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NH@20 Podcast: Dr. Dwayne Holmes on NH Netherlands

Published September 7, 2024 | Updated September 17, 2024 | Isha Datar,

It’s the second instalment of our new podcast series “New Harvest @ 20”! Hosted by Alex Shirazi of the Cultured Meat & Future Food Podcast, we reflect on cellular agriculture’s past and look toward future directions with leaders from the New Harvest community.

This episode features Dr. Dwayne Holmes, Director, Responsible Research & Innovation – EU at New Harvest Netherlands, and Executive Director of the 36-member, 17-country research consortium, FEASTS.
Dwayne shares his journey as an intrapreneur in cellular agriculture, seeking to solve pervasive issues he witnessed in the private sector.

Alex and Dwayne go over the start of New Harvest Netherlands, New Harvest’s transition towards government funding, and how he’s advocating for and building a body of pre-competitive research in Europe.

If you want to hear about how to accelerate progress in cellular agriculture, the socioeconomic disaster that could occur with unreasonable IP protection, and why we need to think about cell ag supply chains *today*: have a listen!

I especially loved Dwayne’s call to action to get involved with cellular agriculture communities locally. Cellular agriculture ecosystems look different all over the world – the more you can be a voice for your region, with your regions stakeholders and representatives, the better for our broader global ecosystem.

Have a listen, let us know what you think! And don’t be afraid to drop Dwayne a line at dwayne@new-harvest.org. He’s taking a much needed holiday right now but he’ll be keen to hear from you.
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