About us

Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA) is a not-for-profit with charitable status, founded in 2020 by Dr. Bianca Le. We exist to support the development of Australia’s cellular agriculture sector.

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.

Our history

August 2020

CAA founded by Bianca Le

March 2021

Launched our interactive career planning tool Pathways to help students across the world find their career pathway into cellular agriculture research

March 2021

Applied for a Centre of Excellence for cellular agriculture, involving over 20 academic researchers and 22 industry partners

August 2021

Made our second hire — Joanne Tunna as Operations Manager

October & November 2021

Ran three nationwide events and featured at the conference of Australia's leading food industry association (AIFST)

February 2022

Bianca Le transitioned from Founder to Board Chair, and Joanne Tunna appointed as interim General Manager

April 2022

Sam Perkins appointed as CEO

May 2022

Version 2 of Pathways released

August 2022

Online courseAn Introduction to Cellular Agriculture’ launched on our Learning Management System

September 2022

Hosted cross-sectoral workshop at BCG Melbourne with leaders from across the sector

October & November 2022

Hosted five additional workshops online

December 2022

January 2023

2023 & 2024 strategy approved by the CAA Board

February 2023

Phase 1 of Regulation project initiated

March 2023

August 2020

CAA founded by Bianca Le

March 2021

Launched our interactive career planning tool Pathways to help students across the world find their career pathway into cellular agriculture research

March 2021

Applied for a Centre of Excellence for cellular agriculture, involving over 20 academic researchers and 22 industry partners

August 2021

Made our second hire — Joanne Tunna as Operations Manager

October & November 2021

Ran three nationwide events and featured at the conference of Australia's leading food industry association (AIFST)

February 2022

Bianca Le transitioned from Founder to Board Chair, and Joanne Tunna appointed as interim General Manager

April 2022

Sam Perkins appointed as CEO

May 2022

Version 2 of Pathways released

August 2022

Online courseAn Introduction to Cellular Agriculture’ launched on our Learning Management System

September 2022

Hosted cross-sectoral workshop at BCG Melbourne with leaders from across the sector

October & November 2022

Hosted five additional workshops online

December 2022

January 2023

2023 & 2024 strategy approved by the CAA Board

February 2023

Phase 1 of Regulation project initiated

March 2023

Our vision

Sustainable, accessible and ethical food for all.

Our mission

Enabling the impact potential of cellular agriculture in Australia.

Our values

1

Outcomes over outputs

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We focus on meaningful outcomes and hold ourselves accountable for the impact of our work.

2

Responsive

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We proactively seek to understand the evolving needs of the sector and are open to adapting our work to meet these needs.

3

No ego

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Our work is not about us as individuals, it's about the work we do and our collective impact.

4

Inclusive

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We consciously and actively create accessible and inclusive spaces for individuals and organisations across the sector. 

5

Authentic

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We are comfortable being our authentic selves as an organisation and support our people to be the same.

6

Evidence-based

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Our decision making is informed by an objective evidence-base.