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Bill Aimutis

May 31, 2024

Bezos Earth Fund Grant Creates Sustainable Protein Research Hub

The Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein launched today at North Carolina State University. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded NC State $30 million over five years to lead a center of excellence to create a biomanufacturing hub for dietary proteins that are environmentally friendly, healthy, tasty and affordable. The Earth Fund has committed $100 million to establish a network of…

Nov 15, 2023

NCFIL’s Food-Tech Pitch Contest Ripe with Innovation

The Food-Tech Pitch Contest and Workshop at NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) brought great products and aspiring minds to the NC Research Campus October 10 and 11. The pitch contest entries displayed the burgeoning diversity and range of food innovation in North Carolina.  Attendees heard valuable insight from venture capital investors, economic development experts and Maacha…
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Aug 30, 2023

NCFIL Director’s Perspective: Global Food Insecurity

Adverse weather events, pandemics, inflation, and geopolitical unrest (for example, the Ukrainian conflict and unrest in Niger) have reversed progress that was being made in achieving food security and a sustainable, equitable, and resilient food system.  Food insecurity is a global problem causing millions to go to bed hungry every day. This is not a…

Jul 28, 2019

A Modern Farmer Q&A with Bill Aimutis

By Lindsay Campbell This Q&A with Bill Aimutis has been republished with permission from Modern Farmer. It was originally posted to ModernFarmer.com on July 26, 2019. Plant-based food is a growing trend in America, to say the least. Sales for the products have grown by 11 percent in the past year, and the investment firm UBS projects…

Jul 25, 2019

Introducing the NC Food Innovation Lab

The North Carolina Food Processing Innovation Center, a soon-to-be hub for plant-based food science and manufacturing advancement, is undergoing some change. For starters, a new name: the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab. According to Mario Ferruzzi, a professor in the NC State Plants for Human Health Institute and leader in the development of the center, the…

Jun 22, 2018

Aimutis Tapped to Lead N.C. Food Processing Innovation Center

An R&D expert with more than 30 years of experience in corporate and academic settings, Bill Aimutis has been named director of the North Carolina Food Processing Innovation Center (FPIC), a one-of-a-kind enterprise housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He’ll take the helm in July. “I’m excited to be part of this initiative to…

Jul 19, 2017

‘Defining Moment’: Food Processing Innovation Center Poised to Boost N.C. Economy

A new initiative taking shape in Kannapolis could create jobs, revitalize rural communities, open new markets for entrepreneurs and farmers … and the list goes on. Years in the making, the North Carolina Food Processing Innovation Center (FPIC) leapt from dream to reality with the recent passage of the North Carolina state budget, which included…