Our new Chief Scientific Officer

Hoxton Farms Promotes Vítor Espírito Santo to Chief Scientific Officer

Innovation at Hoxton Farms is driven by brilliant minds. Today, we’re celebrating the promotion of Vítor Espírito Santo to Chief Scientific Officer. Since joining us in 2023 as Head of Cell Biology, Vítor has been instrumental in shaping our R&D and building a world-class team dedicated to the future of food.

Leading the Science Behind Cultivated Fat

Vítor has a stellar track record in tissue engineering and cultivated meat. Before Hoxton Farms, he led GOOD Meat’s R&D team, playing a key role in achieving the world’s first regulatory approval for cultivated chicken in Singapore and later the US. His expertise in scaling cellular biology and tissue engineering and navigating complex regulatory pathways makes him the ideal person to drive forward our technical vision.

“Scaling cultivated meat isn’t just a technical challenge - it’s an opportunity to revolutionise our food system. I’m excited to lead Hoxton Farms’ scientific strategy and help take cultivated fat from breakthrough science to a commercial reality.” – Vítor, Chief Scientific Officer.

As Chief Scientific Officer, Vítor will focus on product quality, process optimisation and regulatory approval. .

From Farm to Table

Under Vítor’s leadership, Hoxton Farms is focused on bringing cultivated pork fat to market at scale. His priorities over the next two years include expanding cell line development, advancing our bioprocessing capabilities and securing regulatory approvals to ensure that food brands worldwide have access to healthy, delicious, sustainable cultivated fat.

“Our vision has always been to make cultivated fat a game-changer for the food industry. Vítor’s scientific expertise and strong leadership will bring us one step closer to a deliciously fatty future.” – Max, co-founder

Join Us!

The next generation of food needs world-class scientists, engineers and innovators. If you’re passionate about foodtech, biotech and solving big challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

Explore our open roles here: hoxtonfarms.com/careers