June 2025 Working Session (Chicago, IL): Developing an Action Plan for Cultured Meat Safety Research 

Date and location: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm CDT in Chicago, IL USA (during the week of Future Food-Tech Chicago). Lunch and coffee will be provided, and the session will be followed by a networking hour (details to come).

Description: These working session will bring together participants to identify steps for conducting collaborative and pre-competitive research on the safety of cultured meat and seafood. Focus areas for safety research include cells, inputs, adventitious agents, final products, and manufacturing practices. This working session isn’t to just talk about safety research, it’s about taking the first step toward doing collaborative work to advance safety research. More information on the working sessions can be found here. 

Who are these sessions for: Industry professionals, researchers, regulators, and other stakeholders interested in actively working on or advising cultured meat and seafood safety research and methods development. Please refrain from signing up if you'll just be observing - you'll get to read the outcomes in the report afterward!


Space in these working sessions is limited, so apply using this form to secure your spot! 

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application at least one month before the working session (or within 1 week of application if submitted within one month of the session). Reach out to us at CMSI@VireoAdvisors.com with any questions.


This working session is part of a series, hosted by New Harvest and Vireo Advisors as part of the Cultured Meat Safety Initiative. To indicate interest in a future session, fill out this form. 

Financial support for this working session series was provided by the US National Science Foundation (Grant No. 2417703) and the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI project 2024-07959). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.

Generous in kind support has been provided for venue space by Perkins Coie.

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