New centre to help firms enhance taste, nutrition of alternative foods

Temasek-backed platform lets companies innovate together for wider public approval

- Cheryl Tan

A new centre where firms can get help enhancing the taste and nutritional benefits of their sustainable food products to help nudge consumer acceptance launched on April 24.

Temasek-backed sustainable food production platform Nurasa's Food Tech Innovation Centre aims to help companies scale up production of their alternative protein products and bring them closer to commercialisation.

"The centre provides a space for different companies to come together and innovate, which benefits not just Singapore but also the wider region," said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the centre's official launch at Biopolis.

However, more can be done to reduce the costs of innovation and lower the barriers to entry for new ideas, and create a "differentiating edge", he added.