GO GREEN FOODTECH LTD

Their core work

Go Green Foodtech is an Israeli agri-biotech SME developing a biological nitrogen fixation system that uses cyanobacteria to produce organic fertilizer — replacing synthetic, fossil-fuel-derived inputs with a living, self-renewing process. Their core application is hydroponics: supplying nitrogen-rich organic nutrients to soilless growing systems. The broader implication of their work extends into green ammonia production, positioning their cyanobacterial platform at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and clean chemistry. They progressed from proof-of-concept to full-scale development within the EU SME Instrument, suggesting the technology advanced beyond early-stage research into buildable, commercializable systems during their H2020 participation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 trajectory is a clean Phase 1 → Phase 2 SME Instrument progression: a 2018 feasibility study (€50k) validating the concept, followed by a 2020 full development project (€2.45M) to build the production system. The early project carried no recorded keywords, reflecting its exploratory nature, while the recent project defined the full technical vocabulary — cyanobacteria, biological nitrogen fixation, organic fertilizer, hydroponics, green ammonia. There is no real pivot in direction; instead the focus sharpened and deepened, moving from "is this possible?" to "how do we build and scale it?"

They are moving toward a complete, deployable biological nitrogen fixation platform for hydroponics, with green ammonia as a likely next commercialization angle if the core fertilizer product matures.

How they like to work

Go Green Foodtech has operated exclusively as a sole applicant under the H2020 SME Instrument — a funding scheme designed for individual companies, not consortia. They have no recorded consortium partners across their two projects, which is entirely consistent with the SME Instrument model rather than indicative of isolationism. For a potential partner, this means they have not yet built a European collaboration network through H2020, and any joint project would likely be their first formal consortium experience.

Their H2020 participation involved no consortium partners and covered no collaborative countries — both projects were solo SME Instrument applications. Their European network, at least through H2020, is effectively unbuilt.

What sets them apart

Go Green Foodtech sits at a specific and defensible niche: using living cyanobacterial systems — not synthetic biology constructs or chemical processes — to produce organic nitrogen inputs for soilless agriculture. The EIC's decision to fund them twice (Phase 1 and Phase 2) is meaningful external validation that the European innovation establishment found the technology credible and market-ready enough to invest €2.5M. For a consortium looking for a biofertilizer or sustainable nitrogen technology partner from outside the EU academic mainstream, they offer a commercially oriented, Israel-based SME with a working prototype and EU-validated technology track record.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Cyanobacteria (Phase 2)
  At €2.45M, this is a rare successful Phase 2 SME Instrument award — meaning the European Innovation Council evaluated the Phase 1 results and judged the technology ready for full commercial development funding.
• Cyanobacteria (Phase 1)
  The €50k feasibility study that served as the gateway to Phase 2, demonstrating the organization's ability to structure and execute EU-funded innovation projects from the ground up.