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Food4Health projects kick-off as new teams meet
October 18, 2019
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With project teams confirmed, Food4Health's first two projects officially launched on 1 September and held their kick-off meetings shortly after: the STOP MetSyn team met 20 September and MuscleCancer met 10 October.
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EIT Food has the pleasure to inform that two institutions have been selected to organise the EIT Food Startup Awareness Event in Bulgaria and Serbia.
Twelve finalists of 2019 EIT Food Accelerator Network announced
October 18, 2019
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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. The finalists are invited to compete for three financial…
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On 15 October, two of EIT Food’s nominees were recognised at the 2019 EIT Awards in Budapest at the annual INNOVEIT ceremony.
World Food Day 2019
October 16, 2019
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Our food systems are in crisis and unless we work together and take urgent actions, we are at risk of a continued rise in rates of hunger, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases. To fix our food systems, we need to work together and…
We launched Generation Food!
October 10, 2019
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Generation Food was launched on Wednesday 25 September. The result of a collaboration between the province of Flemish Brabant, Boerenbond, PROEF, EIT Food, KU Leuven, UCLL, KBC, City of Leuven and Rikolto. The partners - all active within…
EIT Food at Researchers' Night in Poland
October 09, 2019
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‘Cosmic’ food, superheroes on a plate, food science, chemical mishmash in the kitchen, flower slow food, and youth potions from antioxidants. Those were some of the food celebration events showcased by scientists from the Institute of…
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EIT Food brings together experts from the agrifood sector, researchers and innovation agents in the capital of Bizkaia to address the challenges faced by Europe
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The jury welcomes the innovation provided by the two projects: Polyfly with its natural pollination solutions and Sonicat Systems for applying ultrasound to sustainable food processing. The first prize is for €10,000 whilst the second…
Introducing 8 New Network Partners joining the EIT Food Community
September 30, 2019
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With new partnership levels in place, EIT Food will continuously grow with new and exciting partners. Here we welcome the first 8 newly confirmed Network Partners who share our commitment to improving food together. We look forward to…
Why gender balance is the key to delivering a sustainable food system
September 30, 2019
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A recent report by McKinsey entitled ‘Women in Food’ has highlighted a huge gender imbalance in the food sector. We met with Dr Shima Barakat from the University of Cambridge to find out what EIT Food is doing about it.
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Good food is essential for our health, and food systems are critical infrastructures for supplying healthy food. Consumers feel good if they know the food that they are eating is healthy, and it is produced according to agreed standards.
EIT Food press releases & other news
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