PPIC is excited to announce the addition of Heidi Teoh to our Executive Board. Dr. Teoh, the Vice President of R&D at SunOpta, brings a wealth of expertise in food and agriculture innovation. Her experience will be invaluable as she joins the Board, whose key functions are centered on helping shape partnerships, securing funding, and developing the strategic goals of PPIC. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Heidi Teoh to the Plant Protein Innovation Center's Executive Board. Learn more about who else is on the PPIC Executive Board and their role on our website: https://lnkd.in/gFkpqKFa #plantproteins #partnerships #foodaginnovation #foodscience #goals #altproteins Baraem Pam Ismail, JoAnne Berkenkamp, Denis CHEREAU, Christina Connelly (she/her/elle), Laurice Pouvreau, Milena Saqui Salces, Sergiy Smetana, Jason Robinson, CSM, Heidi Teoh
Plant Protein Innovation Center
Food and Beverage Services
St. Paul, MN 4,314 followers
Collaboratively growing the landscape of plant-based proteins
About us
The Plant Protein Innovation Center, the first center of its kind in the nation, will bring together interdisciplinary researchers and industry partners to deliver to the supply chain new, nutritious, and functional plant protein ingredients and products, working all the way from breeding and genetics to processing, formulation, and marketing.
- Website
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https://ppic.cfans.umn.edu/
External link for Plant Protein Innovation Center
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Services
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- St. Paul, MN
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- plant protein, research, innovation, protein extraction, nutrition, functionality, flavor, sustainability, breeding, genetics, sensory, processing, production, mechanical engineering, horticulture, molecular biology, food chemistry, physical chemistry, microbiology, and analytical chemistry
Locations
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Primary
Department of Food Science & Nutrition
St. Paul, MN 55108, US
Employees at Plant Protein Innovation Center
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Karthik Pandalaneni, Ph.D.
Food Scientist | Business Development Specialist | Team Lead | Ambitious | Innovative
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Sima Saeidy
Postdoc in Food Science at UMN
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Taylor Otness
Research Specialist at Plant Protein Innovation Center
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Samara Silva Pituco
Research Intern at PPIC | PhD Candidate at CIMO | Food Engineer
Updates
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PPIC ended last week by welcoming a team from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) for a facility tour and an excellent presentation by Matheus Gouveia Gomes on isolating protein from dry beans. We were thrilled to connect with a global organization committed to sustainability and transforming our food systems, and greatly look forward to future collaborations. Learn more about PPIC and subscribe to future communications through our website: https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d Baraem Pam Ismail, Laurice Pouvreau, Denis CHEREAU, Milena Saqui Salces, Sergiy Smetana, Julie Simonson, Ph.D., Jason Robinson, CSM, Christina Connelly (she/her/elle), JoAnne Berkenkamp, Mitchell Coulter, Northarvest Bean Growers Association
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PPIC just published our Summer 2024 Newsletter! https://lnkd.in/gjX9iv2S Take a look to learn more about our recent events, our newest executive board member JoAnne Berkenkamp, our newest members and renewing members, our Spotlighted Researcher Mirko Bunzel and our Spotlighted Student Brittany Kralik, MFN, RDN. A lot is happening at PPIC, so keep up to date by subscribing to PPIC Communications: https://lnkd.in/gNMA5v8x Baraem Pam Ismail, Laurice Pouvreau, Denis CHEREAU, Milena Saqui Salces, Sergiy Smetana, Julie Simonson, Ph.D., Jason Robinson, CSM, Christina Connelly (she/her/elle)
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PPIC is thrilled to announce the appointment of JoAnne Berkenkamp to our Executive Board. JoAnne is the Managing Director for MBOLDmn, a coalition of Minnesota-based innovators and leaders in the food and agriculture business working to address the global challenges facing those sectors. JoAnne joins a diverse and dedicated group integral to establishing partnerships, funding, and developing the goals, milestones and timelines of PPIC. Please join us in welcoming JoAnne Berkenkamp to the Plant Protein Innovation Center's Executive Board. Check out who else is on out Executive Board and learn more about PPIC on our website: https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d Baraem Pam Ismail Laurice Pouvreau Milena Saqui Salces Sergiy Smetana Julie Simonson, Ph.D. Jason Robinson, CSM Christina Connelly (she/her/elle)
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Have you considered becoming a PPIC member? Here’s what current members have to say: “PPIC has made plant protein research and industry information accessible and relevant. The team is well organized, professional, engaged, and effective communicators.” Learn more about membership on our website, and subscribe to receive PPIC communications https://lnkd.in/g4NieD7b Baraem Pam Ismail Laurice Pouvreau Milena Saqui Salces Sergiy Smetana Julie Simonson, Ph.D. Jason Robinson, CSM Christina Connelly (she/her/elle)
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Happy Independence day, from our lab to yours! https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d Baraem Pam Ismail
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PPIC hosted our fourth Protein Basics Short Course on May 20-21, 2024 at the University of Minnesota; welcoming 50 participants from over 33 companies and organizations. This is the fourth year in a row PPIC has hit their registration cap for the highly sought-after event! Read more about the event and participant feedback on our website: https://lnkd.in/gC9YJbAN And don't forget to subscribe to our communications list receive updates about future PPIC events: https://lnkd.in/gNMA5v8x Baraem Pam Ismail
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PPIC is thrilled to announce the success of our Fifth Research Spotlight Meeting held last month. This year, PPIC welcomed 132 individuals from over 65 companies and organizations involved in alternate protein research and development. Read more about the event and what other participants had to say on our website. Also don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter to hear about future events. https://lnkd.in/gpkSAX4s
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PPIC is thrilled to announce funding from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment for a project titled: Scalability, Sustainability and Economic Feasibility of a Green Process for Co-Extraction of Protein and Oil from Sustainable Sources, with PPIC Researcher Fernanda F G Dias as PI, and PPIC Director, Baraem Pam Ismail as Co-PI. The project will demonstrate its environmental and economic impact within and outside of Minnesota while incentivizing the scaling of hemp production on the land. Read more about the grant and our project here: https://lnkd.in/g-JMcqnp And don't forget to subscribe to PPIC communications to always be in the know: https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d
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CFANS | U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences shares about the success of our most recent PPIC events on their website: Short course and research spotlight successes for the Plant Protein Innovation Center Follow the link for the full articles and photos! https://lnkd.in/gFGtr_ur Subscribe to our newsletter and communications to know more: https://lnkd.in/gNMA5v8x