Join Noblegen, Plantible Foods, Superbrewed Food, Mattson and Lever VC to discuss the future of protein

WEBINAR: Protein 2.0 from plant-based to fungi, lemna, bacteria, and more...

16-Aug-2021 - Last updated on 27-Aug-2021 at 18:36 GMT

Plant-based proteins such as soy and pea continue to dominate the so-called ‘alternative protein’ category, but they’re not the only game in town. New options are now emerging from ‘animal-free’ collagen and whey to a novel set of proteins produced naturally by lemna, bacteria, fungi, and the ‘ancient’ microorganism euglena. But which ones have the most potential and why?

In this FREE 60-minute webinar, moderated by FoodNavigator-USA editor Elaine Watson, we've brought together three exciting startups, an investor in alternative proteins, and a product innovation specialist, to explore the market potential for novel protein sources and discuss how to communicate their benefits to consumers.

Event: Protein 2.0 from plant-based to fungi, lemna, bacteria, and more
Date: Wednesday September 15, 2021
Time: 9.30am PT/12.30pm ET
Duration of webinar: 60 minutes

AGENDA: In our debate, moderated by FoodNavigator-USA editor Elaine Watson, we’ll discuss:

Protein potential: Assessing the market opportunity for plant-based and ‘alternative’ proteins
The investor perspective: How are investors viewing the protein landscape?
Yield and sustainability: What’s the greenest, most efficient way to make high-quality food protein?
Comparing proteins: Taste, performance, nutrition
Consumers and next-generation proteins: Labeling, marketing

The first 50 minutes will be devoted to the panel discussion, and we’ll leave the remaining 10 minutes for audience questions to our expert panel:

Dr Bryan Tracy, co-founder of Superbrewed Food, which is growing a whole food ingredient from a bacteria that’s very high in protein that works particularly well in dairy-free cheeses and other products
Adam Noble, co-founder and CEO of Noblegen, which is growing an ancient micro-organism called euglena gracilis that naturally produces a range of ingredients from proteins, to beta-glucans with immune health benefits
Tony Martens, co-founder at Plantible Foods, which is extracting RuBisCO protein from lemna, a fast-growing aquatic plant
Nick Cooney, founder and managing partner at Lever VC, a venture capital fund making early stage investments in alternative protein companies
Barb Stuckey, president and chief innovation officer at Mattson, a product innovation company that has worked with scores of players in the food and beverage industry from startups to multinationals

Register HERE for this FREE event, which is sponsored by AIC, Cargill, Merit Functional Foods, and T Hasegawa. And please make sure you send us questions you'd like us to put to our speakers during the event via the box on the registration page!