Conference Day Two

Thursday, July 4

8:30 am Check-In & Light Refreshments

Delving Into Competitive Collaboration & Government Budgets to Advance Widespread Regulatory Approval of Alternative Protein Ingredients & Products

9:15 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

9:30 am Panel Discussion: Supercharging Industry Collaboration to Lobby for Regulatory Approval & Drive Innovation

Synopsis

  • Uniting members of Food Fermentation Europe and the Fungi Protein Association to share perspectives on engaging with regulators
  • Balancing competitive collaboration with the industry’s mission to feed the future sustainably
  • Promoting industry knowledge sharing to disrupt traditional agri- and aquaculture

10:30 am Session Reserved for Biosafe

11:00 am Surveying the Dynamics Between Government Funding & Streamlined Regulatory Approval of Alternative Protein Ingredients & Products

Synopsis

  • Recapping recent government funding into more sustainable food systems and drivers behind it
  • Exploring the relationship between this funding and updates in regulatory guidance and commercialisation pathways
  • Sharing GFI’s perspectives on maximising the impact of funding on protein and infrastructure development

11:30 am Morning Networking Break & Poster Session

Precision Fermentation

Improving Downstream Processing Techniques for Cost Efficacy & Sustainability

12:30 pm Considering the How to Improve Technical Viability of Cell Lysis at Scale

Synopsis

  • Highlighting the energetic and financial cost of physical cell lysis
  • Analysing the cost-effectiveness of industrial-scale physical lysis
  • Exploring next-generation techniques to extract the target protein

1:00 pm Determining the Optimal Format of the Target Protein Based on its Physiochemical Properties for Easy Formulation

Synopsis

  • Delving into proteins’ properties that lend themselves to specific formats
  • Understanding the implications of different formats in the context of final formulation
  • Ensuring treatment does not destabilise the protein or lead to undesired characteristics

Biomass Fermentation

Improving Yield Through Rapid, Scalable Biomass Harvest & Reducing Waste

12:30 pm Characterising the Fermentation Broth to Identify Impurities in Product Recovery

Synopsis

  • Developing efficient separation and purification frameworks of target biomass from the broth matrix to maximise yield
  • Ensuring purification protocols do not impact viability of the biomass for the end product application
  • Reducing contamination of biomass in processing for regulatory approval

1:00 pm Session Reserved

1:30 pm Networking Lunch Break

Evaluating the Manufacturing Sustainability of Alternative Proteins at Scale & Lack of Facility Management Consensus to Make Mindful Capex Investments

2:30 pm Retrofitting & Future-Proofing Facility Design for Strategic Shifts & Desired Product Grade

Synopsis

  • Updating facilities and capex investments when transitioning between different quality grades
  • Exploring how existing facilities both in-house and at CMOs can be effectively retrofitted to suit novel bioprocess
  • Integrating variability into initial facility design to enable future adaptation

3:00 pm Building Secure Supply Chains & Utilising Effective End-to-End Project Management for Facility Design

Synopsis

  • Delving into the conflict between needing sustainability for consumer perception and the energy expenditure of running plants
  • Exploring procurement strategies to protect supply chains
  • Ascertaining how the industry can improve sustainability in the present

3:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

3:45 pm End of 3rd Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Protein Summit Europe

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