Precision Fermentation: What Will It Take to Move from Niche to Commodity-Scale Ingredients?

05 Nov 2025
Main Auditorium
Food-Tech
  • From lactoferrin to whey protein, can precision fermentation go beyond speciality to commodity-scale ingredients to address food system challenges? What are the pathways?
  • How is the advancing technology stack enabling continuous loop production, and how do we break down barriers to innovation to deliver commodity-scale ingredients at price parity?  
  • As the industry attempts to automate production at scale, how can we build a strong ecosystem of specialised contract development and manufacturing organisations to enable CapEx-light strategies?
  • What does the current funding landscape look like, and what new finance models and industry partnerships are driving progress? 
Chairperson
Rosie Wardle
Rosie Wardle, Co-Founder & Partner - SYNTHESIS CAPITAL
Speakers
David Kimmel
David Kimmel, Global Senior Director, Strategic Marketing - MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Jean-Christophe Coubat
Jean-Christophe Coubat, Group Senior Vice President and Chief Asia Officer, Group Executive Committee Member - BEL GROUP