Ahmed Khan is a cellular agriculture consultant and the founder and editor of CellAgri, a news and research startup that aims to be a hub for the emerging field of cellular agriculture. He is also the co-founder and member of the board of directors of Cellular Agriculture Canada, a non-profit organization advancing and promoting the cellular agriculture industry in Canada. Ahmed has previously spoken about cellular agriculture in Canada, England, Singapore, and the United States. He first learned about cellular agriculture while studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Cell Biology and Anatomy. Ahmed’s advice to alternative protein job seekers is to find and read resources related to the future food industry as well as investigate other applications of the technology. For students, he recommends attending events related to alternative proteins to learn and network.
Below are links to the resources discussed in this episode:
CellAgri website (ebook, job board, reports)
How biotechnology can help save the world
Pathway tool by Cellular Agriculture Australia
Pathways tool by Cellular Agriculture Institute of the Commons (in Japan)
Pathways tool by Cellular Agriculture Canada
GFI welcomes twenty new student groups into the Alt Protein Project
CellAgri contact form
Follow this podcast on Instagram and never miss an episode.
