The latest round of Good Food Institute’s (GFI) research funding programme has demonstrated that European researchers continue to lead the way in alternative protein innovation – with half of the successful researchers based in the region.
The UK is fast becoming home to an expanding network of research centres dedicated to advancing plant-based, cultivated meat and fermentation-made foods.
As the new European Commission takes office, they should consider a missing piece of the policy jigsaw that would help tackle many of the EU’s challenges.
A first-of-its-kind analysis has revealed the rapid growth of European alternative protein research – with more than a quarter of all studies published last year amid record funding.
Dr Petra Kluger, who moved into cultivated meat after a career in tissue engineering, says greater collaboration between scientists from different disciplines will be vital to advance the field.
On 22 August 2019, GFI Europe was founded. To celebrate GFI Europe’s fifth ‘birthday’, we’re taking a look at the ‘before and after’ of alternative proteins in Europe, from the perspectives of science, policy, industry and our team.
French cultivated meat startup Gourmey has submitted an application to EU regulators for authorisation of its cultivated foie gras – marking the first-ever application to sell cultivated meat in the European Union.
As the appetite for plant-based food grows across Europe, these products present new opportunities for farmers to produce the raw ingredients they need.
