We are kickstarting Cell-Based Agriculture in Portugal. Cell4Food aims to create a network of businesses that will lead the market in the next decade driven by technical knowledge on Cell-Based protein production.
Cell4Food Mission
Our goal is to democratize access to new proteins and fibres with origin in cell-based agriculture production.
Our values
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Sustainability
Committed to developing social, environmental, and economical state-of-the-art solutions and achieving global goals for sustainable development, starting with our team.
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Safety & Transparency
By studying, innovating, developing, and following regulatory pathways to the production and commercialization of cell-based, cultivated food.
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Collaboration
Working closely with the community offering gender equal opportunities (industry, non-profits, universities, regulators, policymakers) for the development of cell-based cultivated food.
The process
We find many analogies between conventional agriculture and the production of cultivated meat or fish, so the name, Cellular Agriculture, is used.
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Harvesting the best cells
Cells are harvested from healthy animals either through small tissue samples (biopsy) or from stem cell collection - the process is followed by cell line immortalization and banking.
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Growing and Multiplying Cells
Cellular growth is achieved in nutrient-rich mediums. Bioreactors together with the culture medium create the perfect environment for cell multiplication.
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Bio-Structure and 3D Printing
Once protein cells are fully developed a structure to achieve meat consistency is needed. Bio scaffolds are used in this process to achieve structure and a 3D printer can be used to create the end product, such as a steak or fish fillet.
What are the advantages?
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Animal friendly
Enhances food security
Free from artificial hormones and antibiotics
Transparency across the value chain
Less land and water to produce
Low ecological footprint
Who we are
An experienced, curious, and focused team with great execution capacity. We take advantage of Portugal's greatest knowledge of cellular cultivation and tissue engineering empowered by great management and innovation experience.
Gender Equality Plan
Gender Equality Plan
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Vítor Verdelho |
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Strategy & Science Innovation |
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Frederico Ferreira |
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Research & Development |
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Alberto Dias |
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Scientific Research |
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Maria Miguel Milheiro de Pinho |
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Legal & Risk Assessment |
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Luís Marques |
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Strategy and Marketing |
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José Espírito Santo |
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Strategy, Finance & Investor Relations |
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João Neves Monteiro |
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Operations |
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José Diogo Anastácio |
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Junior Researcher |
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Catarina Ferreira |
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Junior Researcher |
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