Alternative Protein Project Wageningen

That’s a wrap, with our last event event last week🎉. It was a pleasure to co-host with the WUR Master Honours Program, focusing on alternative proteins from cultivated meat 🍖➡️ 🧫. This collaboration provided an engaging platform for students and experts to delve into the hot advancements in cellular agriculture and its potential to disrupt sustainable food systems 🌍. The event featured amazing presentation from the honours students and discussions about their works 🗣️🥩🔬. They highlighted CellAG role in addressing global food challenge 🌐 and future in our plates 🌿. Participants had the opportunity to connect 🤝 with industry leaders and researchers, exchanging ideas 💡 and perspectives 👀. We extend our heartfelt gratitude 🙏 to all attendees 👥, speakers 🗣️, and organizers 🛠️ for their invaluable contributions. Giulia Catarozzo Luca Milgram Virginia Buonavita Lorenzo Pozzi Sam Houdijk. As we conclude this year 📅, we look forward to building upon this momentum 🔝 and continuing our efforts to promote sustainable protein sources 🌱. Stay tuned 📢 for more events 🎫 and initiatives 💡 in the coming year! #AlternativeProteins #CultivatedMeat #SustainableFood #WageningenUniversity #CellularAgriculture #FoodInnovation #WUR

🌱 Exciting News from WAPP! 🌱 We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Royal Avebe, a leading ingredient supplier specializing in potato starch and potato protein. 🥔 Always seeking innovative solutions, they maximize the potato's potential to provide high-quality ingredients that enhance plant-based products and support the growth of the alternative protein market. As a student association focused on advancing sustainable alternatives in the protein sector, this partnership is a major step forward in our mission. Through this collaboration, we will be able to further our initiatives and events dedicated to the future of alternative proteins. The photo below is from our company visit to Avebe in November 2023, where we had the chance to witness firsthand the incredible work they are doing to drive sustainability and innovation in the food industry. A big thank you to Avebe for supporting our vision. We look forward to working together to explore new possibilities and make a lasting impact in the alt-protein space! 🌍💚 #Sustainability #AltProtein #PlantBased #Innovation #RoyalAvebe #FutureOfFood #Partnership

🎯 Partnership Renewal: A Recipe for Success! 🌱 We’re super excited to announce the renewal of our partnership with Kalsec Inc. for the upcoming year! 🎉 Kalsec, is a global leader in natural food and beverage ingredients, specialised in crafting innovative taste and sensory solutions, 🌈 natural colours, and food protection products 🛡️— the key elements in creating delicious and sustainable alternative protein products. 🌱🍔 🌟 Why does this partnership matter?  By collaborating with Kalsec and profiting from their expertise at the Savoury Product Innovation Centre of Excellence (SPICE Lab) right here on the Wageningen Campus, we are enhancing our ability to share about innovative solutions for plant-based food products. 🧫🍽️ This partnership strengthens our focus this year to seek creation of foods that are not only delicious but also thoughtfully designed to meet the needs of a changing food system. 🌍✨ Together, we’re exploring new possibilities to reach a alternative proteins as flavourful as it is impactful. 😋💡 Here’s to another year of collaboration and delicious discoveries! 🥂 #AlternativeProteins #SustainableFood #FutureOfFood #WageningenUniversity #Kalsec #Innovation #Partnership 🚀

📣🚨CALLING ALL CELL AG FANS📣🚨 Nucleate Cultivate is now accepting applications for our 2024-25 Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon!!🥳 To all the cellular agriculture STUDENT fans around the world—no matter your location, experience, major, or age—come join us for an exciting and immersive experience in the cell ag space! 🎉🌱 Alongside the 7-week hackathon with your talented teammates, you’ll also get access to: ✅Cell Ag. Crash course 📚 ✅Professional Mentorship👩🎓 ✅Exclusive Seminar Series 🗣 ✅Cash prize for the winner of each track💰 This year participants get to choose from: 1) Advertising Strategy Track 📰 2) Underutilized Resource/Novel Tech Track 🥩 Apply from the link below by January 6th!! https://lnkd.in/e5wiCbuP DM us with any questions! We can’t wait to see all of your applications!! #cellag #cellularagriculture #cultivatedmeat #futurefood #hackathon #altprotein #foodtech #sustanability #biotech #agriculture #health #animalwelfare #fermentation #innovation

Last week, we hosted the Alt Protein in One Bite event, bringing together researchers from various fields from Wageningen University & Research to address one of today’s most pressing challenges: The protein transition.   Through diverse perspectives and expertise, this event highlighted the power of collaboration in tackling such complex issues. Six PhD students—Solange Ha, Merel Daas, Danny Tagle-Freire, Yifan Zhang, Senna Janssen, Thomas Roersma rose to the challenge with their engaging 3-minute pitches, reminding us of the depth and variety of approaches needed to address the protein transition. A special mention goes to Merel, whose outstanding presentation earned her first place. Congratulations to all the presenters for their impressive efforts!     We are grateful to our expert jury, which included Andrew Bingham and David Johnson from Kalsec Inc., Julia Keppler and Jack Yang 🟥, and Former WAPP Chair Joshman Alejandro Villa Macas, for their evaluations and support in making this event a success. Thank you to Hannes Rehrl for Hosting the event and Giulia Catarozzo and Luca Milgram for organizing. This event reaffirmed the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to drive progress in the alternative protein space. Here's to continuing the conversation, fostering innovation, and making strides toward a more sustainable future!

We were honoured to host Noga Golan yesterday at Wageningen University! Thank you, Noga, for taking your time to connect with us and to highlight the innovation happening here in 🌱#FoodTech, 🌾#AgriTech, and 🫘#AlternativeProteins. Your kind words mean so much to us and our community of students, researchers, and industry partners. Giulia Catarozzo and Luca Milgram are super excited after the amazing conversation on future perspectives in the field of #AltProtein. Together, we’re shaping the future of food innovation! 🚀 #AltProtein #FoodInnovation #Wageningen

Excited about the future of Cellular Agriculture? Don’t miss out on this special symposium! 🌱 Join us on December 12th for an insightful evening organized in collaboration with the MSc Honours Programme of WUR. The event will begin with an introductory talk by Karin Schroën and Julia Keppler about the Honours programme, setting the stage for MSc Honours students to showcase the outcomes of their cutting-edge research in cellular agriculture. This is a unique opportunity to explore the innovative findings and solutions developed by talented Master's students as part of their academic journey! Following the MSc Honours students presentations, Chantal Christis and Stef de Warle will share their expert insights and perspectives on the future of cellular agriculture, offering a broader view of the field. To wrap up the evening, enjoy drinks and snacks while networking with experts in the field and fellow students. 🥂💬 🗓 Date: Thursday December 12th 🕡 Time: 18:45 - 22:00 📍 Location: Impulse Speaker corner, Building 115, Wageningen Campus To sign up: https://lnkd.in/dAtxY9Kc 📝 Register by December 9th (note that registration may close early if the room reaches capacity). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and explore the exciting world of cellular agriculture! #CellularAgriculture #AlternativeProtein #WUR #WAPP

Alt Protein in One Bite! ⌛ On November 28th, join us for an exciting event showcasing the latest breakthroughs in alternative protein research at WUR. 📍 Where: Aurora, Room C9119 ⏰ When: 18:30–20:30 PhD students from different departments will present their innovative research in a dynamic 3-minute pitch format, turning their ideas into engaging and concise presentations. 🌱 🎯 Why attend? ◾ Gain insights into cutting-edge research shaping the future of food and sustainability. ◾ Engage with fresh perspectives and emerging experts. ◾ Be part of an evening celebrating academic excellence and innovation. A distinguished panel of WUR professors and industry experts will evaluate the presentations, with a prize awarded to the top presenter. 🏆 Limited spots are available, so register soon! To sign up: https://lnkd.in/dv8ha7NA Let’s connect, collaborate, and discover together. Looking forward to seeing you there! #WAPP #WUR #AlternativeProteins #Sustainability #Innovation #AcademicResearch #PhD

🌱 Exciting Times for the Future of Food! 🌱 We are thrilled to announce that last week WAPP had the incredible opportunity to attend The Future of Protein Production in Amsterdam, a pivotal event dedicated to exploring the future of alternative proteins! 🌍💡 The conference gathered leaders, researchers, and innovators who are redefining sustainable food systems and empowering alternative protein solutions. Our team was proud to be a part of discussions on groundbreaking topics, from advancements in plant-based and cultured proteins to scaling sustainable practices in food production. The Future of Protein Production provided a invaluable space for sharing and networking, and also allowed us to connect with students from other chapters of the Alt Protein Project. 👐🌐 Our members Giulia Catarozzo, Luca Milgram, Felicia Lazu and Dafni Acedo Leventopoulou left inspired and better equipped to advocate for innovations that can transform our food system for the better. A big thank you to the Future of Protein Production for giving us the opportunity to take part in the conference and to everyone who exchanged ideas, insights and opinions with us on the future of alternative proteins! We are excited to bring these ideas back to our community and continue pushing for positive change in the alternative protein space. 💚 #FutureOfFood #AlternativeProteins #SustainableFood #StudentImpact #AltProtein

🚀 Last night, WAPP had the pleasure of hosting a symposium entitled ‘Beyond the Earth: Alternative Proteins in Space’, in collaboration with WUR Student Challenges. The event was a valuable learning opportunity on how to design food production systems in space that can thrive in such an extreme and resource-limited environment. 🌌 🔬 Our guest speakers took us through the current potentials and challenges behind sustainable food production systems for future space missions: from the opportunities and challenges of cultured meat production to the innovative technological approaches that use external fields to simplify and rethink current downstream processes. 🙌 Thank you to everyone who attended our event! Your curiosity and thoughtful questions made the discussion truly engaging and insightful. It was exciting to see so many passionate students interested in this groundbreaking topic. A huge thanks to our guest speakers Joao Garcia and Boboescu Iulian Zoltan for sharing their expertise and providing us with a glimpse into the innovative possibilities ahead. Special thanks also to Giulia Catarozzo and Marta Eggers for their valuable support in organizing the event. Your collaboration and hard work were crucial for the realisation of the symposium! Looking forward to exploring new opportunities to enhance the sustainability of our food systems, both on Earth and in space! 💫