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Life Cycle Assessment for alternative seafood relative to conventional fishing and aquaculture
To date, no robust environmental assessments have been conducted to compare alternative seafood to its conventional counterparts. An open-access, quantitative analysis of the relative environmental impacts of alternative seafood will…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Demand Generation
Distribution Channels
End Products
Investment
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R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Seafood
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Academics
GFI
Industry
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Research
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Science
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Plant-based scaffolds to improve cultivated meat nutrition
A variety of plant-based scaffolds present the opportunity to combine the natural nutritional and structural benefits of plants with the taste and high protein of cultivated meat. Bacterial nanocellulose from…
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Cultivated
Plant-Based
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End Products
Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
End product formulation & manufacturing
Scaffolding
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Species-agnostic
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Academics
Industry
Startups
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Commercial
Research
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Industry
Science
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Affordable animal-free omega-3 ingredients for alternative seafood and other alternative protein applications
In order to appeal to health-conscious consumers, alternative seafood products should contain similar omega-3 fatty acids, especially DHA and EPA, content to conventional seafood. Animal-free omega-3 ingredients can be expensive…
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Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Crop development
Host strain development
Ingredient optimization
Target molecule selection
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Seafood
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Industry
Investors
Startups
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Commercial
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Industry
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Preventing oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before and after addition to alternative seafood products
Deeper fundamental knowledge of the causes and prevention of oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids before, during, and after addition to alternative seafood products is needed to improve their nutritional and…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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End Products
Investment
Production
R&D
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Bioprocess design
Crop development
End product formulation & manufacturing
Host strain development
Ingredient optimization
Target molecule selection
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Seafood
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Academics
Industry
Investors
Startups
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Research
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Industry
Science
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Coordination among investors with alternative protein industry-specific expertise
Investors specializing in alternative proteins should be leveraged to educate the broader investment community through coalitions, syndicated deals, and co-investments with industry-agnostic investors, and spearhead efforts to facilitate later-stage funding…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
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Species-agnostic
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GFI
Investors
Startups
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2 – Early adoption
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Commercial
Ecosystem
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Industry
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Guaranteed offtake contracts for products and ingredients
Guaranteed offtake agreements, where buyers commit to purchase a volume of product, can help secure loans for infrastructure and other high-cost projects.
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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End Products
Investment
Production
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End product formulation & manufacturing
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Species-agnostic
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Industry
Policymakers
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1 – Inception
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Commercial
Ecosystem
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Industry
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Platform for facilitating matchmaking between funders and funding-seekers
It can be challenging and time-intensive for startups and researchers to find funders that are interested in their technology area, technological maturity level, fundraising stage, location, type of funding sought,…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
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Species-agnostic
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GFI
Investors
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Ecosystem
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Industry
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Infrastructure loan fund
The success of early-days products has demonstrated strong consumer interest, but investment is needed to enable alternative protein supply chain companies to build out the infrastructure needed to capitalize on…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
Production
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Species-agnostic
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Industry
Investors
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2 – Early adoption
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Commercial
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Industry
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Infrastructure and equipment leasing fund
Infrastructure leasing for production and processing facilities as well as capital equipment would enable alternative protein companies to rapidly expand capacity without large upfront capital investments. Having leasing funds and…
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
Production
Raw Materials, Ingredients, & Inputs
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Species-agnostic
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Industry
Investors
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Commercial
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Industry
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Investor conference for LPs, funds of funds, corporate VCs, family offices, and money managers
Events targeted at promoting opportunities in alternative protein investment via specialized funds could facilitate and diversify investment.
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
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Investment
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Species-agnostic
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GFI
Investors
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1 – Inception
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Ecosystem
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Industry
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