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Watch Bruce Friedrich’s TED Talk on Plant-Based and Cell-Based Meat

GFI Executive Director Bruce Friedrich explains how new forms of meat production can help address some of the greatest global challenges of our time.

GFI’s new Good Food Retail Report shows that the United States’ largest grocery chains are adapting their plant-based food strategies to capitalize on growing consumer demand. Read More...

In Response to Covid-19, the U.S. Should Invest in Alternative Protein Research

Covid-19 has demonstrated that our current meat production system is vulnerable. Public investment in alternative proteins can help us create a more safe, efficient, and resilient protein supply. Read More...

New GFI State of the Industry Reports Show Alternative Proteins Are Poised to Flourish Post-Covid-19

Our latest Plant-Based and Cultivated Meat State of the Industry Reports show that, even with the vast economic and public health challenges Covid-19 presents, there are reasons to remain optimistic about the future of sustainable protein production. Read More...

GFI’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative Awards New Grant for Atlantic Salmon Cell Lines

Cultivated meat is poised to make our food system more sustainable, ethical, and delicious, but cell lines are a critical unmet need. That’s why GFI is funding research by Kyle Fish of Tufts University to isolate lines from Atlantic salmon. The cells will be available to researchers and companies via Kerafast. Read More...

Meet Dr. Liz Specht, GFI's Associate Director of Science and Technology Team

A Q&A with The Good Food Institute's Associate Director of Science and Technology about her past, her future, and the future of science in food. Read More...

Introducing a Collaborative Database of Cultivated Meat Research Tools and Protocols

GFI’s Cultivated Meat Research Tool Directory crowdsources resources to help researchers find the information they need to carry out cultivated meat research and development. Read More...

GFIdeas Panel Gives Insights for Alternative Protein Startups during Covid-19 Economic Crisis

Covid-19 has upended the global economy, leaving many entrepreneurs and startups struggling to adapt to the rapidly evolving environment. That’s why GFI recently hosted a virtual panel discussion to lend key insights for plant-based entrepreneurs and startups to adjust their business strategies. Read More...

GFI Resources for the Alternative Protein Community During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 is impacting people around the world, including those in the alternative protein community. GFI hopes to offer resources to support all of those working to improve the health and sustainability of the global food system. Read More...

Why We’re Funding the Next Crop of Alt. Protein Research

If plant-based and cultivated meat are to supply the global demand for meat, we must fill white spaces in research. Check out four innovations our 2020 Competitive Research Grant recipients are working towards. Read More...

Calling All Scientists: We’ve Got a New Community for You

To reliably feed a growing population with new kinds of meat, we need researchers dedicated to investigating foundational, pre-competitive research questions. That’s why we’re inviting scientists and researchers to join the GFIdeas community. Read More...