Plant-based meat, eggs, and dairy use plants to biomimic the component parts of conventional animal products.
The alternative
protein ecosystem
Karolline Fernandes Siqueira
Researcher- Host institution: SENAI
- Position: Other
- Discipline: Chemical engineering, Food engineering, Food science, Microbiology, Other
- Alternative protein type: Fermentation, Plant-based
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Joint research, Sharing equipment or facilities, Technical consultation
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Research staff, Undergraduate students
- Lab equipment: Biochemistry equipment (purification/separation/HPLC/GC/MS), Microbiology equipment, Microscopy equipment, Pilot plants, Standard molecular biology lab equipment (DNA/RNA/proteins/cells)
- Pilot equipment: Plant protein processing
- Region: Latin America
- Technology focus: Bioprocess design, End product formulation and manufacturing, Feedstocks, Food safety and quality, Ingredient optimization, Target molecule selection
- Location: Goias, Brazil