Future Fields: Making Proteins with Bugs
Matt and Jalene Anderson-Baron on using machines made by nature to create a better world.
Their vision is a future where embracing the full human experience –like eating meat – does not compromise the health and viability of humanity and the planet. A future where innovative bioproducts feed, heal, and fuel the world.
You may have heard Future Fields’ origin story before. It all started with one fateful conversation in line at a University of Alberta Tim Hortons in 2018. While waiting to order, our current co-founders, Matt and Jalene Anderson-Baron, were discussing how to grow their cell-based chicken nugget project without the commonly used component, fetal bovine serum (FBS). They wanted an alternative that was better for the planet, and didn’t break the bank.
Jalene wondered if the common fruit fly, Matt’s focus of PhD studies, could offer some answers.
Serum-free growth factors for the sustainable scientist.
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Growth Factors
$14M
Funding to Date
Jalene and Matt Anderson-Baron
Matt and Jalene