Hello,

My name is Bertina Do, and I am a second year food science at the University of Guelph and an organizer part of Nucleate Cultivate. I am writing to inform you of an opportunity for students to participate in our annual hackathon for current challenges in cellular agriculture, with a $2000 cash prize for the winners! This hackathon is open to all students (STEM or not, Grad or Undergrad) and gives them the opportunity to compete, learn, work with industry mentors, and get immersed in the field of a/cellular agriculture.

Considering your background and network in the alt protein/cellular agriculture space, I am hoping that you could share our application and marketing blurb with any relevant students, professors and departments.

All the information is listed below and our application flyer has been attached.

Please feel free to email me with any questions/concerns.

From,
Bertina Do
Organizer of Nucleate Cultivate

Have you heard of cultivated meat? Animal-free dairy? Synbio based caviar? These are all examples of the rising industry: cellular agriculture. Cellular agriculture is moving quickly to revolutionize the future of food before our planet runs out of natural resources to feed our growing population – learn more here!

The Cultivate Tomorrow hackathon is a one-of-a-kind program to immerse students into the alternative protein field in a 3-month hacking period. We will provide education, personal mentorship from industry pioneers, exclusive seminar series, and professional development and networking opportunities. This year, we have introduced a new learning platform to optimize the hacking experience, while helping develop essential skills for students to develop a career in this field. We are open to undergraduate and graduate students with all different majors, skills, backgrounds, and levels of understanding of cell cultured food products. Together, in teams of four, YOU will help create a sustainable food system with your unique perspective, creativity, and motivation.

Compete in one of our tracks for two chances at a $2000 cash prize:

Advertising Strategy, where you will prepare a marketing strategy and advertising campaign for a specific novel food product.
Underutilized Resource/Novel Tech, where you will identify a new technology, material, or ingredient that can improve the production process for cell ag / precision fermentation.

The final deliverables will be unique to each track and will include things like a proposed marketing campaign, novel content, techno-economic analysis, literature review and more!

During the application period, Nucleate Cultivate will be holding open office-hours to address any questions that arise:
Friday, October 20th, 10-11AM EST – Zoom

Registration is open until November 1st. Registration and more information can be found on our website! Feel free to attend office hours or email cultivate@nucleate.xyz with any application or program related questions.

Best,
Nucleate Cultivate Team