Science

Meet the researcher: Chewing the fat about healthier plant-based foods with Andrea Araiza Calahorra

New research finds major health and environmental benefits of shift towards plant-based new and whole foods – but you wouldn’t have guessed from the headlines

A new study has found striking health and environmental benefits of replacing meat and dairy with plant-based alternatives – something that’s true for both whole foods and newer plant-based meat and dairy products.

NAPIC is the latest in an exciting string of UK alternative protein research centres – here’s a whistle-stop tour of the exciting new projects

The UK is fast becoming home to an expanding network of research centres dedicated to advancing plant-based, cultivated meat and fermentation-made foods.

Scientists team up with Copenhagen Michelin-starred alchemist chefs to unveil innovative mycelium ingredient  

Scientists working with chefs at a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Copenhagen have found that diners are open to eating an innovative new product made by growing fungi.

Meet the researcher: Building support for cultivated meat in Italy with Alessandro Bertero

An Italian researcher has turned to the public to fund a project he believes has the potential to scale up cultivated meat production.

Report: More than a quarter of all European alternative protein research was published last year

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.  

UK government invests £15 million in new National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) to commercialise alternative proteins

Meet the researcher: Using biomedical insights to advance cultivated meat with Petra Kluger

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.

Before and after: 5 years of GFI Europe in 6 maps

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.

The network effect: How COST Action research networks can kick-start alternative protein innovation

Learn more about the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) funded research networks offering an open space for collaboration among scientists across Europe (and beyond).