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Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing Instrument

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EIT Food is looking to de-risk startup corporate collaborations. In this context, EIT Food targets proof-of-concepts and small-scale pilot projects between startups and prospective corporate clients with less than €100k in project costs.
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Through targeted funding and collaboration, EIT Food is driving tangible change that improves lives, strengthens resilience, and protects our planet. Every story here highlights the added value and the real-world impact of our shared…
Innovation Prize 2025

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Celebrating the best 2025 agri-food innovators, Seven categories, Seven Prizes.

The world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community

We create connections right across the food system that stimulate new ideas and innovations to drive change: between startups and corporates; between food entrepreneurs and investors; between consumers and industry; between research and action; between ideas and reality; between present and future.

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Our focus for impact

Supported by the EU, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system.

Our innovation projects are delivered with a combination of industry, education and research partners to improve environmental and health outcomes by developing solutions that align with our three missions:

Healthier Lives Through Food

We will make a material difference to quality of life by enabling more consumers to have better choices through access to affordable, healthier food products and actionable information.

Food System Resilience

We’ll improve food security and safety for consumers everywhere by enabling and establishing resilient and dependable digitally enabled food supply chains.

Net Zero Food System

We will enable the transition to a net zero food system, measuring and quantifying the change through reduced CO2 equivalent emissions.

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Shining a Light on Regenerative Agriculture in Southern Italy

October 17, 2025

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This September, the EIT Food South team set out on a journey across Southern Italy — a land of olive groves, vineyards, and ancient farming traditions — to explore how innovation and regeneration are reshaping its agricultural future.