GFI Europe

Blog Cultivated 20 February 2025

Report: European alternative protein patents jump by 960% in 10 years

Conrad Astley

The first analysis of its kind has revealed that patent publications by European alternative protein innovators have increased by 960% over the last decade.

1. Cross-pillar
2. Cultivated
3. Fermentation
4. Germany
5. GFI Europe
6. GFI Europe
7. Industry
8. Investment
9. Public research funding
10. Public research funding
11. Science
12. Science
13. Switzerland
14. United Kingdom

Blog Fermentation 13 February 2025

Spotlight on… Finland – the north star of alternative proteins

Carlotte Lucas

Finland has become an alternative protein powerhouse over recent years – not that you would know that from talking to people who live there. 

1. Cross-pillar
2. Fermentation
3. Fermentation
4. Finland
5. GFI Europe
6. Industry
7. Industry
8. Investment
9. Plant-based
10. Plant-based
11. Precision fermentation
12. Public research funding
13. Public research funding

Team Team Member

Agata Serocka

Agata enables smooth and efficient systems coordination at GFI Europe and Salesforce administration across GFI’s international network.

1. Executive and Operations
2. GFI Europe
3. Team Member

Team Team Member

Frida Beulshausen

Frida coordinates GFI Europe’s internal initiatives and projects to support the smooth running of our team.

1. Executive and Operations
2. GFI Europe
3. Team Member

Team Team Member

Emily Burton

Emily crafts impactful and engaging communications for donors, ensuring they understand the transformational impact their support has on creating a sustainable, just, and secure food system for people, animals, and the planet.

1. Development
2. GFI Europe
3. Team Member

Blog Cultivated 8 January 2025

GFI research grants 2025: Meet next generation of European alternative protein innovators

Stella Child

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.

1. Alternative proteins
2. Cultivated
3. Cultivated
4. Cultivated meat
5. Donor impact
6. Fermentation
7. Fermentation
8. Fermentation
9. GFI Europe
10. Nordic research
11. Plant-based
12. Plant-based
13. Plant-based
14. Policy
15. Precision fermentation
16. Research
17. Science
18. Science

Team Team Member

Helen Normand

Helen works with donors and philanthropy organisations across Europe in support of GFI’s mission to create a better food system for the planet, people, and animals.

1. Development
2. GFI Europe
3. Team Member

Team Team Member

Lea Seyfarth

Lea works with policymakers to create a robust, clear and evidence-based regulatory environment for the sustainable protein sector.

1. GFI Europe
2. Policy
3. Policy
4. Team Member

Blog GFI Europe 3 December 2024

We can’t do this alone: Why coalition building is essential to addressing the climate ‘cow in the room’

Emily Johnson

How we worked to drive real climate action in 2024

1. Climate change
2. Cross-pillar
3. Donor impact
4. GFI Europe
5. GFI Europe

Blog Cultivated 2 December 2024

Four ways the new European Commission can boost EU competitiveness through protein diversification

Alex Holst

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.

1. Cross-pillar
2. Cultivated
3. Cultivated meat
4. European Commission
5. European Union
6. Fermentation
7. Fermentation
8. Food biotech
9. GFI Europe
10. GFI Europe
11. Investment
12. Plant-based
13. Plant-based meat
14. Policy
15. Policy
16. Precision fermentation
17. Public research funding
18. Public research funding
19. Regulation
20. Regulations
21. Research