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Applications for EIT Food’s Open Innovation Call 2023 are now open!
EIT Food is working with a consortium of global partners as a co-host of the Food Systems Pavilion at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) to discuss the opportunities that sustainable food systems provide in the fight against climate change.
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We guide and accelerate food innovation to transform the food system. We focus on inclusive systems innovation, which enables all people and places to participate and benefit.
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We are attracting, developing and empowering bright minds to lead the transformation of the food system into an innovative sector that produces healthy and sustainable food, and is trusted by society.
Entrepreneurship
Startups play a fundamental role in transforming the food system. EIT Food supports innovative impactful agrifood entrepreneurs and startups to deliver new food innovations and businesses across Europe.
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We believe that we are all responsible for, and connected to, the food that we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it. Our activities are designed to engage with people so that they can become agents of change in the food…
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Building Global Innovators (BGI)
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BGI (www.bgi.pt) stemmed out of MIT Portugal program (https://www.mitportugal.org) in 2010 and consists of an American style world-class deep innovation accelerator based in Lisbon (Portugal) with activity in MIT (USA). BGI’s accelerated 149 start-ups have raised over €300M to date.
BGI has been developing collaborative deep innovation programs, the first of which consoling of a 2.8M€ ColAB focusing on Sustainable food systems, Food4sustainability.org.
Competences & Capabilities
- Deep tech acceleration of food-related startups
- Development of Open innovation programs across a wide variety of stakeholders
- Case-based entrepreneurial and innovation learning, summer schools
- EIT Food hub management, communications and outreach and events management.
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Building Global Innovators (BGI)
Avenida Professor Gama Pinto N.º2, piso 2, sala B3-20
Lisboa 1649-003
Portugal
Lisboa 1649-003
Portugal
Gonçalo Amorim
Partner in the following EIT Food projects
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projectSustainable food systems: the role of regenerative farming practices
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projectFree 3-week course where you will develop entrepreneurial skills and acquire knowledge about sustainable agriculture and targeted nutrition to create a new innovative product
News involving Building Global Innovators (BGI)
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regional newsAnnual event of the Portuguese Hub, in partnership with the Municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, aimed at discussing the agrifood sector at 3 different levels: local, national and European.
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