Akira Igata, Director of ESRP, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, and Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi, ESRP Visiting Researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, spoke at the ‘Latest trends and future prospects for the realization and market expansion of cellular food products’ (held online) (26/04/2024).
This is a commemorative seminar for the following book published in December 2023.
Yoshitomi, Megumi Abigail, Takeo Suzuki and Akira Igata (2023) Future prospects for cellular foods – challenges in the popularization of cellular meats and technological and social approaches to implementation’ And Tech
Sessions in which Yoshitomi speaks
Lecture 1: Overview of cellular food products and challenges in market expansion
The session provided an overview of the cell-based food (so-called ‘cultured meat’) industry and the formation of rules (regulations and industry-initiated initiatives), with examples from home and abroad. The industry overview included an introduction to the market size, notable players, an overview of the cellular food production process and the characteristics of cellular foods that the speaker had actually tasted. With regard to rule formation, the key industry issues and the state of discussion surrounding them in determining the future prospects of the cellular agriculture sector were also mentioned.
Session in which Igata took the platform
Session 5.
Discussions were held on the relationship between cellular foods and areas related to sustainability, such as food security, the environment and human rights.
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