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Awards
SynBioBeta talk. Dr. John Cumbers (CEO SynBioBeta)
Oct 2021
“1-of-3 Companies changing the way we eat.”
Global Wellness Summit 1st place (1/84)
Aug 2021
Amai Proteins Ltd. was the proud recipient of the first-ever “Call for Wellness Innovations” award at the Global Wellness Summit in Palm Beach, Florida.
TechTour finals winner
Oct 2021
EU TechTour Venture Contest Finals winner (24/1,125, 3 FoodTech)
Ingredients Europe
Oct 2021
The Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient award of the Startup Innovation Challenge was awarded at the 28,000 attendees and 1,700-exhibitor, Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 30 finalists from 190 competed for 4 awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X2xjYmmhdg
TechTour EFVF, Aarhus
Oct 2021
1 of 30 companies selected to present at the European Food Venture Forum
Extreme Tech Challenge
Oct 2021
Extreme Tech Challenge Regional Finalist to compete at Vivateck Paris. Award given by Young Sohn (President, Samsung Electronics) in front of a crowd of 3,000 at Disrupt Berlin.
The 2021 EIT Food Annual Partner event & Venture Summit
Oct 2021
Amai is honored to win the EIT Food impact award (dietary change category) for the consortium research grant with Prof. Yoav Livney (The Technion), PepsiCo, and Danone. The award was given by Dr. Andy Zynga, CEO of EIT Foods at the EIT Food Venture summit
IFT-Next top-10 | Round-2 finalist
Oct 2021
IFT-Next Future Food Disruptor of the Year competition (Round 2 finalist)
Israel's startup of the year of The Pitch - The Journey
Jan 2022
Amai won The Journey - The Pitch which is Israel's top startup competition with 200 startups of which the top 8 competed live in front of thousands.
FoodTech innovation startup contest
Amai Proteins won 2nd place in the Calcalist-Tnuva Israeli startup competition.
Extreme Tech Challenge Announces Global Finalists, Debuts COVID-19 Innovation Award and Female Founder Award
Amai is proud to be a finalist at Extreme Tech Challenge, the world's leading impact startup competition in which 52 startups were selected as finalists out of 2,419 competitors.
AgFunder ‘Most Innovative Pre-series A Supply Tech’
AgFunder Award for Most Innovative Pre-Series A Supply Tech International Startup
5 Top FoodTech Startups Developing Alternative Proteins
Jan 2022
Amai was selected as one of the top 5 alternative proteins startups (out of 235 startups analyzed).
"Wired chose Amai as part of Tel-Aviv's top-ten hottest startups"
In a bid to address obesity, food tech startup Amai Proteins is using computational design and fermentation to develop zero-calorie “designer proteins” that are cheaper, healthier and thousands of times sweeter than sugar. Founded by CEO Ilan Samish in 2016, Amai has already partnered with Danone, PepsiCo and OceanSpray during its R&D phase, and hopes to bring its first products to market in 2022.
The Peres Center Of Peace & Innovation DREAM TEAM The startup nation’s front window
Jan 2022
At any given moment there are over 6,000 start-ups in Israel working in the fields of agriculture, water, cyber technology, security, space, mobile, industry, food, smart transportation, clean energy, video, gaming, medicine, science and research. Amai was selecetd as a groundbreaking Israeli development and presented to visitors at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation.
Finalists Announced for 2021 World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards
Amai is a proud finalist of the 2021 World Food Forum Startup Innovation competition. The competition was co-organized by the Extreme Tech Challenge and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)
Extreme Tech Startup Spotlight: Amai Proteins
Oct 2022
As 'Grand Winner Crown' in XTC 2022, Dr. Ilan Samish shares how the idea of Amai was initiated, the unique technology, and what the future holds.
- SynBioBeta talk. Dr. John Cumbers (CEO SynBioBeta)
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“1-of-3 Companies changing the way we eat.”
- Global Wellness Summit 1st place (1/84)
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Amai Proteins Ltd. was the proud recipient of the first-ever “Call for Wellness Innovations” award at the Global Wellness Summit in Palm Beach, Florida.
- TechTour finals winner
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EU TechTour Venture Contest Finals winner (24/1,125, 3 FoodTech)
- Ingredients Europe
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The Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient award of the Startup Innovation Challenge was awarded at the 28,000 attendees and 1,700-exhibitor, Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) 30 finalists from 190 competed for 4 awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X2xjYmmhdg
- TechTour EFVF, Aarhus
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1 of 30 companies selected to present at the European Food Venture Forum
Events
Paris
ChangeNOW
ChangeNOW takes positive change to the next level by organizing its annual summit, dedicated to a new generation of entrepreneurs whose solutions are changing the world for the better.
San Diego
BIO International Convention
Four exciting days of networking, programming, and partnering opportunities that will shape the future of our industry and celebrate the scientific discoveries transforming our world. Explore possibilities alongside thousands of global biotechnology and pharma leaders as we dive into topics such as business development, healthcare innovations, and the future of biotechnology.
New York
Future Food Tech Alternative Proteins
Future Food-Tech’s dedicated Alternative Proteins Summit on June 21-22 will connect global food leaders to map out the future of protein.
