Biosafe’s Sales Director Janne Ylärinne will be at Food Ingredients Europe 2025 in Paris on 2–4 December.
FiE is one of Europe’s biggest gatherings for ingredient development, formulation, and upstream biotech and an excellent opportunity to understand where safety, compliance, and scientific evidence are moving next.
As precision fermentation, AI-driven formulation, and alternative proteins reshape ingredient development, companies investing in next-generation ingredients need clarity on safety assessment pathways and compliance strategies that support both innovation timelines and market access.
Top 8 Picks for Food Ingredients Europe 2025
This year's agenda reflects the industry's most pressing concerns: managing regulatory uncertainty across shifting global markets, ensuring safety protocols keep pace with biotechnology advances, and scaling novel ingredients responsibly. Here are our five must-attend sessions:
December 2, 11:00 AM
Connecting Innovation and Collaboration in Food Safety
Digital transformation promises to revolutionize food safety, yet many manufacturers struggle to translate technology into operational improvements. This session addresses how to build reliable, scalable digital safety frameworks that work in practice.
Speakers:
- Isabelle Guelinckx – ILSI Europe
- Konrad Korzeniowski – ILSI Europe
- Karim F Khinouche – Novolyze
- Ariane Voyatzakis – Ania
December 2, 12:20 PM
Key regulatory requirements arising from the European Green Deal and EU circular economy policies
The European Green Deal is reshaping regulatory landscapes for food development across the EU. Essential intelligence on compliance requirements that will impact ingredient sourcing, processing, and market access strategies.
Speaker:
- David Pineda Ereno – DPE International Consulting
December 2, 1:40 PM
Functional foods for longevity: Ingredients powering lifelong health
This panel discussion explores what it takes to move beyond marketing claims toward credible, evidence-based functional foods. Clinical validation pathways for companies seeking to substantiate health benefits in this competitive space.
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Thundow – Kline + Company
- Barbara Bray MBE – Alo Solutions Food Safety and Nutrition Consultancy
- Mohammed Gulrez Zariwala – Centre for Nutraceuticals, University of Westminster
December 3, 11:25 AM
Understanding the economics of fermentation-derived ingredients
Precision fermentation economics examined: real-world cost curves, capital requirements, and partnership models that work at scale. Practical intelligence on moving innovations from laboratory to profitable commercial products.
Speakers:
- Carlotte Lucas – Good Food Institute Europe
- Clement Santander – Arthur D. Little
December 3, 11:55 AM
Turning US uncertainty into EU opportunity: Innovating in a new political and regulatory era
Regulatory tightening in the US around synthetic biology creates strategic opportunities for EU-based innovation. Critical intelligence for companies developing novel ingredients and navigating cross-border regulatory requirements.
Speaker:
- Elnaz Shabani – Lux Research
December 3, 1:15 PM
Responsible AI: How the food industry can accelerate innovation
As AI transforms ingredient discovery and product development, safety assessment methodologies must evolve accordingly. This panel discussion addresses how AI impacts formulation processes and what it means for regulatory compliance.
Speakers:
- Adrien Villalonga – Big Idea Ventures
- Saul Abrahams – AKA FOODS
- Mariette Abrahams – Qina
- Kaustuv Bose – Mondelez International
December 3, 2:40 PM
Scanning the future: How emerging trends are shaping the future of food safety
The FAO's Food Safety Foresight Programme offers perspective on emerging risks and regulatory trends. Strategic intelligence for companies seeking to anticipate rather than react to food safety challenges.
Speaker:
- Maura Di Martino – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
December 4, 11:50 AM
Food meets pharma: The biotics revolution
The convergence of probiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics with clinical-grade functional foods. Explores regulatory scrutiny, claims limitations, and safety expectations driving companies to seek EFSA-aligned safety data.
Speaker:
- Aarthi Janakiraman – Everest Group
Meet Janne at the expo
Companies that understand these interconnected challenges and build partnerships with experts who bridge innovation and compliance will be best positioned for the opportunities ahead.
We look forward to connecting with innovators, partners, and scale-ups. If you are planning dossiers in the EU, US, or APAC, or mapping data packages for fermentation or cultivated products, let’s talk.
Meet us on 2–4 December in Paris!
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Janne Ylärinne, PhD
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