Smart Protein Repository
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.
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Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
Cultivated
Fermentation
Plant-Based
| Opportunity | Production platform | Value chain segment | Technology sector |
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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
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Host strain development Target molecule discovery | |
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Novel biosynthetic pathway discovery for fermentation-derived functional molecule production
Many of the desirable properties of food derive from specific functional molecules (e.g., specific lipids, enzymes, and volatile compounds). These molecules include proteins and small molecules with defined structures that… |
Fermentation
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Host strain development Ingredient optimization Target molecule discovery | |
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Novel microbial strain discovery to enhance industrial production efficiency
Microbial strains offer immense biological diversity, which can be leveraged to identify or create strains with enhanced growth potential, nutritional characteristics, flavor profiles, or feedstock preferences. |
Fermentation
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Host strain development |