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Dr. Yashaswini Premjit Wins 1st Prize of £1,000 at NAPIC Final Pitch Event

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Dr. Yashaswini Premjit Wins 1st Prize of £1,000 at NAPIC Final Pitch Event

Sarkar Lab was well-represented at the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) Pitch Event at London Science Museum on 29th June, 2026 with 5 pitches on alternative proteins among the 18 finalists from Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, James Hutton Institute and Imperial College London. Huge congratulations to Dr. Yashaswini Premjit (Postdoctoral Fellow NAPIC CPF, MicroLub) for winning the 1st prize (£1,000) for the best pitch.  Here are the pitch titles

Dr.  Yashaswini Premjit (NAPIC CPF Postdoctoral Fellow) presented her pitch on "AlgaPet: Powered by Alga, perfected for pets"

Dr. Tom Bailey (NAPIC R&I Fellow) presented his pitch on "Plant flour microgels: Next-generation clean label emulsifiers"

Dr. Ben Kew (NAPIC R&I Fellow) presented their pitch on "The TechXture Lab: Objective mouthfeel built to scale"

Dr. Simha Sridharan (Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Fund) presented his pitch on "Precision Drop: Drop for profitable healthier ice cream"

Dr. Taskeen Niaz (NAPIC R&I Fellow) presented her pitch on "Fortiva: Nutrient-rich precision fortification technology for fat soluble bioactive"

Dr. Maryam Afzali Dela Haji (NAPIC Research Support Technician) presented her pitch on "Novel barley co-extract"