Using IP to attract investment and build business value | Protein Production Technology (original) (raw)

• Guest speaker Severin Eder Co-founder @ Catchfree
  Severin Eder is a co-founder of Catchfree, a company focused on advancing sustainable and innovative food solutions. With a background in alternative proteins and a commitment to environmentally friendly practices, Severin leads efforts to develop products that offer consumers high-quality, eco-conscious options. His vision for Catchfree emphasizes reducing environmental impact while meeting the growing demand for ethical, nutritious food alternatives.
• Guest speaker Eran Noah NOAH IP/The Good Food Institute Mentor Program @ Founder/GFI Mentor
  Dr Eran Noah provides reasoned and experienced mentoring, guidance and advice, based on over 25 years in Life Sciences, and over 10 years of global IP practice. He was the first and only full-time in-house IP Director at an alternative protein company, Remilk, building a portfolio of patent applications and trade secrets as the company grew over the years from a small start-up to a multi-national organization. Eran is also the first and only IP Mentor of the global GFI Mentor Program, helping young and innovative founders around the world in their first steps in entrepreneurship and intellectual property.
• Guest speaker Paul Shapiro CEO & Co-founder @ The Better Meat Co
  Paul Shapiro is the CEO of The Better Meat Co., the author of the national best-seller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, a five-time TEDx speaker, and the host of the Business for Good Podcast. In 2023, he was named a Most Admired CEO by the Sacramento Business Journal.
• Guest speaker Jennifer Bailey Patent Attorney, Patent Director @ HGF Limited
  Jennifer Bailey, a European and Chartered Patent Attorney at HGF, specializes in Intellectual Property for the chemical and life sciences sectors, with over 14 years of experience. With a background in chemistry and molecular biology, she advises on innovations across food tech, life sciences, and materials, focusing on microbial cell culture, recombinant proteins, and probiotics. Jennifer, a member of HGF's Microbiome Team and Food & Drink Group, supports clients in sectors like alternative proteins, cheese manufacture, and confectionery. Her expertise includes patent drafting, global portfolio management, and freedom-to-operate opinions, along with representing clients in EPO Opposition and Appeal proceedings.
• Guest speaker Kasia Gil Principal, Sustainable Food Systems @ Icos Capital Management BV
  Katarzyna Gil is currently working as Principal, Sustainable Food Systems at Collaborative Venture Capital firm - ICOS Capital. She holds a master's degree in pharmacy (Medical University in Wrocław, Poland), and she completed a Ph.D. in Food Chemistry (Department of Life, Environmental and Drug Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy). During her research career, she was working in the fields of green extraction techniques, food science, food waste valorization, and analytical chemistry. She carried out international collaboration between Mediterranean countries - BESTMEDGRAPE, focused on New Business opportunities and Environmental sustainability using MED GRAPE nanotechnological products. She is fluent in Polish, English, and Italian.
• Guest speaker Kerry Rees Partner/Patent Attorney @ HGF Limited
  Kerry’s primary focus is patent drafting, prosecution, opposition and appeals before the European Patent Office but he also has extensive experience in all phases of foreign patent prosecution. He also provides FTO/infringement advice. He undertakes work in a wide variety of technology areas including pharmaceuticals, biologicals, biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, immunology and diagnostics including sequencing technologies. Kerry has a particular interest in food technology, including alt proteins, fermentation, cultured meat and cellular agriculture, food ingredients, food feed and food enzymology, advising a variety of companies at various stages of development on IP strategies to attract funding or IP due diligence in preparing for acquisition, and advising on proactive attacking or defensive strategies in relation to third-party IP.
• Team member Nick Bradley Editorial Director @ Future-Proof Group Media