Made & Grown: The Future of Food

The Australian National University (ANU) Agrifood Innovation Institute has partnered with not-for-profit organisation, Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), to bring the future of food to the nation’s capital. Made & Grown: The Future of Food will take place in Canberra on 21 August, spotlighting the biotechnologies shaping the Australian food system.

The main sessions will include:

• The science and technology of Made & Grown – the opening session will set the scene for the conversations of the day, starting with an exploration of the evolving food system and opportunities for Australian farmers, founders and FMCG. This session will introduce participants to the technologies underpinning the future of the agrifood system, including precision fermentation, cell cultivation, molecular farming and synthetic biology.
• Grown: agriculture in the bioeconomy – biotechnology is already transforming traditional agricultural crops. This session will explore current innovations in crop biotechnology – in food, climate resilience and more – while keeping one eye to the future as new technologies emerge.
• Made: innovations in food biomanufacturing – cellular agriculture companies are already integrating across the food system to create new products or improve existing ones. This session will look at how Australian companies are reducing production costs, and increasing yield through innovations in advanced biomanufacturing and process design.
• Made & Grown: our opportunity – This session will explore the policy, research and financial settings required to realise Australia's regional advantage and build sovereign capability in food biomanufacturing and the bioeconomy.

The Made & Grown program is being designed by an advisory committee in conjunction with the cellular agriculture sector, to ensure high calibre, relevant and contemporary content. Speakers from CSIRO, Nourish Ingredients, CAA, ANU, Miruku, Cauldron, Main Sequence, Opo Bio, and GFI APAC have been confirmed, with more to be announced soon.

The main program will take place 9am-5pm 21 August, with networking opportunities from 5pm-6:30pm, at ANU, Canberra. Head to agrifood.anu.edu.au for more information and to register attendance.