3rd Cellular Agriculture Conference
8-9 October, 2026
City Hall, Lund
Programme
Preliminary Agenda 8th of October
| Registration and coffee |
| Opening speech |
| BLOCK 1 – Engineering microbial cell factories |
| Nélida Leiva Eriksson, Founder and CEO, Ironic Biotech |
| Establishing cell-factories for the production of biochemicals from sustainable resources Sheila Ingeman Jensen, Senior researcher, DTU Biosustain |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 2 – Scalable fermentation |
| Morten B Nielsen and José Arnau, 21st Bio |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 3 – Pretreatment and fermenting biomass |
| Keynote: Bioconversion Platforms – Increasing the Value of Feedstocks and the Sustainability of Bioprocesses Emilia Nordlund, Research manager, VTT |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 4 – From reactor to reality |
| Hanna Tuomisto, Professor in sustainable food systems, University of Helsinki |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| Panel - Cellular food for health |
| Keynote and panel discussion |
| Summary of the day |
| Dinner and Entertainment at Mejeriet Stora Södergatan 64 |
Preliminary Agenda 9th of October
| BLOCK 5 – Solid-state and low-energy pathways |
| Dry fermentation using filamentous fungi or bacteria: Advantages and challenges Mohammad Taherzadeh, Professor in Bioprocess Technology and Chief Scientific Officer, Millow |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 6 – Cultivation of eukaryotic cells |
| Keynote: From cultured muscle cells - to meat with quality Margrethe Therkildsen, Professor at Department of Food Science, Aarhus University |
| Barley-based Growth Factor Production Paving the Road for Cultivated Meat Technologyrom cultured muscle cells - to meat with quality Björn Örvar, Co-Founder, ORF Genetics |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| Panel – Regulatory perspectives |
| Keynote and panel discussion |
| Summary of the conference |