“Alberta’s farmers and producers work hard to feed our communities and drive our economy,” said the Honourable Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan. “This investment in New Harvest Canada is about supporting innovation that builds on that strength—creating new opportunities for producers, making our food system more resilient, and ensuring a strong, sustainable future for Alberta’s agriculture sector.”
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Here are some project highlights:
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The project brings together 12 partners from across Canada, including international partners
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As part of the program, New Harvest's hallmark fellowship will be given a Canadian arm, with several PhD and postdoctoral fellows joining as trainees as early as May 2025.
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Fellows will work closely with industry partners to develop the lifecycle, environmental, economic, and safety assessments to support agricultural producers, while enabling start-ups to commercialize minimal viable products.
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This project will also strengthen a previously announced partnership with the University of Alberta in 2022 to establish an Institute of Cellular Agriculture.
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Excited to get this project off the ground and continue to leverage New Harvest’s 20 year history building the field of cellular agriculture to build more publicly-funded, international consortia!
Onward!
Dr. Yadira Tejeda-Saldana
Director of Responsible Research & Innovation, Canada
yad...@new-harvest.org | New Harvest
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