Is cellular agriculture the next big leapfrog for East Africa?
By leapfrogging intensive agriculture, East Africa can meet its population's demand for quality nutrition with sound and sustainable cellular agriculture.
Didier is a Food Engineer and Biologist who led two medical device companies and co-invented over 40 patent families; Co-Founder and CEO of IceCure – went public in 2010, and CEO of NLT Spine – acquired by SeaSpine in 2016. He was trained at AgroSup in Dijon, France, and was awarded with a specialized masters degree from ESCP Business School. Didier holds a joint Executive MBA degree from the Kellogg and Recanati business schools, USA and Israel.
By leapfrogging intensive agriculture, East Africa can meet its population's demand for quality nutrition with sound and sustainable cellular agriculture.
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