Obtaining FDA regulatory approval is once again another key step in the right direction 🚀

News in the cell ag space!

There are a number of benefits to cell based meat!

See y’all there!

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Networking & connecting with others (especially potential users and customers) is a huge part of solidifying your start up. Iteration over perfection & looking for direction in certain areas is a huge benefit ⚙️🛠

Remote workers… where do you enjoy getting your projects done?

At RE:WIRED Green today 9/28 to learn more about extreme weather, shifting habitats, crop failures, human displacement, disease outbreaks, infrastructure damage, supply chain disruption, endangered species - & what we might be able to do about it. If you are in SF, reach out!

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The hope is the more widely available that cell based food becomes will transition into more people being inclined to try it 🚀

I have a couple of questions for you all that would help me out What products would you like to see have cell-based ingredients that you do not see in any other company now? What is most important to you when it comes to the future of food? (Climate, animal rights, cost, etc)

What role does cellular agriculture and biotechnology play in charting a new economy? This question will be part of a panel on "Food Innovation and Technology", in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the "Toronto Global Forum", Oct 17-19th Can't wait!

😂 what is your favorite cybersecurity tip?

Tech is suffering from an "is-ought problem" - that things need to be a certain way because they *were* a certain way. Incredible investment and effort goes into trying to force a technology or industry to be the way it "is ought" to be. What are your thoughts on this?

This was from a recent visit to NYC. It had been many years since I had last been there. Now I am partnered with NewLab in New York for the venture builder that's in progress. Hopefully, I'll be back soon 🏙️

What’s your take on this?

The purple tomato. Recently, a tomato engineered with high antioxidants was approved with a reported enhanced nutrient profile than a normal tomato & other benefits. This is an early example of what will be more common over time for day to day consumers - enhanced nutrition.

I have always found the most useful stuff in my roles has been asymmetric to whatever is normal for the industry I have been in. Looking at companies? Design and systems techniques still work well for understanding your approach & uncovering themes.

Great news & a big step forward!

An old photo taken in Alberta