United Kingdom
Government-funded study highlights collaboration opportunities for farmers and cultivated meat companies
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.
Meet the researcher: Boosting alternative protein research at ICL’s new Bezos Centre for Sustainable Proteins with Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro
Conrad AstleyA new centre based at Imperial College London aims to revolutionise the development of alternative proteins.
Planting the seeds of change – how Europe’s farmers can reap the benefits of plant-based foods
Elena WaldenAs the appetite for plant-based food grows across Europe, these products present new opportunities for farmers to produce the raw ingredients they need.
Meet the researcher: How researching plant-based foods changed this scientist’s perspective on processed products
As a researcher investigating the barriers stopping people from embracing more plant-based foods, Sarah Nájera Espinosa has plenty of personal experience to draw on.
New report: Alternative proteins hold key to Europe’s self-sufficiency
New report finds shift towards plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-made food could enable 21% of farmland across 10 European countries to be used to expand regenerative agriculture, restore nature and boost domestic food production.
UK Food Standards Agency to modernise regulations, boosting consumer choice for sustainable foods
Conrad AstleyThe UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has agreed on plans to modernise how foods like cultivated meat and precision fermentation products come to market, paving the way to remove unnecessary delays.
APP 2024: join the student movement shaping the future of food
Seren KellFrom Portugal to Türkiye – students across Europe are taking a leading role in a global movement turning universities into dynamic engines for alternative protein innovation.
