
SWIM: Building connections between macroalgae and alternative proteins
Join GFI for a Seafood Webinar and Informal Networking (SWIM) event on March 16 on the role of macroalgae in alternative meat and seafood.
Join GFI for a Seafood Webinar and Informal Networking (SWIM) event on March 16 on the role of macroalgae in alternative meat and seafood.
Join GFI Senior Scientist Elliot Swartz, Ph.D., for a review of key insights from a recent life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) modeling a future large-scale cultivated meat production facility.
Join GFI Senior Scientist Elliot Swartz, Ph.D., for a review of key insights from a recent life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) modeling a future large-scale cultivated meat production facility.
Join Protein Directory and Bright Green Partners for a half-day virtual global conference dedicated to helping retailers succeed in the plant-based market.
Join Dr. Marianne Ellis, Associate Professor at the University of Bath, for a review of her GFI-funded research project focused on designing large-scale bioreactors and bioprocesses for the affordable production of cultivated meat.
Join William Reed for an all-day event for plant-based ingredient and end product manufacturers, brands, and retailers.
Fi Global Connect will feature live sessions and exhibition booths from ingredient suppliers around the world.
Join the University of Colorado at Boulder's Alt. Protein Project for a virtual panel with leaders in Colorado's alternative protein industry.
This webinar will provide an overview of newly released sales data and insights for plant-based foods in the U.S. retail market, using custom plant-based categories created by the Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association by refining standard SPINS categories.
In this webinar, you’ll hear food safety experts discuss challenges specific to alternative proteins, and demystify those challenges into actionable insights.
Join Dr. Dil Thavarajah, Associate Professor at Clemson University, for a review of her GFI-funded research project focused on the development and selection of nutritionally superior organic pulse crops to improve protein quality and bioavailability.
The annual Food Edge conference brings together industry leaders, disruptive startups, and leading researchers to discuss and collaborate around the trends that are shaping the future of food.
In this webinar, seasoned industry consultant Mark Warner will provide an introduction to the current state of the industry in contract fermentation and outline the process for facility identification, qualification and contracting.
2020 was a year of milestones for cultivated meat. This webinar will provide a global analysis of this rapidly accelerating, transformative industry.
2020 was a year of milestones for the alternative protein-focused fermentation industry. This webinar will provide a global analysis of this rapidly accelerating, transformative market sector.
Join Dr. Glenn Gaudette, Professor & Inaugural Chair of Engineering at Boston College, as he discusses how decellularized spinach can be used to support cell growth in a bioreactor setting.
2020 was a year of milestones for the plant-based meat, eggs, and dairy industry. This webinar will provide a global analysis of this rapidly accelerating, transformative market sector.
Join the FAIRR Initiative and the Jeremy Coller Foundation for the first international law and policy conference on the future of protein.
Are you interested in working in alternative protein? Join SciTech university innovation specialist, Christina Aguila, to learn more about what it takes to pursue an academic or industry career in this rapidly growing field.
A two-day, interactive convening featuring multicultural changemakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, cross-sector practitioners, and investors determined to build an inclusive, impact economy.
Join GFI for a Seafood Webinar and Informal Networking (SWIM) event where we will hear from experts on cell culture media for cultivated seafood. We will then move to an optional networking session to build bridges and identify opportunities for collaboration.
Join Free From Virtual Summit for a three-day program focused on sustainability and innovation for CPG brands.
This webinar from the Good Food Institute and Haynes and Boone, LLP, will provide an overview of how to strategically build out intellectual property protection (e.g., patents, trade secrets, etc.) for innovation in this space.
Future Food-Tech’s new dedicated Alternative Proteins Summit on June 22-23 will connect global food leaders to map out the future of protein.
The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum will tackle the critical issue of sustainability across the food industry and agricultural economy, covering topics from seed research and farming practices to packaging and the food we eat.
Creating a great tasting and sustainable plant-based product can be a complex, costly, and challenging process. Learn from an expert speaker line-up on how to master savory taste to create winning plant-based food.
GFI Israel is excited to invite you to join a scientific webinar with Sharon Schlesinger, Ph.D. who will present her cultivated meat research on culturing and differentiating pluri and multipotent bovine stem cells, followed by a lecture with Miek Schlangen who will discuss texture methods for evaluating meat and meat analogue structures in plant-based protein research.
Join Dr. Josephine Wee, Assistant Professor of Food Science at The Pennsylvania State University, as she discusses how fungal mycelium can provide texture and nutritional value for high moisture alternative meat as well as support cell growth and development for cultivated meat.
Join this webinar hosted by Protein Directory and Bright Green Partners for an overview on successfully entering and navigating the fermentation sector.
GFI Corporate Engagement Specialist Marika Azoff will cover trends and opportunities in alternative seafood on a panel at the Natural Products EXPO Virtual.
Techno Economic Assessment models (TEA’s or TEM’s) are one of the first elements of a business plan for any alternative protein venture. In this talk, Next Rung Technology’s John Ellersick will present on using TEAs in the commercialization of alternative proteins.
Join Dr. Pam Ismail, Director of the Plant Protein Innovation Center, as she discusses her research to enhance the viability of plant proteins through various functionalization approaches.
GFI senior investor engagement specialist Sharyn Murray and GFI senior scientist Dr. Claire Bomkamp will speak at a three-day virtual conference centered around alternative protein consumer trends and manufacturing.
Join Dr. Caroline Mellinger, Researcher at Embrapa, to learn about her GFI-funded research to optimize the production of protein concentrates and isolates from common Brazilian beans for applications in plant-based meat production.
Join GFI for a night of mingling and reconnecting with the GFIdeas community at Fifty Years HQ in San Francisco. Meet up with entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and alt. protein experts who are transforming the food system, including GFI's founder and CEO, Bruce Friedrich. We can't wait to see you IRL!
Join flavor and application experts from Givaudan for a presentation and discussion on formulating plant-based meat products that taste the same as or better than their conventional counterparts.
Fi Global Connect will feature live sessions and exhibition booths from ingredient suppliers around the world.
The world's most in-depth, cross-sector gathering focused on the power and potential of alternative proteins to fundamentally change food and agriculture. The Good Food Conference will be held online from September 22-24, 2021.
Join GFI for a webinar covering the momentum of the alternative seafood industry. Learn about innovation opportunities in this urgent and evolving alternative protein category, and join an optional networking session on Meetaway following the webinar.
Join GFI for a Seafood Webinar and Informal Networking (SWIM) event on October 20th featuring the latest science advancing cultivated crustaceans.
Join branding and consumer research experts in a panel discussing how alternative protein companies can leverage storytelling to build awareness and trust with consumers.
Join Dr. Mario Martinez, Assistant Professor at Aarhus University, to learn about his GFI-funded research structuring plant-based whole muscle cuts using microstructure engineering and chemistry to give plant proteins the fibrous qualities of muscle tissue.
Announcing the return of VWS Pathfinder on Oct 27th, the world’s only women founder summit and pitch competition dedicated to animal-free innovation.
Join Dr. Reza Ovissipour, Assistant Professor in Cellular Agriculture in the Department of Food Science and Technology at Virginia Tech, to learn about his work in optimizing media for the production of cultivated seafood.
In this special event, hear how GFI is promoting alternative proteins across the globe, thanks to our generous donors’ support.
Learn the fundamentals of selling your product into a retail channel, from communicating about your product to preparing for your first category review. You'll walk away equipped with the information you need to engage with retailers confidently and effectively.
Interested in a quantitative approach to prioritizing seafood species archetypes for alternative seafood development? Learn how to use the ArcheType Library for Alternative Seafood (ATLAS) to compare seafood species across a number of metrics.
Tune in for a live conversation with Uma Valeti and Meat the Future Director Liz Marshall. Joining them will be Po Bronson, Managing Director of SOSV’s IndieBio, the startup program where Upside Foods produced the first-ever cultured meatball in 2016.
ellAgri. With keynotes and panel sessions, this virtual summit brings together global cellular agriculture leaders and experts from around the world!
Plant Based World Expo North America is the only professional 100% plant-based focused event for foodservice and retail professionals, distributors, investors, and manufacturers.
Are you interested in working in alternative protein? Join SciTech university innovation specialist, Christina Aguila, to learn more about what it takes to pursue an academic or industry career in this rapidly growing field.
Join Michael Saad, a Ph.D. Candidate at Tufts University, as he outlines the benefits and challenges of cellular aquaculture and delves into the details behind the characterization of primary mackerel muscle cells.
In this Business of Alt Protein seminar, you’ll hear from Maureen McCusker, Co-Founder/CEO of Blackhawke Behavioral Science. Dr. McCusker brings her deep expertise in assembling powerful teams that propel startups and early-stage companies to success. From choosing a co-founder to crafting and filling critical roles, Dr. McCusker will cover the team fundamentals that are essential for launching and scaling.
Join us at the GFIdeas December 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.
The CES Food Tech conference will examine how the world of food and cooking is being reinvented through innovation and technology.
Join The Good Food Institute’s virtual networking sessions to ignite collaborations and synergies that will accelerate alternative protein science.
Join The Good Food Institute’s virtual networking sessions to ignite collaborations and synergies that will accelerate alternative protein science.
Hear from key decision-makers from biotech & food tech, multinational consumer packaged goods, independent food brands, and ingredient suppliers, looking to up-scale and commercialize fermentation-enabled alternative proteins.
Join us for a review of key insights from GFI’s recent report estimating production targets the industry must meet to satisfy anticipated global market demand for plant-based meat by 2030.
Join us at the GFIdeas January 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.
This two-day live virtual conference will bring together founders, investors, and thought-leaders who are pushing forward sustainable, plant-based innovation around the world.
A uniquely insightful webinar dedicated to helping governments succeed in the alternative meat and dairy industry. By the end of the event, you will be equipped with a practical guide on how to get from an initial high-level vision to practical implementation.
Join GFI and Robert Lawson, Managing Partner & Co-founder of Food Strategy Associates, for a seminar on taking your alternative protein company global. Scaling internationally is a significant endeavor. In this seminar you’ll learn how to think about international expansion. We’ll cover when the right time is to grow internationally and how to do it. If you have aspirations to be an international company, you won’t want to miss this seminar.
Join us at the GFIdeas February 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.
Hear from industry experts and promising start-ups about the latest developments in advancing cell-based protein for commercial global production.
Join Dr. Jess Krieger, CEO and Co-Founder of Ohayo Valley, to learn about her research and perspective on the cultivated meat industry.
Join 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.
Tune into this inaugural lunch & learn virtual session for a relaxed chat with experts on understanding AgriTech's current state of play and to map the outlook for this exciting industry.
GFI Corporate Engagement staff will be attending Expo West and we’d love to meet you there.
Join The Economist to focus on the social and governance aspects of ESG to build much-needed momentum around gender equality, economic inclusivity, connectivity gaps, and access to food, education and digital technology. Acting Managing Director of GFI Asia Pacific Mirte Gosker will participate in a panel to discuss how alternative proteins fit into the future of food tech.
The must-attend virtual event for any company involved in making the global food system more sustainable, kind, and fair for the planet, people, and animals.
Join GFI CEO Bruce Friedrich and VP of corporate engagement Caroline Bushnell at the SXSW conference and festival!
Join GFI and Moonshot Collaborative co-founders Che Green and David Benzaquen, to learn about the latest findings from a series of consumer research projects. In this seminar you’ll hear about consumer perceptions of the healthfulness of common alternative protein ingredients and various production processes. You’ll walk away from this webinar with new insights and ideas about how to message your existing products and how to innovate with new ones.
Join us at the GFIdeas March 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.
Moderated by media interviewer and celebrity George Stroumboulopoulos, this panel convenes some of the world’s top pioneers from America to the Netherlands, as they de-mystify one of the biggest ideas of the last century.
Join our next Seafood Webinar and Informal Mixer (SWIM) event on March 18th to hear from three experts in finfish cell culture about how they are applying learnings from their previous research to cultivated seafood.
The Future Food-Tech Summit has become the annual meeting place for the global food-tech ecosystem. Food brands, active investors, start-ups, and technology leaders come together to exchange insights, be inspired, and identify future partners.
Join us for our next Science of Alt Protein seminar where members of the Cultivated Meat Modeling Consortium will describe how computational modeling can accelerate the optimization of both processes and products.
Join 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.
GFI Israel's new State of Alternative Protein Innovation Report is out now! Learn how investment in alternative protein in Israel grew over 450% in 2021.
Applications to join the Alt Protein Project are now live! Attend our information sessions for students interested in bringing the alternative protein movement to their university.
The U.S. plant-based retail market is a multi-billion dollar market, and growing rapidly. This webinar will provide an overview of newly released sales data and insights for plant-based foods in the U.S. retail market, using custom plant-based categories created by GFI and the Plant Based Foods Association by refining standard SPINS categories.
The Vegan Women Summit® gathers rising women leaders in a conversation to bring compassion to their career and industry.
Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing cultivated meat and seafood industry.
During this networking session, you will be matched, one-on-one, with other attendees and will have six minutes to chat together. You’ll have the opportunity to select what other attendees you wish to connect with, either individually or based on mutual interests.
Join the Fermentation Trends & Opportunities —Current & Future Industry Outlook webinar to gain insight from industry experts on fermentation technologies and to meet the partners who are leading the way to advancing fermentation processing in Western Canada.
Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing fermentation industry.
During this networking session, you will be matched, one-on-one, with other attendees and will have six minutes to chat together. You’ll have the opportunity to select what other attendees you wish to connect with, either individually or based on mutual interests.
Hear from experts about the role of alt fats in the alt protein industry! This event will include both a moderated discussion with panelists and an audience Q&A.
As the leading global trade fair, Anuga FoodTec is the most important source of impetus for the international food and beverage industry.
Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing alternative seafood industry.
During this networking session, you will be matched, one-on-one, with other attendees and will have six minutes to chat together. You’ll have the opportunity to select what other attendees you wish to connect with, either individually or based on mutual interests.
Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing plant-based meat, eggs, and dairy industry.
During this networking session, you will be matched, one-on-one, with other attendees and will have six minutes to chat together. You’ll have the opportunity to select what other attendees you wish to connect with, either individually or based on mutual interests.
Gain a better understanding of the growing interest in synthetic biology for the food market in the Asia-Pacific region and learn about the importance of nitrogen sources in the fermentation process. You will hear from industry leaders from GFIC, Allozymes, and Procelys by Lesaffre.
Food Edge is a leading B2B summit with participants from around the world that is designed to spark conversation and catalyze strategic connections that will transform the food industry.
If you’re interested in the rapidly expanding sector for emerging proteins, or are already part of the ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand, AltProteins 22 will provide you with valuable knowledge-sharing, problem-solving and collaborative opportunities.
The Material Innovation Conference aims to advance the next-gen materials industry by providing vital expertise and bringing together all key players along the innovation path from concept to commercialization.
Learn how GFI is catalyzing progress for alternative proteins, thanks to our global community of donors.
This show is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together tens of thousands of restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industry leaders from around the world. Visit GFI in the exhibition hall!
Join GFI and leading alternative protein investors for a lively panel discussion on the current state of alternative protein investment.
Join 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.
Join Dr. Peter Stogios, Senior Research Associate at Biozone, University of Toronto, to learn how he and his team dramatically reduced the costs of growth factors for cultivated meat production.
Join us after the Science of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein enthusiasts!
This three-day event will include a variety of speakers who will provide guidance for executives navigating the convergence of nutrition, public health, environmental and social imperatives, the culinary arts, and innovation within American food service.
Join us in New York to meet the founders, investors, and food brands pioneering the future of alternative proteins.
Join Dr. Atze Jan van der Goot, Professor of Sustainable Protein Technology at Wageningen University & Research, to learn about his research using press cakes from sunflower and rapeseed in the development of meat analogs.
Join us at the June GFIdeas 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.
Join GFI and Dragonfly SCI to learn about the essential product research tools utilized by major multinational sensory and consumer science departments, that can be applied to companies of any size.
Join us at the GFIdeas June 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.
Expect a full day of inspiring, interactive, and collaborative sessions with one focus: turning ideas into action. Join in person or online!
Join Dr. Priera Panescu and Dr. Alejandro Marangoni to learn how the emerging field of alternative proteins is creating cutting-edge career and research opportunities for scientists focused on fats and oils.
Join GFI and Bright Green Partners to learn how to create a B2B marketing strategy for your novel protein ingredient.
Join us at the GFIdeas July 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.
Join Dr. Tyler Barzee, Assistant Professor at University of Kentucky, as he explores recent advances in cultivation and processing technologies for fungi-based foods and probes the next frontiers in this promising field.
Join 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.
The Food Forum will host a two-day virtual workshop, which will explore the state of the science on alternative protein sources as they relate to issues around diet quality, nutrition, and sustainability.
Join GFI and Black and Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting, and construction company, to learn how to effectively plan for your alternative protein company’s infrastructure needs.
Join us after the Business 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.
Join Dr. John Hammond, Professor of Crop Science at the University of Reading, to learn about current challenges facing the diversification of protein crops in the UK and a project his team is working on to address this hurdle.
Join us after the Science of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas.
FERMENTATION 2022 brings together everyone from the world of fermentation - producers, retailers, chefs, scientists, researchers, authors, suppliers, and regulators - to share their knowledge, experience, and strategies for growth.
Fish International will host hundreds of exhibitors presenting their products in fish production and processing, fresh fish and delicacies, and research and development, including a spotlight on alt proteins.
Evolved from the highly successful Food&HotelAsia (FHA), FHA-Food & Beverage is Asia’s largest food & drinks trade event that brings together the global food and hospitality community.
Join the GlassWall Syndicate for a fall webinar series focused on B2B markets in alternative proteins.
Plant Based World Expo is the must-attend, 100% plant-based event designed exclusively for foodservice and retail professionals, distributors, investors, and manufacturers.
Alternative Proteins. The event includes a number of expert speakers from academia, industry, stakeholders, and Federal and State government.
Thermo Fisher Scientific's new webinar series focuses on alternative proteins and plant-based meats! Tune in on October 18th for a talk by GFI Senior Scientist Priera Panescu.
What are the ‘must-have’ outcomes and ‘must-do’ actions that can accelerate the necessary transformations to a safe, just, and habitable planet for all? This vital question is the focus of the Global Futures Conference.
Are you interested in working in alternative protein? Join SciTech university innovation specialist, Christina Aguila, to learn more about what it takes to pursue an academic or industry career in this rapidly growing field.
At a time of heightened fragility in the global agri-food supply chain, there has never been a more urgent need for food-tech innovation that protects both human and planetary health.
Join Dr. Maya Davidovich-Pinhas, Associate Professor at Technion, to learn how harnessing molecular assemblies can be used to design novel and nutritional food products for the alternative protein industry.
Join us after the Science of Alt Protein seminar to network with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas.
In this webinar, join FAIRR, GFI, and a panel of companies and investors involved in alternative proteins to discuss how these new tools will support greater transparency of environmental, social, and governance factors, guide companies towards best practices, and enable comparisons between companies involved in alternative proteins and animal products.
Expo East is where the natural products industry meets to discover, learn and push the industry forward.
Join GFI and Haynes and Boone, an international law firm, to learn how to develop a defensible IP portfolio and strategy that will enable you to grow and scale your alt protein business.
Join us after the September Business of Alt Protein seminar for 1:1 networking.
This forum covers the latest research and developments in alternative proteins with leaders from across the food system!
Maastricht University will host the 8th annual International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat.
At this event, members of GFI’s global team share how we’re accelerating a more sustainable and just future of food around the world.
What is the effect of consuming plant-based meat instead of animal meat on cardiovascular risk factors? Join us for our next Science of Alt Protein seminar, where Dr. Christopher Gardner will share the details of his SWAP-MEAT trial that was designed to answer this question.
Join us at the GFIdeas October 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.
Participants of the Food and Beverage Exchange will benefit from a singular opportunity to benchmark and brainstorm ideas across subject matters while effectively navigating the ever-evolving risks and challenges disrupting the industry.
Join GFI on Monday, October 24 from 6-8 pm for a night of mingling and reconnecting with the alt protein community at Cell Valley Labs in Berkeley.