
Spotlight on… Finland – the north star of alternative proteins
Carlotte LucasFinland has become an alternative protein powerhouse over recent years – not that you would know that from talking to people who live there.
Finland has become an alternative protein powerhouse over recent years – not that you would know that from talking to people who live there.
As Labour prepares to develop a new food strategy, analysis finds that the UK has invested £75 million in developing sustainable new foods – more than half of the amount recommended by a landmark review of England’s food system.
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.
An Italian researcher has turned to the public to fund a project he believes has the potential to scale up cultivated meat production.
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.
The government-funded report by the UK’s Royal Agricultural University, follows a two-year study in which researchers partnered with nine UK farms to see what cultivated meat could mean for their businesses.
A new centre based at Imperial College London aims to revolutionise the development of alternative proteins.