FEASTS is Live with New Harvest Leadership

Published July 11, 2024 | Updated September 17, 2024 | Dwayne Holmes

Earlier this year we launched FEASTS (Fostering European cellular-Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solution), a groundbreaking, collaborative research programme funded by the EU.

The goal is to deliver a comprehensive, unbiased knowledge base about cultured meat and seafood and their place in the food system. The work will be conducted over the next 3 years by a consortium of 35 independent organizations from 16 countries.

With the project well underway I am proud to share my newly-elected leadership role on this project as Executive Director of FEASTS. Together with Project Coordinator of FEASTS Prof. Frederico Ferreira from IST-ID, we make up the Executive Board leading and guiding this critical project.

Just some of FEASTS leadership and members a a recent event at Aarhus University

Now more than ever, we need comprehensive, unbiased knowledge to guide the future of cellular agriculture.

FEASTS’ mission-led approach geared towards developing standards can shape future development and implementation of cultured meat technology based on transparency, open science and informed by ethical considerations.

I am thrilled to have a chance, alongside 35 partner organizations and with government support, to champion responsible research and innovation in cellular agriculture and advance cultured in the most efficient and socially responsible way possible.

Learn more and follow FEASTS at https://www.feasts-innovation.eu/

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