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A crowd mingles during the networking event at the end of Cellular Agriculture Innovation Day in 2024.

Location: Joyce Cummings Center
Tufts University
177 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155

Date: January 9, 2025
Time: TBA

Networking reception to follow

The event typically features 100-200 influential individuals (invite-only), including representatives from:

  • Leading start-ups (Tender Food, UPSIDE, Perfect Day, Vow, Tomorrow Farms, Ark Biotech),
  • Established companies (Thermo Fisher, Milipore Sigma, Corning)
  • Investors (The Engine, Flagship Ventures, Meach Cove Capital, Synthesis Capital),
  • Government (USDA, FDA, State of Massachusetts)
  • Academia (Tufts, UC Davis, Texas A&M, UVM, Harvard, UMass)

2024 event was featured in the New York Times.

"The event has become something that leaders in the space look forward to, and with new research, developments, and implications to discuss, the huddle of experts at this year's event will be crucial to the continued advancement of the industry." - Professor David Kaplan, Director, Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture

E-mail us at innovation@tufts.edu to discuss sponsorship options.

Featured Speakers:

Nicole Tichenor Blackstone

Assistant Professor of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Lily Fitzgerald

Senior Manager, Advanced Technology Programs, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Bruce Friedrich

Founder & President, Good Food Institute

Johannes Fruehauf

Founder and CEO, Biolabs and LabCentral

David Kaplan

Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering, Tufts University
Director, Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture

Natalie Rubio

Chief Executive Officer, Deco Labs

Bill Shaw

Vice Provost for Innovation, Tufts University

Steve Simitzis

Partner, Solvable Syndicate

Andrew Stout

Chief Science Officer, Deco Labs

John Yuen Jr.

Chief Technology Officer, Deco Labs