Arin Naidu

SENIOR SCITECH ECOSYSTEM SPECIALIST

Arin leads efforts to expand the scientific workforce and research capacity powering Asia’s alternative protein sector. He partners with governments, universities, and industry to identify skills gaps, design training programmes, and build career pathways that strengthen the region’s innovation ecosystem. Arin also develops educational content, webinars, and conferences that connect and de-silo scientific communities, helping focus collective efforts on high-impact research priorities.

He is based in Singapore.

Arin has led GFI APAC’s workforce and scientific ecosystem initiatives, launching or catalysing 7 university courses, 2 adult learning programmes, 2 internship initiatives, and 1 educational website reaching over 500 students and future talents across Asia-Pacific. He also drives the Alt Protein Dialogues webinar series (15+ sessions, 750+ participants) and designs sessions for the Alt Protein Asia conference, which convenes 120+ researchers from across the region to align on high-impact scientific priorities.

Before joining GFI APAC, Arin worked in biomaterials startups in the United States and Japan for over four years, where he developed scaled-up products, patents, and publications with applications in alternative plastics, textiles, and food. His multidisciplinary background in science and design fuels his ability to translate complex research into accessible learning and workforce strategies. Arin holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Tufts University.