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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