The winter before spring: The cultivated meat story | Ahmed Khan | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool

Since the first lab-grown burger showcased in 2013, the cellular agriculture field has exploded globally, with scientists and startups all over the world working on the future of food with cellular agriculture. However, after years of rapid investment and excitement, the industry is currently navigating a difficult phase – what many describe as an 'investment winter.' Drawing from his research, Ahmed Khan's talk explores how strategic partnerships across industries may help cultivated meat startups continue building toward long-term impact. Ahmed Khan is a cellular agriculture consultant and the founder of CellAgri, a news and market insights startup focusing on the future of food with cellular agriculture.

Having tracked the cellular agriculture field for over 8 years, CellAgri provides the latest updates and insights on a range of topics and trends in the industry. CellAgri’s platform also tracks all the major and upcoming players in the field and shares our insights regularly through CellAgri’s weekly newsletter and through insight reports.

Ahmed is the author of the first cellular agriculture eBook, ‘An Introduction to Cellular Agriculture,’ an easy-to-read introduction to the field and has organized a range of virtual events for the ecosystem. In 2019, Ahmed co-founded Cellular Agriculture Canada, a non-profit organization advancing and promoting the cellular agriculture industry in Canada.

Ahmed has an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge and completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Видео The winter before spring: The cultivated meat story | Ahmed Khan | TEDxLondonBusinessSchool канала TEDx Talks