Through the Listed to Linked Lunch & Learn series, attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with directory members, gaining firsthand insight into the capabilities and offerings that are available to support innovation in the sector.

​Inaugural Session: NAIT Applied Research

​For our first session, we are pleased to feature NAIT Applied Research. As a cornerstone of the Prairie innovation ecosystem, NAIT's Centre for Culinary Innovation (CCI) provides the technical expertise needed to support partners from concept ideation through ingredient characterization and full product development.

​Featured Speaker

​Matthew Labine, Business Development Manager for Applied Research at NAIT and a Working Group member of the CAPE project, will lead an exclusive virtual tour of NAIT's facilities and demonstrate how their assets can support your next innovation milestone.

​Areas of Collaboration

​NAIT is actively seeking partnerships with the cellular agriculture community across the following areas:

• ​Novel Applications: Development of food products utilizing biotechnology-derived ingredients

• ​Culinary Research: Bench-top development and ingredient evaluation leveraging their specialized Research Kitchen

• ​Consumer Insights: Sensory panel assessments for cell-cultured products and biotech-focused consumer engagement

​Whether your work involves modifying ingredients through enzyme transformations or reverse-engineering a product to meet sustainability objectives, NAIT's expertise represents a significant asset for advancing and scaling innovation in the agri-food sector.