Hello!
My name is Jasmin Kern, and I am a senior at MIT and the director of the Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon — the 1st international hackathon focused on cellular agriculture and precision fermentation for the food industry! We are looking for students (undergrad and grad) interested in applying their unique knowledge and skills to revolutionize our food system and build a sustainable future for our planet. All interested students are encouraged to apply regardless of their knowledge of cellular agriculture, as we will provide all necessary education.
Applications close on October 25th, and students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Students have the option to compete in one of two tracks for a $2000 cash prize:
- Track 1: Build an advertising strategy and scientific communication platform for a novel cultured food product with mentoring from a pioneer in one of the industry’s leading start-ups
- Track 2: Create a research proposal and analysis of a potential ingredient, material, or novel technology that can improve the production of a novel cell-cultured or fermented product with mentoring from a leading researcher at one of the industry’s tech start-ups.
The hacking period will take place from January 15 – March 20 (all virtual), and the final event will take place in April. We want to attract as many students from across the US as possible and hope you will forward this event to any mailing lists, departments or other student groups that may be interested in partaking in this event. This is a chance to become immersed in a rapidly growing industry and change the future of food!
Here is our website for more information and application form: https://www.cultivate-tmrw.com/
| Cultivate Tomorrow | Cultivate Tomorrow
The Cultivate Tomorrow hackathon is the only student-run organization focused solely on cellular agriculture and cell cultured food. Students compete in teams to tackle some of cellular agriculture’s most pressing problems. |
Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon Student Flyer (1)
I attached a brief flier outlining this event for students. Please email me if you have any further questions. Thank you so much for your support, we hope that this event will help bring students together to work on building a better future.
Best,
Jasmin Kern
MIT Chemistry (Class 2023)
Cultivate Tomorrow Hackathon Director
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