Imagine a giant matchmaking service that connects hungry startups with big food companies and smart professors. It helps them turn wild ideas, like lab-grown proteins or digital food tracking, into actual products you can buy at the store. The goal is to make our food system cleaner and healthier for everyone.
The agrifood sector struggles with climate change, poor nutrition, and a lack of transparency in supply chains. Current innovation cycles are too slow to move from the lab to the consumer's plate.
An innovation ecosystem and funding mechanism that accelerates the transition of food-tech from concept to market-ready product.
If you are a plant-based meat producer dealing with high carbon footprints — this project developed a network to diversify proteins that reduces CO2 equivalent emissions. This helps you reach net zero targets faster.
If you are a food distributor dealing with a lack of consumer trust and transparency — this project developed digitally enabled food supply chains. This ensures greater food security and safety for your customers.
If you are a food processing plant dealing with organic waste costs — this project developed ways of creating new markets for food waste. This turns your trash into a new revenue stream.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not mentioned, but the organization is working to diversify funding sources and expand commercial relationships.
Yes, the project specifically focuses on speeding-up and scaling-up solutions to market through a network of networks.
Based on available project data, the project creates an ecosystem for market-ready innovation, though specific licensing terms are not detailed.
The project targets regulations and challenges related to net zero emissions, non-communicable diseases, and food safety transparency.
The business plan runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, aiming to deliver a wealth of innovations to market within this three-year window.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with a 57% industry ratio, consisting of 7 partners across 5 countries. With 4 SMEs involved and 0 universities or research institutes listed as direct partners in this specific project ID, the focus is clearly on commercial execution and market delivery rather than basic research.
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