The Future of Meat: Technology, Sustainability, and the Meats of Tomorrow
Bruce Friedrich heads to The Commonwealth Club for a conversation about Meat—and why rethinking how we produce meat could shape the future of food.
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The Science of Alt Protein: Hybrid alternative protein for next-generation meat alternatives
Learn how the process-driven co-structuring of plant, cellular, and algal proteins can overcome key techno-functional and sensory limitations of current plant-based meat alternatives.
Business of Alt Protein: The Science of Charisma for Founders, Leaders, and Professionals
Join charisma expert Olivia Fox Cabane, who will share research-backed techniques for building trust, communicating with confidence, and increasing your influence in high-stakes interactions.
Lead SciTech Specialist
Korea is home to world-class research institutions, drives funding of technological advancements, and has the potential to lead the global revolution in APs. This role will spearhead the Korea team’s scientific work with the local government and research community. We are in the process of setting up an entity in Korea and are looking for the right talent and fit to join the core team.
Developing continuous cell lines for cultivated seafood
Dive into GFI’s new guide for practical solutions to overcoming shared challenges in fish and crustacean cell line development.
Fish & CHIPS: Collaborative Huddle for Ideation & Problem Solving
Calling all cultivated seafood researchers and innovators! Join us for our next collaborative huddle on September 29th at 10:30 pm ET.
Fish & CHIPS: Collaborative Huddle for Ideation & Problem Solving
Calling all cultivated seafood researchers and innovators! Join us for our next collaborative huddle on September 29th at 11:30 am ET.
Michael Jamros, PhD
Michael brings hands-on experience across the plant-based protein value chain to GFI, where he analyzes the landscape to identify critical research gaps and direct scientific investment toward the highest-impact opportunities in crop development, ingredient processing, and supply chain. Areas of expertise: Plant protein chemistry and functionality, Crop-to-ingredient pipeline development, Ingredient characterization, Process development and scale-up
The Science of Alt Protein: Bridging functionality gaps through hybrid food design
Join us to learn how plant proteins, microbial biomass, and precision-fermentation-derived ingredients can be integrated to create next-generation food products.
OPINION: Rethinking India’s food system for a low-emissions future
GFI India's Sneha Singh explains in The Week's op-ed that by diversifying protein sources, India can enhance food security and contribute to its net-zero targets.
Business of Alt Protein: The Importance of Sensory Science for Alternative Proteins
Join us on June 30 for a Business of Alt Protein webinar on the importance of sensory science for alternative proteins.
Lab meat: Will Canada get left behind?
CBC News’ Johanna Wagstaffe looks into the science behind cellular agriculture and the regulatory framework that novel foods must navigate before hitting Canadian shelves.
Sector Development Strategist
As Sector Development Strategist, you will help shape the conditions needed for alternative proteins to scale across the Asia-Pacific region. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Engagement, you will work at the intersection of industry, finance, philanthropy, and policy to identify systemic bottlenecks and develop initiatives that unlock sector growth.
Faba–koji hybrid protein systems
Years active: 2025This project seeks to improve plant-based meat fiber formation and structure by co-extrusion of faba and koji.
India’s Orphan Crops Could Unlock a New Plant Protein Supply Chain, GFI India Argues
GFI India's latest whitepaper explores how India’s indigenous and underutilized crops can be leveraged to build a stronger domestic ingredient ecosystem for alternative protein applications.
From Planning to Competitive Proposal: Advancing Alternative Proteins Planning Grants Information Session
Join us to gain a clear understanding of the program and how to position your work for larger-scale funding.
Germany prioritises alt-protein growth with High-Tech Agenda
GFI Europe welcomed Germany’s decision to include alternative proteins in its biotech roadmap, highlighting plans for a national innovation hub by 2027 while urging stronger funding and regulatory support to accelerate cultivated meat and precision fermentation commercialization.
Building an alt protein community at Brown University and beyond
Reflections from a graduating leader on what it means to create lasting change as a student and an alumni
Germany’s High-Tech Agenda: innovation hub for alternative proteins could support economic growth
GFI Europe welcomes the fact that the German federal government has firmly anchored alternative protein sources in its High-Tech Agenda.
Associate Director of Philanthropy
We are looking for an Associate Director of Philanthropy to drive GFI’s fundraising efforts in Asia Pacific.
The future of food is being decided now
Gabriela Diaz SidronInside GFI’s work to fund science and shape the bioeconomy.
GFI announces leadership transition, names Interim CEO
The Good Food Institute names Rachel Lichte as Interim CEO.
The Science of Alt Protein: Plant protein colloidal state and techno-functionality
Take a deep dive into the importance of the colloidal state of proteins when using globular plant proteins as functional food ingredients.
Breaking down the boundaries: Meet the researchers working on a cross-border project to build Nordic alternative protein momentum
An international network linking Nordic researchers seeks to provide collaborative opportunities often missing in alternative protein science.
2026 Climate Solutions Prize Festival
Bruce Friedrich joins the Climate Solutions Prize Festival to explore why the future of climate action must include the future of food.
Olivia Gerth, JD
Olivia Gerth provides strategic legal support and guidance to advance GFI’s mission of accelerating alternative proteins. Areas of expertise: nonprofit compliance, legal counsel, contract negotiation, programmatic and operational support
How we’re funded
GFI is a nonprofit think tank supported by a global community of donors dedicated to making food systems better for the planet, people, and animals.
The Business of Alt Protein: What founders need to know about M&A for mission-driven companies
Join GFI for a Business of Alt Protein webinar featuring a presentation from Tuck Advisors on mergers and acquisitions for mission driven companies.
Advanced Atlantic halibut cell lines
Years active: 2025This project creates commercially-relevant halibut cell lines that are serum-free and suspension-adapted, supported by AI-guided media optimization.
Southern flounder muscle cell line
Years active: 2025This project will develop a southern flounder muscle cell line for cultivated seafood, optimized for suspension culture and serum-free media.
Plug-and-play cell engineering
Years active: 2025This project creates a new engineering system to add useful genes to cow cells, enabling cheaper, large-scale cultivated meat production.
On-chip lobster cell immortalization
Years active: 2025This project uses microfluidic chips and chaotic bioprinting to develop cell lines for safe, cruelty-free, and sustainable cultivated lobster meat.
Enhanced scalable bovine cell line
Years active: 2025This project combines a naturally muscle-enhancing bovine cell line with an engineered growth switch to make cultivated meat scalable and affordable.
Meaty taste = mushrooms + alliums
Years active: 2025This project uses mushrooms to brew natural flavors, making plant-based foods savory.
Natural meat color with yeast
Years active: 2025This project will develop red-coloured yeast cells used to make plant-based products mimic whole-cut meat products (e.g., steak).
Scalable, accessible bovine fat cells
Years active: 2025This project engineers immortalized bovine fat cells for single-cell suspension growth and reduced metabolic waste in long-term serum-free cultures.
