{"id":8984,"date":"2024-10-25T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/talent-start-up-focus-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-11-01T02:09:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T06:09:01","slug":"the-cellular-agriculture-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/the-cellular-agriculture-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cellular Agriculture Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8984\" class=\"elementor elementor-8984\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30eef62a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30eef62a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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c4.194,4.194,4.194,10.987,0,15.175l-81.934,81.939C57.201,184.293,54.454,185.343,51.707,185.343z\"><\/path>\t<\/g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Cellular Agriculture Challenge<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a678a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a678a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44c6fed\" data-id=\"44c6fed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe05e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fe05e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Up for the Cellular Agriculture Challenge<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7070e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7070e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/AR2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-3_CELLULAR-AGRICULTURE-CHALLENGE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9611\" alt=\"Up for the Cellular Agriculture Challenge\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1c9fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e1c9fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d54833\" data-id=\"8d54833\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e008d3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e008d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dd9189\" data-id=\"8dd9189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c594420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c594420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the world\u2019s climate changes and its population grows, more and more people are recognizing that we need to find alternative ways to sustainably increase our food supply. One solution to intensifying global food insecurity is cellular agriculture\u2013the biomanufacturing of precision fermented and cultivated foods. Food biomanufacturing is merely an alternative method of producing a variety of foods using decades-old fermentation technologies and includes proteins, ingredients and other food products to support and supplement traditional food production. It can provide the opportunity to diversify, and enrich our food supply chain, and can even enhance existing plant-based products, making them more tasty and nutritious. Although cultivated foods in particular have become a politically inspired lightening rod for controversy in a few countries, cellular agriculture is also a smart bet on the future, as Ontario Genomics 2021 Cellular Agriculture Report laid out: the food biomanufacturing industry in Canada has the potential to flourish into a $7.5B market that creates 86,000 jobs by the end of this decade alone and with the longer term potential of becoming a $12.5B market creating 142,000 jobs in the field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ebd6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1ebd6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-638017c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"638017c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-787f56b\" data-id=\"787f56b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7464943 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7464943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are we doing about it:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c3203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c3203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One way to understand a problem and apply solutions is by talking to other people about it. That\u2019s why Ontario Genomics joined Global Affairs Canada and seven Canadian cellular agriculture and precision fermentation startups on a 3-day discovery mission to the Netherlands in May 2023. The Canadian Cellular Agriculture Delegation included Ontario-based Ardra, Liven Proteins, Biofect Innovations, and Genuine Taste, as well as Alberta\u2019s Ferma Farms and Synergia Biotech, and Quebec\u2019s Opalia.<\/p><p>During our time abroad, we connected with a range of groups in the Dutch cellular agriculture ecosystem that resulted in an important exchange of knowledge and networking. We also hosted a well-attended Canadian ecosystem session at the internal F&amp;A Next conference, moderated by OG with presentations by the delegate companies. A year later, the delegation and startups who made the trip have created new strategic partnerships and sales, were accepted into international accelerator programs and secured over $2M in investments in their companies.<\/p><p>Thanks to Genome Canada\u2019s <em>Interdisciplinary Challenge Teams<\/em> (ICT) program, Ontario Genomics is also a key contributor to Canada\u2019s biggest cellular agriculture project ever. The 4-year, $10M program includes national and international partners from academia, industry, and not-for-profits. McMaster University is leading the way, with co-leads at the University of Toronto, University of Guelph, and College La Cit\u00e9, to produce cultivated meat on a large, economical and climate-conscious scale to make sure this kind of food goes from being an exclusive item on the menus of 5-star restaurants, to being a nutritious and affordable food source for people around the world. Notably, the first regulated approval of cultivated Chicken for use in pet food was recently been approved in the United Kingdom. Apparently, the pets are loving it! The size of that particular opportunity can be estimated as 20% of all meat production is used in pet food.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa75fe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa75fe8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ea57c0\" data-id=\"0ea57c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224ab50 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"224ab50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's next:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b7d414\" data-id=\"8b7d414\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df80dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df80dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ontario Genomics is continuing to be a leader in this space by releasing Version 2 of our Cellular Agriculture Report in Fall 2024 to update our ground-breaking <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oXkta2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 report<\/a>. We\u2019ll continue to provide insights for Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world on what we can expect in the biomanufacturing sector in the years to come and pinpoint opportunities that government, industry and academia can continue to leverage.<\/p><p>We\u2019re also on the lookout for potential partners in the regional, national, and international community to join us in supporting the acceleration and growth of this exciting new way of producing food. Reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariogenomics.ca\/staff\/elaine-corbett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elaine Corbett<\/a>, Director of Strategic Partnerships, to learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e9a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63e9a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88fcbcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88fcbcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bea26d\" data-id=\"7bea26d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd090d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fd090d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Team:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837292c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837292c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>McMaster University:<br \/>Dr. Ravi Selvaganapathy<\/li><li>University of Guelph:<br \/>Dr. Mike von Massow<\/li><li>University of Toronto:<br \/>Dr. Julie Audet<\/li><li>Coll\u00e8ge La Cit\u00e9:<br \/>Dr. Michelle Bamji-Mirza<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-324c225\" data-id=\"324c225\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ead4a elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5ead4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funded by:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9313528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9313528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Genome Canada, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, McMaster University, The Better Butchers, The Cultivated B, FyeLabs, Virox, Spiderwort\/Whiteboard Foods, University of Toronto, Good Food Institute, Adastra, University of Alberta, Multus Biotechnology, Future Fields, Myo Palate, and Aspect Biosystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96efd01 elementor-widget 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