Resources
Pull-up a Chair - Let’s Fuel Something Better Together
WD Biotech exists to help people understand how food really works, who’s shaping it, and what becomes possible when we pay attention. Why? Because we have a future to feed.
Key Definitions
Alternative Proteins
Alternative proteins are plant-based and food-technology alternatives to animal protein. They include food products made from plants (for example, grains, legumes, and nuts), fungus (mushrooms), algae, and even cultured (lab-grown) meat.
Cultivated Meat
Cultivated meat is meat produced directly from cells. The process of cultivating meat uses the basic elements needed to build muscle and fat and enables the same biological process that happens inside an animal. Cultivated meat is identical to conventional meat at the cellular level.
Imagine your chicken dinner grown in a lab - you can because it’s happening!
Precision Fermentation
Precision fermentation is a branch of engineering biology that uses the natural abilities of certain microorganisms like yeast to produce high-quality, low-cost ingredients sustainably and quickly.
This process has been used for decades in food production to produce common ingredients such as rennet (used in cheesemaking) and citric acid (a common preservative used in conventional meat products, and as an emulsifier in dairy products).
Plant-based Meat
Plant-based meat are products made from plants or other raw-material alternatives to animal-based products.
Think of the “Beyond Burger” found in grocery stores and restaurants!
Non-Profit Involvement
Food Solutions
Action
A C4 lobbying group who lobby at state and federal levels to support alternative proteins
Modern Agriculture
Foundation
A C3 nonprofit in Israel who organizes conferences, networking events, and education about alternative proteins
Good Food
Institute
A global C3 nonprofit with a heavy presence in Israel, providing resources for alternative proteins including lobbying, corporate and university education.
Our Partners
Venture Capital
Start-Ups
Spotlight: How Our Partners are Fueling Innovation
A Bay Area grocery store will be the first to sell cultivated meat - but you only have a limited time to try it
Mission Barns, the first company in the USA to sell B2C cultivated food products, conducted a one-day grocery store beta on November 1st.
TEDx Talks:
Better protein for pets, better protein for us
Learn more about the future of pet food with Rich Kelleman, CEO of one of our partners, Bond Pet Foods.
Cultivated meat: A linchpin in Israel’s future depending on Florida’s support
Juliet Stein, VP of WD Biotech and contributor to The Times of Israel Blog, dives into the urgency of why food technology matters today.
