We are working on low-cost plant-derived culture media substitutes, aquatic species cell line optimization, and low-cost edible scaffolds for Cultivated Meat application.
The alternative
protein ecosystem
Mark Richards
Researcher
Mark is a GFI-funded researcher. Read more about our Research Grants Program here.
- Host institution: Nanyang Polytechnic
- Position: Principal investigator
- Discipline: Cellular biology, Chemistry, Food science
- Alternative protein type: Cultivated
- Collaboration opportunities: Industry partnership, Joint research, Providing guest lectures, Sharing equipment or facilities, Technical consultation
- Hiring for: Graduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, Research staff, Undergraduate students
- Lab equipment: Animal cell and tissue culture facilities (BSL2 or higher), Biochemistry equipment (purification/separation/HPLC/GC/MS), Microbiology equipment, Microscopy equipment, Pilot plants, Sensory and food science analysis equipment, Standard molecular biology lab equipment (DNA/RNA/proteins/cells)
- Pilot equipment: Fermentation
- Region: Asia Pacific
- Technology focus: Cell culture media, Cell line development, Scaffolding and structure
- Location: Singapore, Singapore