I am a co-founder of The Centre for Feed Innovation, a non-profit working to promote scalable, sustainable and safe alternatives to traditional animal feed. Previously, I have lead and consulted on research at several NGOs, trained in non-profit strategy and worked as a research assistant in various bio labs. I joined Cell Ag UK as I am passionate about increasing the sustainability and security of our food systems. At Cell Ag UK, I have worked on helping to build networks of academics working on food innovation to foster increased collaboration in this sector.

I am a scientist with interests in cellular agriculture, as well as in proteomics and data analysis. In 2022, I completed my PhD in Cell Biology and a short postdoc at the University of Cambridge and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Around the same time, I attended a seminar course on alternative proteins, which led me to getting involved with Cellular Agriculture UK. I joined, and subsequently co-led, CAUK’s university mapping project that we completed in April 2023. This was a great experience for me, and I am excited about further contributing to building a strong and open cell ag community and ecosystem in the UK (and further afield)!

I’m the founder of and a researcher at Social Change Lab, a nonprofit trying to understand how grassroots social movements affect social change. Previously, I completed the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program, an intensive course to launch highly impactful nonprofits tackling the world’s most pressing problems. Whilst my academic background is in Physics, my recent work has been on developing strategy and campaigns for grassroots social movements working on climate and animal justice. I joined Cellular Agriculture UK in November 2021 to help with fundraising efforts and the university outreach program. In my spare time, I enjoy climbing, surfing (although it’s been a while) and training for my first slightly daunting triathlon!

I joined Cellular Agriculture UK in August 2021 to help with the communications strategy. I have been working in the field of science communication for over 15 years within a number of different organisations in the charity and government sectors, with a particular focus on environment and conversation. After completing an MSc in Science and Society, I have a huge interested in how the public perception of cellular agriculture may shape the sector as it develops and grows, as well as the challenges of effectively communicating a rapidly developing field of research and technology.

I am working as a Scientist in the cultivated meat industry, on the cell line development challenges. Just before finishing my PhD in Epigenetics at the University of Cambridge, I joined Cell Ag UK (in May 2021) and I've been involved to various degrees in our projects. These 2 roles are a perfect combination for me, since I am interested not only in the scientific aspects of cellular agriculture but I would also like to play a part in shaping the broader development of the field, including community engagement, public perception and policy and regulatory aspects. Always happy to discuss food tech and how can we improve animal welfare!

I’m a final year undergraduate student studying Biotechnology at The University of Edinburgh, passionate about the potential of cellular agriculture to contribute to sustainability and food security. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I’ve had industry experience at UPSIDE Foods and SCiFi Foods focusing on cell line development. I joined Cellular Agriculture UK to contribute to the University Mapping project, and am passionate about accessibility and communication in the growing UK Cell Ag field.

I am a UK Civil Servant with over 15 years' experience developing policy and programmes, managing and leading teams, developing public policy and building international partnerships to tackle key global challenges. I first became aware of cellular agriculture in 2019, and became interested in its potential to positively impact on a range of global challenges including climate change and biodiversity loss, food security, public health and animal welfare, and the potential public policy challenges that the sector will present as it scales up. I joined Cellular Agriculture UK in June 2021 in order to support the development of the cellular agriculture community in the UK.

I’m a PhD student working on cultivated meat in the UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering. I got into this topic because it was the ideal blend between my skills in cell biology and my passion for animal welfare and climate. I did my undergraduate degree in human biosciences before working in a few different roles in cell biology, studying cell therapy, cancer and even COVID before finding a role at Hoxton Farms. I saw the great potential for cultivated meat in this role but felt there needed to be more done in this field in the academic space. I am the president and one of the co-founders of the UCL Alternative Protein Project trying to build the alt proteins ecosystem at UCL so I’m enjoying doing this on a national scale with cell ag UK as a program associate. I am keen to keep building out the UK cell ag ecosystem.