Dedicated Centre For Alternate Protein Research For Sustainable Food Innovation
The facility has been established at ASPIRE-BioNEST, the university’s bioincubator, with support from global biopharma company Cytiva under its CSR programm
Hyderabad:Amid food security and climate change posing urgent global challenges, the University of Hyderabad set up a Centre for Alternate Protein Research to accelerate innovation in sustainable food technologies and support deep-tech startups working in the field.
The facility has been established at ASPIRE-BioNEST, the university’s bioincubator, with support from global biopharma company Cytiva under its CSR programme. It will focus on developing scalable protein alternatives, including plant-based, microbial and biotechnological platforms. Researchers say such technologies can help reduce reliance on conventional meat production, which is resource-intensive and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Manoj Kumar R. Panicker, Cytiva’s South Asia general manager, at the inauguration said that the partnership with ASPIRE-BioNEST is aimed at encouraging science that is “both promising and socially relevant.”
ASPIRE-BioNEST’s other medtech and sustainability ventures include alternate protein ventures such as Biome Innovations, Proleri Technologies and Arthro, which will now gain access to the new Centre’s infrastructure and research ecosystem.