III Cellular Agriculture Conference 2025

17-18 September, 2025

City Hall, Lund

Programme

Agenda 17th of September

08:00Registration and coffee
Session 1 – Precision fermentation I. Metabolic pathways for food-related products
09:15-09:45Keynote: Prof. Brett Barney, University of Minnesota
Sustainable food production: Azotobacter, ammonium, amino acids, nitrogen fixation
09:45-10:00Research Scientist Susan Maleki, Sintef
Bacterial alginate
10:00-10:15Abstract
10:15-10.30Abstract
10:30-11:00Coffee
Session 2 – Precision fermentation II. Health proteins and lipids
11:00-11:30Keynote - TBD
11:30-11:45Assoc. Prof. Cecilia Geijer, Chalmers University of Technology
Non-conventional yeasts and lipid production
11:45-12:15Abstract
12:15-13:45Lunch
Session 3 – Cultivated meat
13:45-14:15Prof. Margrethe Therkildsen, Aarhus University
14:15-15:00Panel – TBD
15:00-15:30Coffee
Session 4 – Sustainability, Safety, and Regulatory Aspects
15:30-16:00Keynote – TBD
16:00-16:15Abstract
16:15-16:30Abstract
16:30-17:00Summary of the day
18:30Dinner and Entertainment at Mejeriet
Stora Södergatan 64

Agenda 18th of September

Session 5 – Scale-up considerations
09:00-09:30Keynote: European Project Coordinator Tanja Meyer, Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
09:30-09:45RISE - Ö-vik
09:45-10:00Technology Specialist Dragana Arlov, Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak scale-up Karlshamn
10:00-10:15TBD
10:15-10:45Coffee
Session 6 – Fermentation and future foods
10:45-11:15Panel discussion
Micael Simonsson, Dapibuset
11:15-12:00Pitches from local startups
12:00-13:30Lunch
Session 7 – Future trends in the Nordics
13:30-14:00Keynote: Scientific Community Coordinator Ismaël Bawah, Good Food Institute
Trends in the alternative protein/cellular agriculture ecosystem in a European and Nordic context
14:00-14:15Research manager Emilia Nordlund, VTT
14:15-14:30Director Anne Lerche, Alliance for Biosolutions & Chef of Public Affairs Nicolaj Christoffersen, DTI
14:30-15:00Coffee
15:00-15:45TBD
15:45-16:00Summary of the day
16:00End of the conference