| WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL |
| 1630-1700 | Registration |
| 1700-1715 | Welcome and opening remarks (Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences and Achim Kohler, Matforsk) |
| 1715-1730 | A dream coming true (Willem van Eelen, Vitro Meat) |
| 1730-1800 | Introduction: The whys, wherefores and what we hope to achieve (Jason Matheny, New Harvest & Johns Hopkins Univ) |
1800-1830 | Designing for a Key Market: What product features will influence an animal advocate's decision to move from vegetarianism to In Vitro Meat? (Elizabeth L. DeCoux, Florida Coastal School of Law) |
| 1830-2030 | Get-together with buffet supper at Matforsk |
| 2030 | Bus to Thon Hotel |
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| THURSDAY 10 APRIL |
| 0830 | Bus from Thon Hotel to Matforsk |
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| Session 1 | Large scale production of cell culture medium - biological and technological challenges (Chair: Gunnar Kleppe, Norwegian Bioindustry Association) |
| 0915-0945 | Medium design for large-scale, serum-free growth of myoblasts (Klaas Hellingwerf, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences) |
| 0945-1010 | Large scale fractionation of cell extracts (Arild Johannessen, International Research Institute of Stavanger) |
| 1010-1040 | Chemical composition of synthetic serum-free media for cell cultures (Kjell Bertheussen, University of Tromsø) |
1040-1100 | Coffee break |
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| Session 2 | Stem cell separation, creation, large scale proliferation and maintenance (Chair: Bernard Roelen, Univ of Utrecht) |
| 1100-1135 | Stem cell creation and maintenance (Bernard Roelen, Univ of Utrecht) |
| 1135-1210 | Alternative sources for myogenic cells (Tor Erling Lea, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
| 1210-1235 | Stem cells from bone marrow and adipose tissue in bone tissue engineering applications: from isolation procedures to bioreactor cultures (Manuela Gomes, University of Minho) |
| 1235-1350 | Lunch |
| Session 3 | Large scale muscle tissue engineering (Chair: Henk Haagsman, Univ of Utrecht) |
| 1350-1425 | Large scale muscle tissue engineering scenarios (Robert Dennis, Univ of North Carolina) |
| 1425-1455 | The functional genomics of developing and mature muscle tissue (Marinus te Pas, Wageningen University and Research Centre) |
| 1455-1525 | Experimental and theoretical biophysics of muscle tissue and its mathematical modelling (Poul Nielsen, Univ of Auckland) |
| 1525-1540 | Coffee break |
| 1540-1605 | Smooth operation of large and complex bio-engineering plants – what does it take? (Gunnar Kleppe, Norwegian Bioindustry Association) |
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| Session 4 | Identification of mission-critical biological and technological challenges (Chair: Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
| 1605-1800 | Open Discussion |
| 1800-2030 | Symposium dinner at Matforsk
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| 2030 | Bus to Thon Hotel |
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| FRIDAY 11 APRIL |
| 0830 | Bus from Thon Hotel to Matforsk |
| 0900-0915 | Summing up yesterday’s programme (Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
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| Session 5 | Ongoing in vitro meat R&D (Chair: José Teixeira, Univ of Minho) |
| 0915-0935 | European activities and plans (Bernhard Roelen, Univ of Utrecht) |
| 0935-1005 | US activities and plans (Jason Matheny, New Harvest & Johns Hopkins Univ) |
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| Session 6 | Feasibility study (Chair: Jason Matheny, New Harvest & Johns Hopkins Univ) |
| 1005-1020 | Presentation of: The engineering economics of large scale cell culture medium and muscle tissue production (Handout: The In Vitro Meat Consortium Preliminary Economics Study) (Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
| 1020-1040 | Discussion and identification of points for revision |
| 1040-1055 | Coffee break |
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| Session 7 | Organization of the in vitro meat consortium (Chair: Henk Haagsman, Univ of Utrecht) |
| 1055-1110 | Presentation of suggested organizational roadmap describing vision statement, organizational structure, consortium rules and funding strategies (Handout: Distributed at the meeting) (Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
| 1110-1140 | The interface with the Future Food initiative and New Harvest (Kurt Schmidinger, Future Food and Jason Matheny, New Harvest) |
| 1140-1210 | Discussion and identification of points for revision |
| 1210-1235 | Election to the various leadership positions defined by the organizational roadmap |
| 1235-1250 | Concluding remarks and action points (Stig W. Omholt, Norwegian Univ of Life Sciences) |
| 1250-1400 | Lunch |
