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Good News for Food System Innovation as the UK Rejoins Horizon Europe

A new agreement has allowed the UK to rejoin the EU’s Horizon Europe research program as an associate member, in a move that could help to propel food system innovation in the country. After previously leaving Horizon Europe due to Brexit, UK researchers will now have access to all the program’s funding opportunities once again, with the exception of the European Innovation Council (EIC) fund. A considerable percentage of Horizon Europe funding goes to food-related projects; for example, the program announced €32 million in funding for sustainable protein research in 2021, and another €25 million for cultivated and fermented proteins in 2022. The EU also funded the five-year University of Copenhagen-led PROTEIN2FOOD project, which aimed to increase the number of plant-based protein products available in …

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EU’s Horizon Europe Grants €25M to Cultivated & Fermented Protein Research

The EU’s flagship research and innovation program, Horizon Europe, has announced €25 million in funding for three projects working on cultivated and fermented proteins. The projects are: Cultured meat and cultured seafood – state of play and future prospects in the EU. This project will receive €7 million to research how the cost of cultivated meat can be reduced, and how production can be economically scaled up. It will also look at consumer acceptance and the potential role of farmers. Microbiome for flavour and texture in the organoleptic dietary shift. Receiving €9 million, this project will use fermentation-derived ingredients to improve the properties of alt protein products. It will also pilot new precision fermentation and biomass production methods. Impact of the development of novel foods based …

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Cellular Agriculture Europe Launches to Become the “Voice of the Cultivated Industry”

A new association called Cellular Agriculture Europe has been formed to represent the interests of the cultivated products industry. The association has just held its first General Assembly meeting, where a Board of Directors was elected. 13 member companies took part in the meeting, and the following Board was chosen: Chris Dammann, Chief Operating Officer of Bluu Biosciences. Etienne Duthoit, CEO and Co-Founder of Vital Meat. Robert E. Jones, Head of Public Affairs at Mosa Meat (elected President of the Board). Beth Loberant, Head of Regulatory Affairs at SuperMeat. Hélène Miller, Head of European Affairs at Aleph Farms. Participants at the meeting agreed that the mission of Cellular Agriculture Europe would be to bring together stakeholders and producers of cultivated products and ingredients, finding a …

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