Isha Datar
Datar holds a BSc.
in Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Alberta, where she contributed to Canada's first cultured meat laboratory, and an M.Biotech from the University of Toronto.
Datar said she was inspired by a meat science course to explore the environmental consequences of livestock production.
In 2010, she coauthored a publication for Possibilities of an In Vitro Meat Production System, which applied tissue engineering technology to the cultured meat application.
She spoke at 2012 TEDxToronto about cultured meat and was soon after appointed as the head of New Harvest.
She is also a one-third founder of the start-up company Perfect Day, which is producing an animal-free cow's milk.
Isha Datar
Datar holds a BSc. in Cell & Molecular Biology from the University of Alberta, where she contributed to Canada's first cultured meat laboratory, and an M.Biotech from the University of Toronto. Datar said she was inspired by a meat science course to explore the environmental consequences of livestock production. In 2010, she coauthored a publication for Possibilities of an In Vitro Meat Production System, which applied tissue engineering technology to the cultured meat application. She spoke at 2012 TEDxToronto about cultured meat and was soon after appointed as the head of New Harvest. She is also a one-third founder of the start-up company Perfect Day, which is producing an animal-free cow's milk.
New Harvest