{"id":84701,"date":"2026-05-21T09:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/?p=84701"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:13:45","slug":"zest-celebrates-its-general-assembly-in-lubeck-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/zest-celebrates-its-general-assembly-in-lubeck-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEST celebrates its General Assembly in L\u00fcbeck (Germany)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"84701\" class=\"elementor elementor-84701\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8188619 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8188619\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea0359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea0359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ZEST consortium gathered in L\u00fcbeck (Germany) on 5\u20136 May for its General Assembly, kindly hosted by Tate &amp; Lyle. The meeting brought together project partners to review the strong progress achieved across several technical areas, including bioreactor design, fermentation scale-up, downstream processing and digital modelling.<\/p><p>The consortium also discussed the growing impact of the project\u2019s dissemination and communication activities, which continue to increase the project\u2019s visibility across events and channels at European level.<\/p><p>One of the highlights of the meeting was the visit to Tate &amp; Lyle\u2019s laboratory facilities, where partners had the opportunity to learn more about the host\u2019s work and infrastructure through an insightful guided tour.<\/p><p>Leitat was represented by Inma S\u00e1nchez, who attended the meeting in person, and Virginia Cazzagon, who participated remotely. Together, they led the WP6 session and delivered a dedicated workshop focused on safety and sustainability aspects, encouraging valuable discussions among consortium partners.<\/p><p>As the project moves forward, the consortium will continue working on upcoming deliverables, technical integration, process scale-up and key regulatory and sustainability challenges, reinforcing its commitment to developing innovative and sustainable protein solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ZEST consortium gathered in L\u00fcbeck (Germany) on 5\u20136 May for its General Assembly, kindly hosted by Tate &amp; Lyle. The meeting brought together project partners to review the strong progress achieved across several technical areas, including bioreactor design, fermentation scale-up, downstream processing and digital modelling. 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