Thursday, December 4 2025
8:00 am Registration & Welcome Coffee
9:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
R&D Innovations that can Enhance Performance, Minimize Operating Costs, & Accelerate Timelines
9:10 am Leveraging Genetic Modifications and Aggregate Culture to More Effectively Scale Cultivated Meat
Synopsis
- Using editing to alleviate cellular metabolic bottlenecks, reduce reliance on costly growth factors, and optimize cell proliferation in media.
- Cultivating cells in controlled aggregates—without dissociation steps—allowing for higher cell densities and reduced manufacturing complexity.
- Combining cell line engineering and alternative media components to enable more viable scale-up and regulatory-aligned commercialization.
9:40 am Cost and Production Volume Analysis of Amino Acids for Cultivated Meat
Synopsis
- Estimating the quantity of individual amino acids needed for a scaled cultivated meat industry.
- Analyzing the anticipated cost contribution for amino acids in cultivated meat production.
- Identifying amino acids that drive cost, those at risk of supply constraints, and alternative sourcing strategies using protein hydrolysates.
10:10 am Morning Networking Break
Synopsis
Meet and connect with your peers in this dedicated networking session
11:10 am Leveraging Metabolomic Profiling to Enable Scalable In-Suspension Cell Lines
Synopsis
- Understanding metabolomic data to map active metabolic pathways during expansion and differentiation phases.
- Identifying key shifts in suspension cultures to allow for differentiation and growth without aggregation or scaffolding.
- Applying insights from metabolic behaviour to streamline differentiation at scale.
11:40 am Engineering Scaffolding Materials for Cultivated Meat: Requirements, Sterility & Scale-Up
Synopsis
- Analysis of structural and functional requirements of scaffolding material inputs for cultivated meat microcarriers.
- Understanding use of whey protein as an alternative scaffolding material and how its properties influence cell attachment and product performance.
- Exploring the practical challenges and considerations for scaling microcarrier production to support large-volume cultivated meat manufacturing.
12:10 pm Program Director’s Closing Remarks & End of Summit
Synopsis
Oscar Baines
Program Director, Hanson Wade
12:20 pm Lunch Break
Synopsis
Take this chance to meet the expert speakers, connect with your peers and explore our exhibition hall to meet fresh and familiar faces or even your next partner!