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  • ABOUT US

    AND WHERE IT ALL STARTED

  • Our Origins

    Foundation and Driving Force

    OUR Roots

    Call for Change

    what we stand for

    OUR KEY BENEFITS

  • meet the THE TEAM

    Ira van Eelen

    Ira van Eelen​

    Co-founder of KindEarth.Tech and CellAg Netherlands​. She's the daughter of Willem van Eelen (godfather of cultured meat).​

    Florentine Zieglowski

    Florentine Zieglowski​

    GM Cellular Agriculture Germany & task force member @German farmers union​. She's a researcher on decentralized production. ​

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    Ralf Becks

    ralf becks

    Business Designer & Tech Entrepreneur​. He has a strong commercial background in technology & Business Model Innovation.​

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    Ruud Zanders

    Ruud Zanders​

    Co-founder & CEO Kipster​

    He's a pioneer in sustainable and animal friendlier farming. ​ 

    Mickael Penvern

    Mickael Penvern

    PROJECT COORDINATOR

    Niche food & beverage marketer and alternative proteins category builder. Project coordinator focusing on farmer engagement and product development. 

    Charilaos Korkontzelos

    Charilaos Korkontzelos

    SCIENTIST

    Bioprocess Engineer working on bioreactor design and bioprocess optimaization for farm scale production.​

    Charilaos Korkontzelos

    Nico Oosterhuis

    SENIOR SCIENTIST

    Senior Bioprocess Engineer with decades of experience in bioreactor design.

  • Our Partners and Sponsors

    As a system integrator, we partner with the pioneers along the value chain and from different sectors. These partners are from the field of technology, processing, financing, farming, and animal welfare.

    Together, we have been executing the first ever research on whether cultivated meat on farms is possible. This two-year research hast been finalized.

    Consortium cultivated meat farm
  • Mosa Meat

    Technology partner and pioneer in the cultivated meat industry.

    PRIVA

    Technology partner in Digital Twins and energy control.

    Crole

    Beef farmer with the aim to transition to cultivated meat farming.

    GAIA

    Animal rights organization from Belgium and supporter on the ethical considerations for cultivated meat.

    fenaco

    Biggest farmers union in Switzerland.

    Rügenwalder mühle

    Meat processing company with centuries of experience in conventional meat processing and the key player in plant-based proteins in Germany.

    Rabobank

    Partner in business model creation and financing partner.

    European Commission

    Financing partner.

    Kansen voor west

    Financing and strategic partner.

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