Spotlight on Global Engagement: High-Profile Visits to the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Microbial Food Hub

The Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Imperial’s Microbial Food Hub have recently welcomed a wave of international visitors, reflecting growing worldwide interest in sustainable food research.

 

Torsten Bell MP in the lab with Professor Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro, Professor Peter Haynes and researchers from the RLA Lab.
The Minister for Pensions, Torsten Bell, is given a tour of the Biotech Lab at Imperial College by Vice-Provost Professor Peter Haynes and Academic Lead for Engineering Biology for Sustainability Professor Rodrigo Ledesma Amaro. Mr Bell also met research staff alongside Andrien Meyers from London CIV and the CEO of British Business Bank, Louis Taylor.

 

Ministers from the UK, Sweden and Denmark, as well as delegations from Finland, Canada, Korea and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, toured the facilities to learn more about the cutting-edge work taking place.

Their visits underline the global significance of Imperial’s research in shaping the future of food systems.

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Pensions Minister sees pioneering biotech research at Imperial
Visit of Minister Christina Egelund, Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Denmark to ImperialDate: 13 May 2025 Location: Imperial College London White City Deep Tech Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, United Kingdom Photography by Fergus Burnett Accreditation required with all use - 'fergusburnett.com'
Danish Science Minister visits Imperial to deepen UK-Denmark research ties
UK’s EU Minister and European Commissioner for Trade visit Imperial
Visit from the Director and Deputy Director of the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT