ISCCM Foundation
The ISCCM foundation was founded in January 2023. Its sole mission is to support the organization of the annual International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat. A full policy statement (in Dutch) can be found at Beleidsplan Feb 18 2023. It is a non-profit organization and subject to Dutch law and regulations. The Board members of the ISCCM foundation are:
- Ms Vivian Schellings, secretary and treasurer
- Mr Bernd van der Meulen, member
- Mr Mark Post, chairman
CoC (KvK): 89062868; RSIN: 864867293; IBAN: NL 83 RABO 0359 6423 57; BTW: NL864867293B01
Ms Vivian Schellings is executive assistant. She worked at Maastricht University for 20 years and has organized the first five editions of the International Scientific Conference on Cultivated Meat. She currently works at MUMC+.
Bernd van der Meulen is a professor of EU Food Law at various European Universities and Director of the European Institute for Food Law, a non-profit foundation aiming to advance the level of expertise and knowledge on food law, at national level, European level as well as global level. Bernd is also co-founder and president of the Dutch Food Law Association.
Mark Post is professor of Sustainable Industrial Tissue Engineering at Maastricht University. He is also Chief Scientific Officer of Mosa Meat and of Qorium, two companies that aim to commercialize cultivated meat and leather. Mark is the chairman of the scientific organization committee of the annual International Scientific Conference on Cultivated Meat