Building a Continuous, Cost-effective and Scalable Cultivated Meat Process

About the speaker

Caspar Quakkelaar has a background in biotechnology and engineering and obtained a Master of Science in Life Science and Technology from TU Delft in 2021. Caspar started at Meatable in 2021 and currently works there as an Associate Bioprocess Engineer where he is involved in improving the productivity of the process by focussing on getting the process as continuous as possible. Moreover, he is currently working on scaling up this continuous process from R&D to pilot scale.

About Meatable

Meatable is an innovative, Dutch food company, aiming to deliver, at scale, the new natural, cultivated meat that looks like, tastes like, and has the nutritional profile of traditional meat. Its proprietary opti-ox™ technology enables Meatable to produce meat rapidly, sustainably, and without harming animals. Founded in 2018 by Daan Luining (CTO), Krijn de Nood and Dr. Mark Kotter (principal inventor of opti-ox™ technology), Meatable has brought together a team of close to 90 experts with unique knowledge in fields including molecular biology, chemistry, tissue engineering, bioprocess development, food safety, and food science to create the new natural meat.