APAC-SCA and Beyond Impact VC Launch Initiative to Support the Future of Food and Cellular Agriculture
The APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) has formed a partnership with Beyond Impact VC and the Beyond Animal investment platform to advance funding in the cellular agriculture and future food sectors. As part of the collaboration, Peter Yu, Program Director of APAC-SCA, will take on the role of advisor to Beyond Impact VC. In this capacity, Yu will provide guidance on potential investment opportunities within the growing cellular agriculture …
Future of Foods Podcast: Sajeev Mohankumar of FAIRR Initiative on Investor Action for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Alex Crisp of Future of Foods Interviews speaks to Sajeev Mohankumar from the FAIRR Initiative to understand better how focused investment impacts the just transition from intensive animal farming to a more sustainable and humane food system. FAIRR is dedicated to highlighting the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities embedded in global food and agricultural systems – it connects 400+ investors, representing over $70–80 trillion in assets under …
Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2025: 61 Startups to Showcase the Future of Food
The upcoming Future Food-Tech Summit, set to take place in San Francisco on March 13-14, 2025, will feature 61 startups and scale-ups presenting innovations in food technology. The event, recognized as a hub for investment and collaboration, will address industry challenges such as sustainability, nutrition, and global food security. As part of the summit, Puratos has named three finalists—Future Biome, Postbiotics, and Solarea Bio—for its Gut Health Innovation Challenge. These …
Future of Foods Podcast: Didier Toubia on Aleph Farms’ Strategy for Cultivated Meat
In a recent Future of Foods interview, Alex Crisp, spoke to CEO and founder Didier Toubia on the progress of Aleph Farms. The company, which has been at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, now has permission in at least one jurisdiction to sell its cultivated beef (Aleph Cuts) is doubling down on efficiency, market alignment, and looking at scalability. “Cultivated meat is a new animal protein category that …
Op Ed: Alex Crisp, Host of Future of Foods Interviews – Why I Believe in Cell-Cultivated Meat and Dairy
Alex Crisp is a prolific writer with a background in law, education, and activism. He hosts a podcast called Future of Foods Interviews, in which he discusses the food landscape in the near and distant future with academics, business leaders, and industry influencers. In this opinion piece, Alex reflects on his early experiences growing up on a dairy farm and makes a compelling case for the adoption of cell-cultivated dairy. Alex explores …
Future of Foods Podcast: Anthony Chow, Co-Founder of Agronomics on Funding the Cellular Agriculture (r)Evolution
Alex Crisp, host of Future of Foods Interviews, speaks to Anthony Chow, co-founder of Agronomics, about the future of cellular agriculture and the negative press surrounding the cultivated meat and plant-based industries. He also discusses the challenges faced by plant-based products, particularly regarding their pricing, health concerns, and the need for innovation to attract conventional meat consumers. Agronomics is a leading UK listed investment company with a portfolio of more than …
Future of Foods Podcast: Svenja Dannewitz Prosseda, CEO of Senara, is Producing Cell-Cultivated Milk
Alex Crisp, host of Future of Foods, Interviews Svenja Dannewitz Prosseda, CEO and founder of German company Senara which is developing a better way of feeding the world. Senara says it is the first company in the EU to develop and produce cell-cultivated milk. Founded in 2022 in Freiburg by Dr. Svenja and Dr. Philipp Prosseda, Senara claims to have developed a cost-effective platform for cultivating “real” milk at a …
Future of Foods Podcast: Maija Itkonen, CEO of Onego Bio Produces Bio-Identical Egg Proteins Without Chickens
Alex Crisp, host of Future of Foods Interviews, talks to Maija Itkonen, CEO and co-founder of Finnish precision fermentation company Onego Bio, about manufacturing real egg white protein, entirely without the use of chickens, which as Maija explains, are the most abused animal in the world. Onego Bio produces Bioalbumen, which the company says is bioidentical ovalbumin, the most important protein in egg white, delivering the nutritional and functional qualities …
Future of Foods Podcast: Mark Warner, CEO of Liberation Labs
Alex Crisp, Host of Future of Foods Interviews, talks to Mark Warner CEO of Liberation Labs about building massive capacity for producing ‘hero’ proteins without using animals. Going forward much of our milk and eggs could come from precision fermentation facilities such as those being constructed by Liberation Labs. The Indiana-based biomanufacturing firm says that it “works with biotechnology’s visionaries to commercialize the bioproducts of the future – foods, materials, …
Future of Foods Podcast: Sandhya Sriram, Co-Founder, Shiok Meats
Alex Crisp of the Future of Foods podcast here interviews Sandhya Sriram, co-founder of Shiok Meats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore, Shiok Meats specializes in cell-cultivated shrimp, crab, and lobster, aiming to address the environmental and ethical concerns associated with traditional seafood harvesting. In March of this year, it was announced that Shiok has merged with UMAMI Bioworks, also of Singapore, to establish a combined entity that will …