Building Global Innovators (BGI)
Profile
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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Partner in the following EIT Food projects
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projectEIT Food presents GROW, a project that gives farmers an active voice and makes them leaders in shaping a sustainable and resilient food system.
News involving Building Global Innovators (BGI)
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regional newsThe HeathySoil4Life Winter School is a 3-week online course that pretended enhancing your knowledge in food production, processing, and distribution, while nurturing your entrepreneurial spirit in the agrifood sector. -
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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