Our food system is changing. Innovation and necessity are driving an evolution of how we produce food, in both new and traditional industries.

Australia is well-placed to build on our agricultural excellence to leverage global demand for more protein, functional foods and innovative consumer products. Through the application of biotechnologies like cell cultivation, precision fermentation, plant molecular farming and synthetic biology, Australia has the potential to capitalise on a multi-billion dollar opportunity and become a global biomanufacturing leader.

Whether we can realise this opportunity will depend on the ability to grow the sector in Australia through a combination of: building familiarity and trust in the technologies, growing public and private investment, and the right policy environment.

Made & Grown will showcase these technologies to support legislators, policymakers and regulators to understand the technologies, applications and products that are changing how we produce food and how they could shape a resilient food system.

Schedule

The program is being finalised, but will involve a range of engaging presentations, deep fireside discussions, curated panels (and maybe a tasting or two!) covering the following themes:

• how Australia’s agrifood system could be strengthened by investments in advanced manufacturing and biomanufacturing that provide new ways of making food and beverages
• how cell cultivation, precision fermentation and synthetic biology are already complementing and adding value to our existing agrifood system
• how Australia’s competitive advantages in agriculture, biotechnology and food innovation can be leveraged to grow new export industries, and address food system vulnerabilities
• company founders, food industry leaders and key researchers will discuss the challenges and opportunities of Australia becoming a global leader in the biomanufacturing of food - including reducing the costs of production, overcoming regulatory and policy barriers, developing a manufacturing slipstream and commercial partnerships across agribusiness and food.

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