014: Producing Superior Alternative Proteins with Savings in Mind: A Novel Approach with Dr. Rebecca Vaught
Essential Ingredients Podcast
English - August 03, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 16 MB - ★★★★★ - 127 ratingsNutrition Health & Fitness Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“Let's do the hardest thing that we can possibly do, and that is alternative protein.” -Dr. Rebecca Vaught
Episode Description:
As the pandemic sparks a global awareness in health and wellness, the alternative protein industry is emerging in the mainstream. Yet, the process of producing viable cultured meat products is intricate and costly. What if there is a technology that can meet these requirements and deliver a quality product at a significantly lower cost? Van Heron Labs, founded by Dr. Rebecca Vaught, offers breakthrough technology to solve this financial inefficiency.
Culture media is a crucial step in creating alternative proteins. It’s basically a cocktail of nutrients, electrolytes, peptones and other substances used to support the growth of microorganisms. After stem cells are isolated, they undergo differentiation in a culture medium where they receive essential nutrients for proliferation. The challenge comes when CPG Companies have to consider the cost and bio-efficiency needed for the process and accommodate large-scale production. But if this system can be customized, it’s possible to reduce the price without sacrificing the quality. This is where Van Heron Labs comes in. In June 2020, Life Science Newswire said, “They [Van Heron Labs] have created a novel pipeline that utilizes genetic analysis to design a customized procedure for optimizing metabolism for a particular organism or cell, maximizing growth and product output.” Tune in to hear Dr. Vaught talk about the key aspects of Van Heron Labs’ technology and its potential for the alternative protein industry.
Connect with Dr. Rebecca:
Dr. Rebecca Vaught is the Co-Founder of Van Heron Labs, a biotech company geared towards optimizing bio-performance. She named the company after her late mentor, James Van Heron. Van Heron Labs is the world’s first commercial platform that channels multi-Omics data to match nutrient substrates to specific bio-system requirements for growth and functionality, resulting in minimum bio-input and maximizing bio-output for enhanced bio-productivity.
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Episode Highlights:
00:54 Van Heron Labs
06:09 Solving the Meat Problem
12:55 A New Way to Optimize Culture Media
17:36 Mainstreaming Alternative Proteins