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01:12 Cellular agriculture and founder roles
02:57 - Alternative protein industry challenges
05:37 - Cultivated meat milestones and retail launch
07:11 - Scaling and business strategy in a tough market
11:51 - Managing external affairs and regulatory relations
14:30 - Evolving views and defining success
01:12 Cellular agriculture and founder roles
Beck introduces Bianca Lee, outlining her unique path from cell biology to cellular agriculture and discussing the environmental and ethical motivations behind cultivated meat.
02:57 - Alternative protein industry challenges
Bianca explains the decline of plant-based meats and how cultivated meat, by growing real animal cells, addresses the taste and satisfaction gap for consumers.
05:37 - Cultivated meat milestones and retail launch
Beck and Bianca highlight Mission Barns’ achievements, including recent regulatory approvals, restaurant launches, and plans to become the world’s first to sell cultivated meat in retail stores.
07:11 - Scaling and business strategy in a tough market
Bianca talks about the pressure from venture capitalists to scale quickly and how Mission Barns is applying its cell-growing technology beyond food, including in cell therapy and cosmetics.
11:51 - Managing external affairs and regulatory relations
Bianca shares what her catch-all role entails, including the challenges and the necessity of engaging with regulators, investors, and policymakers to navigate changing legal landscapes.
14:30 - Evolving views and defining success
As the episode closes, Bianca and Beck discuss the value of adaptability in startups, how scientific thinking informs pivoting, and how their personal definitions of success have changed.
On this episode of Coffee with a Founder, Beck Bamberger sit...
On this episode of Coffee with a Founder, Beck Bamberger sit...
On this episode of Coffee with a Founder, Beck Bamberger sit...
