Accelerating Protein Innovation:
Products, Practices and Processes
The 2021 Bold Open event brings together leading Minnesota food and agriculture companies to propose industry challenges in search of novel solutions from entrepreneurs, researchers and innovators from around the globe. This open innovation platform and reverse pitch event aims to create partnerships to solve pressing problems facing the food and ag industry.
“Events such as these are incredibly valuable for sharing ideas, making connections and opportunities for collaboration.”
“There’s a lot of energy and a lot of space for varied solutions at all levels and different scales. Many of these would be applicable outside of MN or US so has a great value on many levels.”
“There is immense innovation in the region; and companies looking to move it forward.”
Seeking Novel Value Chain Approaches to Overcome Meat Processing Bottlenecks to Enhance Local Meat Processing
Spoilage Sensing and Detection for Protein Products
Compeer Wants You to Grow and Win
Reduce Feed Costs Through Utilization of Non-Traditional Protein Sources
Enteric Methane Reduction
Market Development Pathways for Winter Camelina
Effective Communication on “Why Dairy” Messaging for Millennial Parents and Gen Z Consumers
Beef Production Sustainability Resource Framework
New Uses for Oat Byproducts
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Innovation Partners
Cargill
Compeer Financial
General Mills
Greater MSP
Grow North
Hormel Foods
Land O’ Lakes Inc.
Mckinsey & Company
Minnesota Beef Council
Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Grower Association
SunOpta
Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator
University of Minnesota
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