Familiarity & trust

We’re building a body of open-source consumer research and communication tools to support clear, consistent sector-wide messaging to grow familiarity and trust in cellular agriculture.

Key achievements to date include:

- Harmonising communications:
Leading industry consultation to develop of communication guides that have harmonised industry communication and messaging across Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

- Growing consumer Insights:
Advancing understanding of Australian consumer perceptions of cellular agriculture through co-funding five open-source research publications, including one peer-reviewed study published in Food Quality & Preference.
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Research: Developing a taxonomy of cellular agriculture contrarian claims

Research: Developing a taxonomy of cellular agriculture contrarian claims

An investigation of the landscape of misinformation and contrarian claims relating to cellular agriculture.
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Research Factsheet: Consumer trust facilitates acceptance of cultivated meat & precision-fermented ingredients

Research Factsheet: Consumer trust facilitates acceptance of cultivated meat & precision-fermented ingredients

An industry-targeted factsheet summarising research insights on the link between trust and consumer acceptance of cellular agriculture.
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Research: Consumer trust facilitates acceptance of cultivated meat

Research: Consumer trust facilitates acceptance of cultivated meat

This research uncovers how trust is linked to the consumer acceptance of cellular agriculture products in Australia.
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Research: Fact-based environmental messaging did not influence Australians' attitudes and intentions towards cultivated seafood

Research: Fact-based environmental messaging did not influence Australians' attitudes and intentions towards cultivated seafood

The first peer-reviewed investigation of consumer perceptions towards cultivated seafood.
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Precision Fermentation Communication Guide

Precision Fermentation Communication Guide

A set of nomenclature, descriptions and FAQs for use by the APAC precision fermentation ecosystem.
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Research: Short-term flavour benefits and consumer acceptance of cultivated meat

Research: Short-term flavour benefits and consumer acceptance of cultivated meat

This research explores how short-term flavour benefits impact consumer acceptance and taste perceptions of cultivated meat in Australia
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Research: Identifying Australian consumer perceptions of meat products

Research: Identifying Australian consumer perceptions of meat products

This study identifies Australian consumer perceptions and preferences toward traditional meat and cultivated meat products.
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Language Guide - Cellular Agriculture in Australia (V3)

Language Guide - Cellular Agriculture in Australia (V3)

Sets out a series of nomenclature, descriptions and communication tips for use by the Australian cellular agriculture ecosystem.
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Media Guide - Cellular Agriculture

Media Guide - Cellular Agriculture

A communication guide for journalists and media professionals reporting on cellular agriculture.
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Insight: The need for Australian social science research into cultivated meat & precision fermentation

Insight: The need for Australian social science research into cultivated meat & precision fermentation

We explore the urgent need for research into perceptions, attitudes and acceptance toward cultivated meat and precision fermentation in Australia.
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Article: From Coal to Cultivated - Why Biomanufacturing is Australia's Next Big Opportunity

In this opinion piece, we dive into why Australia has the opportunity to be a global leader in the biomanufacturing of food products.
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Position Statement: National Research Infrastructure Roadmap 2026

We advocate for cellular agriculture, and biomanufacturing more broadly, to be key inclusions in the 2026 National Infrastructure Roadmap.
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Submission: Food & Beverage Manufacturing

We advocated for several policy, regulatory, and infrastructure changes in our submission to a food & beverage manufacturing inquiry.
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Submission Factsheet: FSANZ Act Review

Summary of our submission to the FSANZ Act Review consultation.
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Submission: A1269 cultured quail CFS2

Together with the Alternative Proteins Council and Food Frontier, we made a joint submission to FSANZ's second consultation on Vow's cultured quail.
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