Dr. Pamela Ronald on rice, gene editing, and a lifetime thinking of food (security)
Food security is one of the biggest challenges of our time, and one PeakBridge is deeply focused on. How do you feed a projected 10 billion people in 2050, while also mitigating the effects of climate change? Dr. Pamela Ronald has made a major impact on both of those fronts. You might have seen her […]
5 Questions With PeakBridge CTO Dr. Gali Artzi
PeakBridge CTO Dr. Gali Artzi has a background that’s hard to come by: a rare combination of scientific knowledge, innovation leadership in both corporates and startups, and business experience in food ingredients and nutrition. From Enzymotec, to Frutarom and IFF, she’s held senior leadership roles – scouting technologies, guiding product development, managing innovation and commercialization, […]
5 Questions with Neolithics Co-Founder Amir Adamov
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE BIGGEST HURDLES FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN THE FRRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY TODAY? Supply chain disruptions caused by climate change, pandemics, and other factors have led to increased challenges in maintaining consistent quality in the fresh produce industry. Due to these disruptions, food producers are forced to source from alternative geographies. […]
5 Questions with Myota Co-Founders Kat Stennett & Dr. Thomas Gurry
WHAT HEALTHCARE TRENDS DO YOU BELIEVE WILL BE EVOLVING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? We have already seen that the recent COVID pandemic has heightened people’s awareness for the importance of maintaining a strong baseline of health and focusing on disease prevention. It is likely that in the next five years, increased focus from public […]
5 Questions With Orbisk CEO and Co-Founder Olaf van der Veen
WHY A FOODTECH COMPANY? Three primary reasons actually: Impact – The food system is broken, and we are here to fix it. When we started on our entrepreneurship path, we saw how much impact our current food system has, and how equally effective our optimizations will be in countering it. The recent IPCC report has unequivocally […]
5 Questions With ImaginDairy CEO & Co-Founder Eyal Afergan
WHY A FOODTECH COMPANY? My path into the FoodTech industry was sheer serendipity. During the previous years, I worked in areas very close to FoodTech, such as the dietary supplements industry. Around two years ago, I met PeakBridge Co-Founder Nadav Berger in a coffee shop to discuss the opportunities ahead. This was after my stint […]