3rd Cellular Agriculture Conference
8-9 October, 2026
City Hall, Lund
Programme
Preliminary Agenda 8th of October
| Registration and coffee |
| Opening remarks David Hunt, Good food institute |
| BLOCK 1 – Engineering microbial cell factories |
| Systems Metabolic Engineering for the development of high-performing 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 BRIGHT |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 2 – Scaling precision fermentation |
| Precision fermentation of milk proteins José Arnau, 21st Bio |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 3 – 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 |
| BLOCK 4 – Pretreatment and fermenting biomass |
| Keynote: Bioconversion platforms – Increasing the value of feedstocks and the sustainability of bioprocesses Emilia Nordlund, Research manager, VTT University |
| 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 – From reactor to reality |
| Hanna Tuomisto, Professor in sustainable food systems, University of Helsinki |
| Kamila Lopes Abelha, Global Manager- New Food Fermentation, Tetra Pak |
| An eco-system in cellular agriculture in the Netherlands René Wijffels, Professor in Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University |
| Abstract and poster presentations |
| BLOCK 6 – Solid-state and low-energy pathways |
| Leonie Johanna Jahn, Senior researcher, DTU BRIGHT |
| 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 |
| Panel – Regulatory perspectives |
| Linda Nielsen, Professor of Global Governance, University of Copenhagen |
| Panel discussion |
| Summary of the conference |