Biotech for the Future– Intersection of Food and Health Tech

Cultured Meat Symposium is a conference held in Silicon Valley highlighting top industry insights of the cell-based meat revolution. The importance of clean cultured meat goes far beyond the health benefits. Meat, Poultry, and Seafood consumption is a large part of climate change efforts and cultured meat can help make a huge impact. Join us in San Francisco in October 2022 for the fifth edition of the Cultured Meat Symposium.

Cultured Meat Symposium

Join us for a panel discussion about the intersection of Food and Health Tech. Happy Hour + Networking.

swissnex San Francisco

J﻿oin us for a Panel Discussion covering topics of Food and Health Care technology. The panel will be followed by networking. D﻿rinks and light snacks will be provided. During JPM week 2023, the organizers of the <a href="https://cmsymp.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cultured Meat Symposium</a> and leading cultured meat company <a href="https://www.orbillion.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orbillion Bio</a> are hosting a networking event with a panel discussion on Biotech on the intersection of Food and Health Tech.New technologies for cell-culturing and fermenting food products rapidly drive down the cost of bioproducts and unravel scientific breakthroughs. How will they impact and accelerate related technologies in human health? Join a panel of leaders in both fields on January 11 at 5 pm at <a href="https://swissnex.org/sanfrancisco/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Swissnex</a> in San Francisco to learn more.The event is sponsored by <a href="https://www.svb.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Silicon Valley Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.dartlabs.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DART Labs</a>, <a href="https://svcms.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SVCMS</a> and <a href="https://www.orbillion.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orbillion</a>.Tentative Agenda (subject to change):5:00 Doors Open / Networking6:00 Welcome &amp; Introductions6:10 Panel P﻿anel moderated by Alex ShiraziA﻿rturo Elizondo, The EVERY CompanyS﻿urbhi Sarna, Y CombinatorP﻿atricia Bubner, Orbillion Bio6:45 Networking8:00 ClosePanelistsArturo Elizondo<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arturoe/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arturo Elizondo</a> is Founder and CEO of food technology company, <a href="https://theeverycompany.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The EVERY Company</a>, based in Silicon Valley. EVERY leveraged precision fermentation to brew real animal proteins without the use of a single animal – starting with the world’s first animal-free egg proteins made without chickens.Prior to founding EVERY under the name Clara Foods in 2014, Arturo served under Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the investment bank Credit Suisse. He has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30, America’s 50 Greatest Disruptors by Newsweek, the Person of the Year by the National Hispanic Institute, and one of 10 Latinos who inspire the United States by BBC World News. Arturo hails from Laredo, Texas and grew up living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. He holds a degree in Government &amp; Comparative Politics from Harvard University.Surbhi Sarna<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/surbhi-sarna/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Surbhi Sarna</a> is currently at <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Y Combinator</a> investing in and working closely with companies in the bio healthcare space as well as tech. She also is a board director at Penumbra Medical (PEN), Biora (BIOR), and at privately held companies Omniscient Neurotechnology, YourChoice Therapeutics, and AOA. She sits on the Board of Trustees at The Harker School and Astia. Previously, Surbhi was CEO of nVision Medical, which was acquired by Boston Scientific in April of 2018. It was a venture-backed start up dedicated to filling the void in female health-related innovation. It remains the only device cleared by the FDA to collect cells from the fallopian tube, the known site of the most lethal forms of ovarian cancer.Surbhi Sarna is the author of the upcoming book: "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Without-Doubt-How-Underrated-Unbeatable/dp/1982147903" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Without a Doubt: How to Go from Underrated to Unbeatable</a>" Pre-order now. P﻿atricia Bubner<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciabubner/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Patricia Bubner</a> is a scientist and engineer working on building a future of food that is ethical and sustainable. She is the founder and the CEO of <a href="https://www.orbillion.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orbillion Bio, Inc</a>. which will be the first company to bring premium cell-cultured meats to the market. She has previously co-founded an agriculture &amp; food systems project (themilletproject.org) and built and led teams in academia and industry. Combining her work experience from the biopharma, food and sustainable materials industry, Patricia is now building a world class team to take cell-cultured meat production to the next level. Patricia holds an MSc in Technical Chemistry and a PhD in Biotechnology from Graz University of Technology in Austria, and did her postdoctoral research at the Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley.A﻿lex Shirazi<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexshirazi/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alex Shirazi</a> is a product designer and startup advisor interested in new food technologies. Alex is the co-founder of <a href="https://balleticfoods.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Balletic Foods</a>, a fermentation-based alternative protein startup in California. Alex co-organizes the Cultured Meat Symposium and hosts the Cultured Meat and Future Food Show – a podcast dedicated to spreading the word about cellular agriculture technology. Alex studied brand design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Alex is the co-author of “<a href="https://wheredohotdogscomefrom.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Where do hot dogs come from? A Children’s Book About Cellular Agriculture</a>”. J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference badge not required. This event is open to the public.Q﻿uestions? Contact alex@balleticfoods.com

<a href="https://www.orbillion.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Orbillion</a> is committed to become one of the biggest meat producers in the world - starting with premium cell-cultured beef. As experts in high-density cell culture and scale up, they are unlocking the lowest unit economics in the industry with their breakthrough technology and full stack production pathway. Orbillion will scale its flagship product, delicious premium beef, to over 4 million pounds per year, powered by renewable energy, thus delivering ultra-sustainable meat to the mainstream. The team believes they can be the first company to achieve price parity with conventional beef while reducing CAPEX needs by 40%. Orbillion’s cell-cultured meat production requires 75% less water, 95% less land and produces 92% less emissions than conventional beef production. The first company in the world to develop and serve cell-cultured premium beef and lamb, they are already filing for regulatory approval in the US, Asia, and Europe. Through their partnership with Luiten Food in Europe, Orbillion will distribute its premium beef across 1,200 channels.The founders Patricia Bubner, PhD, Samet Yildirim, MSc, MBS and Gabriel Levesque-Tremblay, PhD have more than 30 years of combined experience in business and product development, bioprocessing and biopharma. In 2021, they closed an oversubscribed Seed round and raised a total of $10M. Since then, they have grown their team to 16 FTEs including experienced leaders in Bioprocess Development, Cell Line Development, Product and Business Development, Regulatory Affairs, Food Science, and Marketing. Major investors in Orbillion are Y Combinator, At One Ventures, Venture Souq, FoundersX Ventures, and Metaplanet. Learn more at www.orbillion.com and follow our journey on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbillion/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/orbillionbio/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>.

<a href="https://svcms.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">S﻿VCMS</a> is the lead organizer of the Cultured Meat Symposium event taking place in Downtown San Francisco annually. The organization was founded to increase investment from traditional Silicon Valley tech sectors (e.g., AR/VR, Crypto) and into food technology. SVCMS operates three properties including the Cultured Meat Symposium, the Cultured Meat and Future Food Show podcast series, and the Silicon Valley Life Science Professional's network. Learn more about the upcoming Cultured Meat Symposium event at <a href="https://www.cmsymp.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.cmsymp.com</a>

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