3rd Gathering of the Canadian Cell Ag Ecosystem
SEPTEMBER 22 & 23, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Building on the outcomes of the 2024 CAC Gathering, this year’s event showcased how research, collaboration, and public engagement are converging to transform the Canadian Prairies into a leading agri-food and bioeconomy hub. During the event, New Harvest introduced the CAPE program: a three-year, CAD$2.4 million initiative funded by Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Alberta Innovates, Mitacs, and New Harvest’s philanthropic donors.
3RD CAC GATHERING
Participants
Thank you to the 32 workshop participants for their insightful discussions and for their critical feedback.
Ghazaleh Afrahi, Dalhousie University
Nandika Bandara, University of Manitoba
Darren Bolding, Natural Products Canada
Cristina Chairez-Jimenez, University of Manitoba
Lingyun Chen, University of Alberta
Renan Danielski, Lethbridge Polytechnic
Rene Dery, University of Alberta
Tom Finn, Genome Alberta
Jonas Gerson, Pnuvax
Alesandros Glaros, University of the Fraser Valley
Linda Ho, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Joshua Ianes, Edmonton Global
Stuart Johnston, Alberta Food Centre
Steven Jones, BiohubX
Lee Kruszewski, Independent Consultant
Matt Labine, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Sonja McGee, Podium Inc.
Ayesha Nikalansooriya, University of Alberta
Kimberly Ong, Vireo Advisors
Stan Pankratz, Rainforest Algae
Eric Charles Peterson, INRS
Chandra Singh, Lethbridge Polytechnic
David Staszak, Amii
Marian Stuffco, Podium Inc.
Bowen Wang, University of Alberta
Zihan Wang, University of Alberta
Surani Weerasundarage, University of Manitoba
Michelle White, Dalhousie University
Jianping Wu, University of Alberta
Ning Xiang, University of Alberta
Frank Yu, Myo Palate
Brian (Yueyang) Zhang, Vireo Advisors