Annual Recap: 10 impactful moments from GFI Israel’s work in 2025

Annual Recap: 10 impactful moments from GFI Israel’s work in 2025

This summary highlights ten of the most impactful moments from GFI Israel’s work throughout 2025- a year marked by a shift from foundational efforts to accelerated scale, strategic collaboration, and R&D advancement. It showcases key milestones across ecosystem leadership, talent growth, knowledge creation, and industry engagement that strengthened Israel’s role in advancing alternative protein innovation, made possible through the continued support of our dedicated donors.


Are you interested in getting involved in the science of plant-based food, cultivated meat, and fermentation? Take a look at our resources or check out our science page.

If you’re a researcher:

  • Find funding opportunities, check out our research funding database for grants from across the sector, and our research grants page showcases funding available from GFI.
  • Explore our Advancing Solutions initiative, which highlights key alternative protein knowledge gaps.
  • Use our academic research database and the collaborative researcher directory to find potential collaborators or mentors in the field. 
  • Find out about research projects that have already been funded on our research grants tracker or our grantee web pages.
  • Look out for monthly science seminars run through our GFIdeas community, or use our local and global company database to identify commercial partners.

If you’re a student:

  • Find educational courses around the globe through our database.
  • Sign up for our free online course introducing the science of alternative proteins, explore our resource guide explaining what is available to students or newcomers to the space.
  • Check out our careers board for the latest job opportunities in this emerging field.

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