Plant Protein Innovation Center

Have you considered becoming a PPIC member? Here’s what current members have to say: “PPIC has made plant protein research and industry information accessible and relevant. The team is well organized, professional, engaged, and effective communicators.” Learn more about membership on our website, and subscribe to receive PPIC communications https://lnkd.in/g4NieD7b Baraem Pam Ismail Laurice Pouvreau Milena Saqui Salces Sergiy Smetana Julie Simonson, Ph.D. Jason Robinson, CSM Christina Connelly (she/her/elle)

Happy Independence day, from our lab to yours! https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d Baraem Pam Ismail

PPIC hosted our fourth Protein Basics Short Course on May 20-21, 2024 at the University of Minnesota; welcoming 50 participants from over 33 companies and organizations. This is the fourth year in a row PPIC has hit their registration cap for the highly sought-after event! Read more about the event and participant feedback on our website: https://lnkd.in/gC9YJbAN And don't forget to subscribe to our communications list receive updates about future PPIC events: https://lnkd.in/gNMA5v8x Baraem Pam Ismail

PPIC is thrilled to announce the success of our Fifth Research Spotlight Meeting held last month. This year, PPIC welcomed 132 individuals from over 65 companies and organizations involved in alternate protein research and development. Read more about the event and what other participants had to say on our website. Also don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter to hear about future events. https://lnkd.in/gpkSAX4s

PPIC is thrilled to announce funding from the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment for a project titled: Scalability, Sustainability and Economic Feasibility of a Green Process for Co-Extraction of Protein and Oil from Sustainable Sources, with PPIC Researcher Fernanda F G Dias as PI, and PPIC Director, Baraem Pam Ismail as Co-PI. The project will demonstrate its environmental and economic impact within and outside of Minnesota while incentivizing the scaling of hemp production on the land. Read more about the grant and our project here: https://lnkd.in/g-JMcqnp And don't forget to subscribe to PPIC communications to always be in the know: https://lnkd.in/efD4A_d

CFANS | U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences shares about the success of our most recent PPIC events on their website: Short course and research spotlight successes for the Plant Protein Innovation Center Follow the link for the full articles and photos! https://lnkd.in/gFGtr_ur Subscribe to our newsletter and communications to know more: https://lnkd.in/gNMA5v8x

PPIC announces Equinom Ltd as our newest Affiliate member. Equinom is a comprehensive food-tech company, seamlessly merges agricultural expertise, culinary know-how, and cutting-edge AI proprietary technology. We look forward to collaboratively enhancing biodiversity, cost-effectiveness, and nutritional quality of crops such as wheat, pea, sesame, and chickpeas. https://lnkd.in/gtMZauUn

PPIC was featured in AOCS Inform. The article by Katie Cottingham features quotes from Baraem Pam Ismail and PPIC Partner Jennifer Kimmel from Roquette America Read the full article below and learn about the importance of plant proteins. https://lnkd.in/db-x-A5w (Reprinted from INFORM May 2024, Vol. 35 (5), pg. 8-12, copyright © 2024, with permission granted by AOCS)

PPIC is excited to announce that Mattson: Innovation for the Food & Beverage Industry has renewed their membership for an additional 3 years at the Associate level! We look forward to continued innovative food and beverage collaborations from ideation all the way through scale-up. https://lnkd.in/gNkW-9wN

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Registration closes today at 5pm CT. Reza Ovissipour, assistant professor at Texas A&M University, will be presenting "Sustainable Materials for Cellular Agriculture". This event has it all: networking to connect with potential collaborators, customers, partners and fellow plant protein aficionados. You'll also have the chance to speak directly to research students and speakers directly. Register now! https://lnkd.in/gpkSAX4s #sustainable #cellularagriculture #plantproteins #sustainablematerials #sustainablefoodsystems #alternativeproteins