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Europe’s food system has come under unprecedented pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic that requires an urgent and coordinated response. As Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, EIT Food has launched two initiatives to support the…
The Future of Food Conference is a high-level forum, providing a platform for all the stakeholders of the food system to discuss the most pressing challenges and solutions in the EU’s agrifood sector and co-create innovative solutions.
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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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In order to build a resilient and sustainable agrifood system, we need to work together to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by stakeholders from across the whole food value chain.
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EIT Food COVID-19 funding has directly supported the growth of 13 innovative agrifood startups and resulted in the launch of products and services from eight innovation projects to market by the end of 2021.
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EIT Food hosted an Aquacultue Showcase event to present activities that are helping the aquaculture sector to become more sustainable and efficient while addressing several of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
EIT Food TeamUp winners announced
November 04, 2021
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Meet four innovative agrifood startups that won prizes in the first edition of the Startup Team Builder programme of EIT Food.
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EU teams participating in the 2021 EIT Climate-KIC Climathon and hackathons of EIT Digital, EIT Food and EIT Urban Mobility can win prizes of up to €10,000 in seed funding through the call.
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WaSeaBi held the first annual consortium meeting in person after COVID breakdowm the 9th and 10 th of September
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EIT Food sponsors the Food and Drink Federation Future Leaders event to celebrate the innovators that are transforming our food systems.
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Test Farms programme links agricultural startups with farmers and testing-land.
We have the winners of the hackathon "HACK DigitalSea'21"
August 07, 2021
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The first online hackathon "HACK DigitalSea'21" in the Baltics was launched in 3-4 of July, where participants sought innovative solutions to the acute challenges for sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Sea.
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Organized by the Digital Innovation Hub "AgriFood Lithuania DIH" and the European Union's leading food innovation initiative "EIT Food", the conference Digital Sea 2021 was the first event of this level and depth focusing on the challenges…
15 agrifood teams joined EIT Food TeamUp programme
August 03, 2021
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Over 30 tech and business co-founders joined forces during the new team-building programme of EIT Food and were admitted to the next stage of TeamUp.
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The European Institute of Innovation selects 20 innovative companies to find solutions for water scarcity. The 20 companies will be eligible for a prize of up to 30,000 euros and the option to test their solutions at end user's facilities.
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EIT Food is a pan-European organisation with headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, and regional offices in different locations. Find the one nearest to you and share your ideas with us to co-create the future food system..