The Good Food Institute India

🚀 Celebrating its 25th anniversary, IKP Knowledge Park hosted #IKMC24 in Hyderabad which included focused discussions on #smartprotein and the future of alternative food systems. 🤝 To kickstart the roundtable on ‘Complexities of Achieving Alternate Food Systems’ Aiyanna Belliappa provided a snapshot of the Indian #smartprotein sector and the importance of alternative proteins in the Indian context. With seasoned experts across government, industry, and academia, the roundtable fostered much-needed candid discussions on the #BioE3 policy, the state of R&D as well as the policy landscape for alternative proteins in India. It was exciting to also see several smart protein startups including ProMeat, Biokraft Foods and Neat Meatt Biotech Pvt. Ltd showcase their innovations in the plant-based and cultivated meat sectors! Dr. Jitendra Kumar Dr. Gurmeet Singh Dr. Priyankana Mukherjee Jinesh Shah Pawan Agarwal Manish Diwan Rinka Banerjee Dr. Roopa Banerjee Vaibhaw Dwivedi Sohil Kapadia Siddharth Manvati (Ph.D.) Kamalnayan Tibrewal Debabrata Das #IKMC2024 #InnovationUnlocked #SustainableFuture #RoundtableDiscussion

🏆 Rounding up Smart Protein Forum 2024 highlights with a massive shoutout to the students, who were at the heart of this event! Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the three GFIdeas India student competitions—we are grateful for your enthusiastic participation and excited to see you weave #smartprotein in your future endeavours! To stay on top of future GFIdeas India Community activities as well as connect with and learn from a network of smart protein enthusiasts, join our community: https://lnkd.in/dKFGDhkb Dr. Gurmeet Singh Megha PhD Padma Ishwarya, S., Ph.D. Amrutha Girivasan Sneha Singh Swathi Hurakadli Chandana Tekkatte GNANA MOORTHY ESWARAN ULAGANATHAN Monica Velusamy Binanshu Talwar Abdul Mateen Swasti Mudgal (Ph.D.) Aarushi Rana #SPF2024 #SmartProteinForum #AlternativeProteins #FoodInnovation

What if you could eat your way to better health? 🤔 Fibre, a nutritional powerhouse that impacts everything from heart health and weight management to disease prevention, is exclusively found in plants! According to our latest analysis, plant-based meat products in India are not only comparable in protein to their animal-derived counterparts; they pack a tonne of fibre and are usually lower in fat and calories!  🌱 👉🏽 To know more about the nutritional composition of plant-based meat products in the Indian market and how they fare against their animal-derived counterparts, access the technical brief of our nutrition study: https://lnkd.in/d9ayy8Vf 

🌏👀 Are you looking to connect with researchers across the global #smartprotein ecosystem? 🤝 GFI’s Alternative Protein Researcher Directory helps you pursue meaningful collaborations and forge partnerships: https://lnkd.in/dwuYeRZE 💻 The directory allows to filter researchers across continents and criteria of interest—alternative protein technology area, hiring status, whether the researcher is open to joint research, industry partnerships, offering access to equipment or facilities, and more. If you’re an active or aspiring alternative protein researcher not yet listed in our directory, you can apply here: https://lnkd.in/d2cpFHgz #ResearcherDirectory #AlternativeProteins #ScientificResearch

Join Ashoka University's Smart Protein Project for an insightful policy-focused webinar featuring our regulatory expert, Astha Gaur. 💻 💡 Discover how smart protein offers a path towards a secure and environmentally-friendly food system and learn how effective policy frameworks and clear regulatory roadmaps are pivotal for progress. 👉🏽 Register here and join the webinar this Monday at 2 p.m.: https://lnkd.in/dDYFC_i5

#FridayFunnel |📣 Checkout these exciting open roles in India’s #smartprotein sector. 🌱 TERRAMATTER, a deep science climate technology company, is looking to hire a Scientist – Process engineering with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in biochemical or bioprocess engineering.  👉🏽 Access the JD here: https://lnkd.in/d3eKSd6z 🌏 String Bio Private Limited is hiring for a Business Development Manager based in Bangalore to build and manage new client relationships. 👉🏽 Access the JD here: https://lnkd.in/dPahbsDC 🍔 Plant-based meat brand Blue Tribe Foods is on the lookout for a HORECA - Sales Officer who will be responsible for customer service, lead generation, communication, sales operations, and channel sales activities. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dKMMY-rE 🥛 Zero Cow Factory is looking for a scientist to join their Downstream Process Development team. If you have a PhD or Master’s degree in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, or Microbiology, you’d be a good match! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/d28f8aXP #Hiring #Careers #JobOpportunities

💥Exciting News | Systemiq Ltd. released a new report earlier this month in collaboration with The Good Food Institute Europe, spotlighting the economic potential of 🥩 cultivated meat for EU’s economy. 🚀 The analysis projects that the cultivated meat sector could grow to a €170 - €510 billion market globally by 2050. At the EU level, this could potentially represent a whopping €15-€80 billion market. 🌏 Global #CM growth at this scale would mitigate up to 3.5 gigatons of GHG emissions (equivalent to 17% of total 2050 food system emissions). In addition, it could save up to 1.4 billion hectares of agricultural land and up to 225 million cubic metres of water. 👉🏽 Access the report here: https://lnkd.in/gzt8FYUm As the global cultivated meat sector grows from strength to strength, India, too, has the potential to be the next leader in cultivated proteins through increased R&D and scale-up infrastructure, strong regulatory pathways, and continued government support similar to the recent #BioE3 and Karnataka Bio-Technology 2024-2029 policies. 👉🏽 To know more about the Indian cultivated meat ecosystem and key opportunities, read our 3 reports: https://lnkd.in/dxfJE97A Elliot Swartz Faraz Harsini, MSc, PhD, DipACLM Laine Clark Emma Ignaszewski Chandana Tekkatte Radhika Ramesh #CultivatedMeat #AlternativeProteins #Futureoffood

The Indian government just launched the implementation plan for the #BioE3 policy 🎉 🔍 The plan focuses on establishing 'मूलांकुर' BioEnabler Hubs and Biomanufacturing Hubs. These hubs will provide crucial infrastructure for startups, academic institutions, and SMEs, allowing them to access the necessary resources to scale up their innovations in the #smartprotein sector. 🤝 Fostering a collaborative approach, the Department of Biotechnology will lead the implementation for academia, while the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) will cater to startups, SMEs, and industries. We are optimistic about the innovations and progress the implementation will inspire in the smart proteins and functional foods sector! 🚀 Dr. Niloo Srivastava Dr. Rajesh Gokhale Dr. Prachi Agarwal Dr. Amit K Tripathi Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

💡 Smart Protein Forum 2024 featured expert speakers from science, industry, and policy across 3 diverse panels. From bolstering the research funding ecosystem and addressing consumer and market challenges to growing government support and infrastructure for #smartprotein, the panels were a treasure trove of insights! 👉🏽 Panel discussion 1 can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/dX5v-XiH Dr. Gurmeet Singh, Dr. Mukunda Goswami, Dr. Barjinder Pal Kaur, Dr. Rakhi Singh, Dr. Dr.G.C Jeevitha, Dr. Jyoti Sagar Sontakke-Gokhale, Padma Ishwarya, S., Ph.D. Chandana Tekkatte 👉🏽 Panel discussions 2 and 3 can be viewed here: https://lnkd.in/dvD2ihmW Parnika Pavanram, Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Prasad Nair, Dr. Priyankana Mukherjee, Rinka Banerjee, Dr. Sunil Laxman, Radhika Ramesh Vikas Gupta, Dr. Amit Chakrabortty, Hitesh Dubey, Dr. Sujatha Jayaraman, Dr. Shilpa Vora, Shruti Sonali, Dr. Vilas Sinkar #SmartProteinForum #SPF2024 #AlternativeProteins #FoodInnovation

ICYMI: Our new study analyses the nutritional quality of plant-based meat and egg products available in the Indian market 👀 Uncover interesting insights about their protein and fat profiles, and hear from the author, Padma Ishwarya, S., Ph.D., in this Green Queen Media article. Anay Mridul Sonalie Figueiras