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Final Application Call for the 2025 Cultivate Tomorrow Food Biotech Hackathon! Don't miss out! Apply here today: https://lnkd.in/e5wiCbuP Application deadline: TODAY, January 10th, by 11:59PM CST

🚨 Reminder to All Students that the Cultivate Tomorrow Food Biotech Hackathon Application is due January 10, 2025 at 11:59PM CST!🚨 🌱🍔 Do you have a passion for shaping the future of sustainable food? This is your chance to turn your ideas into impact! 💡 Showcase your original alternative protein technology ideas! Whether it's new protein sources, fermentation methods, or marketing cell-based innovations, bring your creativity to the table! 💰 Compete for a cash prize! Your ideas could win big rewards and help drive the next leap in food innovation! 🏆💵 🤝 Get connected with a mentor from the alternative protein industry and network with like-minded students! Gain valuable insights, make meaningful connections, and take your ideas to the next level! 📚💼 Ready to join the revolution? Swipe for more details, and scan the QR code below to submit your application today! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e5wiCbuP #AlternativeProteins #FutureOfFood #Innovation #SustainableFood #FoodBiotech

We are in the news! Don't forget to apply for the 4th Cultivate Tomorrow food-tech hackathon by Jan 10th. Accepting graduate and undergraduate students of any discipline to compete in this years 6-week challenge. Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/e5wiCbuP #cellag #foodtech #sustainability #hackathon #foodscience #synbio #nucleate

📣🚨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

Meet Sam Goldberg - Internal Affairs Director: Sam is a Junior at Tufts University studying Biotechnology, Economics and Entrepreneurship. They are passionate about enabling novel technologies that will advance human and planetary health. Sam has been actively engaged in the cellular agriculture space since their freshman year, pursuing research in the Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture (TUCCA) and internships at UPSIDE Foods and Asentia Foods. Sam is honored to be part of the Nucleate Cultivate team for a second year and is excited for the hackathon! #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #foodtech #biotech #entrepreneurship #sustainability #climatechange

It's getting chilly out, but I hope you're all staying cozy❄️☕ The holiday season is just around the corner—which also means a semester end for us students! Yay!! 🎉📚 This week is from our Student Experience Team and Internal Affairs Team! Meet Fariha Chowdhury Meem - Student Experience Director: Fariha is a first-year PhD student at the University of Delaware, where she is exploring innovative food processing technologies to develop sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that improve post-harvest food safety without compromising sensory and nutritional quality. After completing her doctorate, Fariha aims to pursue a career in academia, mentoring aspiring researchers and leading her own lab to explore creative solutions in food science. Outside of her academic work, she enjoys long walks with good music.  Fariha is thrilled to be part of this year’s hackathon, eager to collaborate with participants and inspire new ways to reimagine the future of food. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #foodprocessing #postharvest #sensory #nutrition #foodscience #foodtech #sustainability #climatechange #agriculture #animalwelfare #health

How are your weeks going!? Hope your semesters are going well for all our fellow cell-ag fans in school! This week is on our Education Team! Education Director, Trinity, and the Education Lead, Teresa!! Meet Trinity Olander - Education Director Trinity is a junior at Boston University, where they are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology. Trinity is passionate about finding innovative solutions to the modern food system that integrates sustainability, animal welfare, and public health concerns. With a passion for bioengineering, Trinity had the opportunity to participate in the BU iGEM team this year, working on a microbial device to tackle modern agricultural challenges. Trinity is thrilled to be a part of this years hackathon and to help inspire this year’s participants to reimagine the future of food through collaboration and creativity! #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #molecularbiology #bioengineering #microbiology #synbio #igem #foodtech #sustainability #climatechange #agriculture #animalwelfare #health

Meet Teresa Rojas Rodríguez - Education Lead: Teresa is our Education Lead for this year’s Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon! She is a senior at Northwestern University, where she is completing her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biotechnology. She has research experience in protein engineering, biomembrane engineering, and artificial cell systems. She’s passionate about sustainability and has interned at the Boston Consulting Group, where she helped develop a model to assess material and energy requirements for the global green energy transition. After graduation, Teresa plans to pursue a PhD in Bioengineering to apply synthetic biology solutions to environmental challenges, specifically in the alternative protein and sustainable agriculture industries. She’s excited to be part of this year’s Hackathon and looks forward to inspiring participants to think creatively about the future of food tech! #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #bioengineering #protein #biomembrane #artificialcells #greenenergy #synbio #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange #agriculture

Meet Kanon Kobata - Marketing Lead: This is Kanon’s first year with the Nucleate Cultivate team as well as her graduate studies in Microbiology!  Kanon is a first-year PhD student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Microbiology program. During her undergraduate studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst, she majored in Food Science and Food Business, exploring emerging food tech spaces through the lenses of both technical sciences and product development. After graduating from college, she spent about two years at a food tech startup, introducing herself to the field of precision gas fermentation technology.  She hopes to continue her research at the intersection of microbial biotechnology and food tech, aiming to create a sustainable food system. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #bioengineer #microbiology #fermentation #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange

Hope you all had a nice long weekend! This week we have our Tech Director, Bertina, and another member from the Marketing team, Kanon :) Please stay tuned for our application openings for 2024-25 Hackathon!! Meet Bertina Do - Technology Director: Bertina is our Director of Technology in charge of the organization’s website and the platform to hold our hackathon. For the upcoming hackathon, she hopes to increase attendees and get more global hackers to engage in the competition. Bertina is a third-year food science undergraduate attending the University of Guelph. Once she graduates, she hopes to do her masters in researching novel technologies in food process engineering. In the future, she plans to create more sustainable food packaging and work in co-packing. #cellag #cultivatedmeat #culturedmeat #altprotein #foodprocessing #foodpackaging #foodtech #foodscience #sustainability #climatechange