14 October 2024: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the APAC Society of Cellular Agriculture (APAC-SCA) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) to promote student engagement in the cellular agriculture sector.
The MoU signing ceremony took place at TP on 14 October 2024, at the inaugural event of APAC-SCA (Student Chapter). Minister of State for Education, Ms Gan Siow Huang, graced the ceremony as Guest-of-Honour and witnessed the signing of the MoU. Co-created by the two organisations as part of the MoU, APAC-SCA (Student Chapter) is Singapore’s first student society dedicated to fostering a community of students across Asia Pacific who share the view of shaping the future of food through cellular agriculture. The student-led initiative will develop a series of events and resources to raise awareness and preference for cultivated meat & seafood among the next generation of consumers.
Under the agreement, the two organisations will also work to develop short course(s) on novel food regulation and standards development, and provide meaningful learning experiences for students through syllabus creation and outreach programs.
Mr. Peter Yu from APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture [left] and Dr. Goh Lay Beng from Temasek Polytechnic [right] signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Minister of State for Education, Ms. Gan Siow Huang [middle] as witness to the collaboration between the two organisations.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Peter Yu, Program Director of APAC-SCA said that under the MoU, the two organisations would “leverage on our respective strengths to promote interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of cellular agriculture that bridges the gap between young talents and the burgeoning industry”.
Dr. Goh Lay Beng, Director of School of Applied Science at TP concurs, saying “we believe in the power of Education to drive innovation and bring acceptance to future foods. One cell at a time, one step at a time, the impossible will become possible, and eventually, the norm”.
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APAC-SCA (Student Chapter) is Singapore's first student society dedicated to fostering a community of students across Asia Pacific who share the view of shaping the future of food through cellular agriculture. Find out more about APAC-SCA (Student Chapter).
APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture is a collective focused on establishing, implementing, and developing strategic frameworks to spur innovation in the cellular agriculture space. Find out more about APAC-SCA.
Temasek Polytechnic is a tertiary education institute with a Future Foods Domain that works to strengthen Singapore's food supply resilience and contribute to food security and safety. Find out more about TP.