Smart Protein Repository - GFI India

GFI India’s repository of R&D innovation priorities in smart proteins

Discover ideas for your R&D work in plant-based, fermentation-derived alternative proteins, and cultivated meat.

Key:

Cultivated

Fermentation

Plant-Based

Opportunity	Production platform	Value chain segment	Technology sector
Bioreactor scale-up engineering solutions for cultivated meat To scale cultivated meat towards market readiness, standard 2D cultures or stirred flasks are not a viable option for large-scale growth and must be replaced by bioreactors capable of supporting…	Cultivated		Bioprocess design
Cost-effective media development and optimisation for cultivated meat and seafood applications Very few cell culture media formulations (including growth, maintenance, or differentiation growth factor cocktails) are publicly available for animal species and cell types relevant to cultivated meat.	Cultivated		Media optimisation
Cell line repositories and standardised isolation and maintenance protocols Currently, there appears to be little to no consensus at this stage in the cultivated meat field regarding which starter cell type is preferable. There is a need to improve…	Cultivated		Cell line development
Microbial fermentation process optimisation for abundant target molecule production The target molecule can be a protein, a lipid, a flavour compound, a fragrance, an enzyme, a growth factor, a pigment, or another class of molecule.	Cultivated Fermentation		Host strain development Target molecule discovery
Biomaterials for scaffolding in cultivated meat For cultivated meat to fully replicate the organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of conventional meat, advancements in scaffolding technology are essential.	Cultivated		Scaffolding