We believe that cellular agriculture can play a critical role in diversifying food production, strengthening food security and helping to meet growing global demand for protein and other products in a sustainable way.
CAA works across the entire cellular agriculture sector in Australia and engages with stakeholders from the private sector, as well as investors, academia, government departments, agencies and regulatory authorities.
CAA founded by Bianca Le
Launched our interactive career planning tool Pathways to help students across the world find their career pathway into cellular agriculture research
Applied for a Centre of Excellence for cellular agriculture, involving over 20 academic researchers and 22 industry partners
Made our second hire — Joanne Tunna as Operations Manager
Ran three nationwide events and featured at the conference of Australia's leading food industry association (AIFST)
Bianca Le transitioned from Founder to Board Chair, and Joanne Tunna appointed as interim General Manager
Sam Perkins appointed as CEO
Version 2 of Pathways released
Online course ‘An Introduction to Cellular Agriculture’ launched on our Learning Management System
First white paper ‘Cellular Agriculture - An Opportunity to Diversify Australia’s Food System’ released
Hosted cross-sectoral workshop at BCG Melbourne with leaders from across the sector
Hosted five additional workshops online
Learning Management System goes global
2023 & 2024 strategy approved by the CAA Board
Phase 1 of Regulation project initiated
Seed Grant Program initiated
CAA founded by Bianca Le
Launched our interactive career planning tool Pathways to help students across the world find their career pathway into cellular agriculture research
Applied for a Centre of Excellence for cellular agriculture, involving over 20 academic researchers and 22 industry partners
Made our second hire — Joanne Tunna as Operations Manager
Ran three nationwide events and featured at the conference of Australia's leading food industry association (AIFST)
Bianca Le transitioned from Founder to Board Chair, and Joanne Tunna appointed as interim General Manager
Sam Perkins appointed as CEO
Version 2 of Pathways released
Online course ‘An Introduction to Cellular Agriculture’ launched on our Learning Management System
First white paper ‘Cellular Agriculture - An Opportunity to Diversify Australia’s Food System’ released
Hosted cross-sectoral workshop at BCG Melbourne with leaders from across the sector
Hosted five additional workshops online
Learning Management System goes global
2023 & 2024 strategy approved by the CAA Board
Phase 1 of Regulation project initiated
Seed Grant Program initiated
Sustainable, accessible and ethical food for all.
Enabling the impact potential of cellular agriculture in Australia.
We focus on meaningful outcomes and hold ourselves accountable for the impact of our work.
We proactively seek to understand the evolving needs of the sector and are open to adapting our work to meet these needs.
Our work is not about us as individuals, it's about the work we do and our collective impact.
We consciously and actively create accessible and inclusive spaces for individuals and organisations across the sector.
We are comfortable being our authentic selves as an organisation and support our people to be the same.
Our decision making is informed by an objective evidence-base.