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EIT Food joins forces with FAMAE
EIT Food recently joined forces with FAMAE, an independent family foundation based in France, that supports innovation in the field of environment.
The Future of Food is now
On 20 November 2019, EIT Food hosted its first EU conference in Brussels, bringing together policymakers and food innovation experts to brainstorm the future of food. The event was organised in partnership...
EIT JumpStarter Winners 2019
The winners of EIT JumpStarter 2019 have been announced. Cross sectoral program for early-stage startups and idea holders, which this year was awarded the Best European Association Training Initiative title, had...
The corporate garage: a new way of working for successful startup and corporate partnerships
It sounds relatively straight forward - big established corporates working harmoniously with smaller, newer startups in order to innovate the food system. The processes may be in place to enable...
Call for expressions of interest to become EIT Food Hubs in 2020 in Bulgaria and Serbia
EIT Food is looking for two organisations that would assume the roles of EIT Food Hubs in Bulgaria and Serbia under EIT Regional Innovation Scheme.
First edition of Challenge Labs gathered over 30 participants
The first RIS Challenge Labs workshop took place in Warsaw (Poland) on the last weekend of October.Recent press releases

Winners announced for EIT Food Accelerator Network Programme
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food has announced today the winners of its 2019 EIT Food Accelerator Network Programme: Orbem AI, uFraction8 and Trigger Systems
Twelve finalists of 2019 EIT Food Accelerator Network announced
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food announced today the selection of the twelve finalists of its 2019 EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) programme