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program
Excellence Award (Oral Presentation, English)
Natsu Sugama (Tufts University)
"Cell Culture Media-Driven Modulation of Aroma Volatiles in Cultivated Pork Fat"
Excellence Award (Oral Presentation, Japanese)
Mai Furuhashi (University of Tokyo)
"The effects of differentiation and aging on free amino acids in cultured meat"
Excellence Award (Poster Presentation)
Quentin Muller (Osaka University)
“Enhancing Bovine Embryonic Stem Cells Myogenic Differentiation Using Laminin Isoforms
for Cultivated Meat Applications”
Chisato Haneda (Tohoku University)
"Attempts to induce hop culture cells in plant cell agriculture - Aiming for use as a beer ingredient"
Moeto Matsumoto (Tohoku University)
"Development and performance evaluation of food-grade basal media for food production by plant cell culture"
Yuji Hiwatari (Miyagi University)
"Development of fundamental technology for the production of thickening polysaccharides from carob using plant culture cells"
Timetable (provisional version: as of August 26, 2025)
Abstracts (released September 1, 2025)
Below are the main details of the tournament. Details will be updated as they become available.
Session S-I
"The ABCs of Cultured Foods"
Cell source, culture medium: Dr. Hironobu Takahashi (Tokyo Women's Medical University)
Mass cultivation: Professor Masahiro Kinooka (Osaka University)
Tissue Engineering: Professor Katsuhisa Sakaguchi (Tokyo City University)
Domestic and international trends: Ayumi Sato (Foovo)
Session S-II
"Gather! National Project"
JST “Future Society Creation Project”: Professor Shoji Takeuchi (University of Tokyo)
BRAIN "Moonshot Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research and Development Project": Tatsuya Shimizu (Tokyo Women's Medical University)
NEDO "Bio-Manufacturing Revolution Promotion Project": ZACROS, Shimadzu, TOPPAN. Panel discussion will also feature appearances from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Session S-III
"Let's create rich food together - ELSI in cultured foods"
Purpose explanation: What is ELSI in cultured food?: Professor Aiko Hibino (Hirosaki University)
Current status of rule-making surrounding cellular foods: Ms. Aibigail Yoshitomi (JACA)
International Comparison of Food Policies (tentative title): Professor Kazuhiro Fukazawa (Yokohama National University)
Issues in the food supply system and trends in the cultivation industry: Professor Yoshifumi Ikeshima (Yokohama National University)
Overall comment: Professor Akira Igata (University of Tokyo)
Session S-IV
"The Future of Cultured Foods: Aiming for a Richer Diet"
Cultured fish meat: Dr. Daisuke Ikeda (Kitasato University)
Plant Cell Agriculture: Professor Keisuke Igarashi (Tohoku University)
Cultivated food in space: Kengo Suzuki (Euglena Co., Ltd.)
special lecture
"GFI Activities (tentative)"
Dr. Claire Bomkamp (GFI)
"LCA of Cultivated Meat"
Hanna Tuomisto (University of Helsinki)
General Presentation Session (selected)
others
"Let's create rich food together - Messages from companies and related organizations"
"Young People's Project"
"Poster Session" (selection available)
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