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SUMMARY:The Science of Alt Protein: Growth factors—Driving cultivated meat cost and scalability
DESCRIPTION:The Science of Alt Protein: Growth factors—Driving cultivated meat cost and scalabilityPast\n\n\n\n\nLearn how researchers are developing innovative approaches to reduce growth factor costs and make cultivated meat production more affordable. \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\nCameron Semper\, PhDUniversity of Calgary \n\n\n\n\nView series recordings\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nGrowth factors\, and the pathways they potentiate\, remain critical considerations for cultivated meat production. These small signalling proteins have historically been a major cost driver of cell culture due to high production costs and their intrinsically short half-life. In this seminar\, Cameron Semper\, Ph.D.\, will share work that utilizes genome mining and protein engineering to find solutions to a persistent cost driver of cultivated meat production. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCameron Semper\, PhD\n\n\n\nASSISTANT PROFESSOR\, DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY\, IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESCUMMING SCHOOL OF MEDICINE\, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY \n\n\n\nCameron Semper holds a PhD in biochemistry and was the first North American recipient of the New Harvest Postdoctoral Fellowship Award. He served as the lead technical consultant in the area of cell-based foods for XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion. Cameron now leads a research group at the University of Calgary focused on leveraging microbial cell factories to advance the field of alternative proteins. \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											McNamara Alumni Center\n																	\n				\n				\n					Bridge2Food North America\n				\n				\n							\n				Join GFI at Bridge2Food North America\, where food industry leaders will gather to explore the latest developments in ingredient innovation… \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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