Food Forum\, GFI and the Bezos…
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SUMMARY:The Business of Alt Protein: Green Financing for Alternative Proteins—Introducing the Climate Bonds Alternative Proteins Criteria
DESCRIPTION:The Business of Alt Protein: Green Financing for Alternative Proteins—Introducing the Climate Bonds Alternative Proteins CriteriaPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin GFI’s next Business of Alt Protein webinar featuring a deep dive on the Climate Bonds Initiative’s new Alternative Proteins Criteria. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Bluesky\n	                    \n	Share on Bluesky\n\n\n	Share this page on Threads\n	            \n	Share on Threads\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\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nAlternative proteins are part of the necessary shift in how food is produced and consumed if we are to meet global nutrition needs while remaining in planetary boundaries. In this session\, India Langley from the Climate Bonds Initiative will introduce the new Alternative Proteins Criteria: a science-based framework defining what counts as green investment in this fast-growing sector. Developed through extensive expert consultation\, the Criteria aim to channel global capital towards sustainable protein production\, distribution and innovation and help investors\, policymakers\, and producers drive a just transition within food systems.  \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIndia Langley\n\n\n\nAGRI-FOOD SUSTAINABILITY ANALYST\, CLIMATE BONDS \n\n\n\nIndia Langley led the development of the Climate Bonds Initiative’s Alternative Proteins Criteria\, part of the organisation’s global Standard for credible green investment. Her work focuses on establishing science-based thresholds and pathways for sustainable food production\, including cultivated meat\, fermentation-derived\, and plant-based proteins. Before joining Climate Bonds\, India spent over a decade working across agrifood sustainability\, with experience spanning industry innovation to academic research\, all focused on novel low-emission food production systems. \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													October 13\, 2026\n											FAO Headquarters\n																	\n				\n				\n					World Food Forum 2026: Protein diversification for the Global South\n				\n				\n							\n				How can protein diversification strengthen food systems across the Global South? At the World Food Forum\, GFI and the Bezos…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/the-business-of-alt-protein-green-financing-for-alternative-proteins-introducing-the-climate-bonds-alternative-proteins-criteria/
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