EUIPO & Startups Booths

At EUIPO, we believe that your ideas have power — and that they deserve protection. We are the EU agency that helps innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs like you turn ideas into assets by protecting trademarks, designs, and intellectual property (IP) across all EU countries. Through our SME Fund and initiatives such as Ideas Powered for Business, we provide financial support, training, and free expert advice to help start-ups and women entrepreneurs grow with confidence. Whether you are launching your first product, scaling your business, or entering new markets, EUIPO is here to empower you to protect, promote, and profit from your creativity.

Representative at the event:
Sabina Hülsebusch
Customer Networks Management
Business Development Department

Learn more: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en

Next-Generation Upcycled Plant-Based Foods from Chickpeas

Founded by Dr. Canan Tiryaki, a PhD Food Engineer, Vegg Foods is a circular-economy startup that transforms surplus chickpeas into functional, sustainable, and science-based plant-based products through a single-process, net zero-waste system. Our innovative production line enables full material valorization — turning broken chickpeas, normally used as animal feed, into three high-value products: BBYA (Aquafaba), a liquid vegan egg alternative; Hummus Flour, and Hummus Sauces enriched with beetroot, pumpkin, and celery. All products are created via upcycling and advanced fermentation, incorporating microalgae and postbiotics to enhance protein density, antioxidant properties, and gut health benefits. This integrated approach merges biotechnology with sustainability, ensuring zero waste at every production stage. Vegg Foods’ R&D continues to develop next-generation applications — including chickpea-based dairy and meat analogues, postbiotic hummus bars, and fermented aquafaba variants. Every formula is vegan, allergen-free, gluten-free, and additive-free, using 70% less carbon and 60% less water than animal-based counterparts. Through its commitment to circular design and food upcycling, Vegg Foods aligns with the European Green Deal and UN SDGs (1, 2, 3, 12, 13), redefining sustainable nutrition through innovation and zero-waste thinking.

Learn more: www.veggfoods.com

muryo’s AI platform empowers agricultural professionals with sustainability advice that is profitable and actionable. Our platform analyzes each farm's specific conditions alongside the farmer's risk tolerance, financial situation, and motivations. It then matches sustainable practices to problems farmers already care about: profitability, risk reduction and farm legacy. Agricultural professionals get access to personalized recommendations backed by science, regional evidence and economic projections, transforming sustainability from risky theory into trusted, profitable practice. Whether you're an agricultural consultant or professional farm manager we help you scale your impact and achieve your goals.

Learn more: www.muryo.io

VegeLIO is a Polish family-owned company founded out of a passion for healthy eating and simple, natural ingredients. Created by a mother and daughter duo, Vegelio’s mission is to bring the goodness of freeze-dried vegetables and herbs to everyday cooking in convenient, flavourful blends. The company focuses on purity and nutrition — free from preservatives, artificial colors, or additives — while preserving the full taste, aroma, and natural fiber of its ingredients. Vegelio’s flagship product, a blend of freeze-dried vegetables and herbs, represents innovation in the kitchen — a smart and practical solution based on a unique blend of freeze-dried vegetables and herbs. VegeLIO enhances the flavor and nutritional value of meals while significantly reducing preparation time. Whether used at home, in professional kitchens, or in the food industry. Vegelio’s philosophy: flavour up your health. Driven by continuous innovation, Vegelio is expanding its product range, making natural, wholesome cooking easier and more accessible for everyone.

Learn more: www.vegelio.com

Microbe Plus (MP) is tackling one of modern agriculture’s greatest challenges: replacing synthetic crop protection products with effective biological alternatives to reduce agricultural emissions. By combining advanced molecular biology with multi-strain fermentation, Microbe+ has developed innovative biological solutions that helps farmers and growers around the globe control pathogens, improve plant health, and increase crop yields while still keeping their farms productive profitable and organic. At the core of our approach are biological products—including prebiotics, probiotics, biopesticides, and biostimulants—that support healthy plant growth and improve soil health. Our carefully selected beneficial microorganisms enhance nutrient uptake, reduce both biotic and abiotic stress, and build plant resilience. These microbes create symbiotic relationships with plants, strengthening their natural defense systems against over 20 pathogens while promoting sustainable productivity. Microbe+ biologicals are suitable for seed treatment, fertigation, and foliar or soil application across more than 25 crops, including cereals, canola, sugar beet, potatoes, soybeans, apples, berries, bananas, grapes, vegetables, and leafy greens. By reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, Microbe+ fosters biodiversity, improves soil resilience, and lowers CO₂ emissions per hectare—empowering farmers to grow pesticide-free, high-quality crops suitable for both conventional and organic farming.

Learn more: www.microbeplus.com

Real-Time Soil Intelligence for Smarter Farming

Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, yet managing it efficiently remains one of agriculture’s biggest challenges. Nitrogen levels in soil can fluctuate rapidly due to rainfall, microbial activity, and crop uptake — making it hard for farmers to know when and how much fertilizer to apply. Over-fertilization leads to wasted resources, nitrate pollution, and environmental damage. At SOILMONITOR, we are developing a smart solution: an automated lab-on-a-chip sensor system that continuously monitors plant-available nitrogen directly at root level. Our buried sensors perform daily chemical assays and deliver real-time nutrient data via a digital dashboard—empowering farmers to make informed, precise decisions. Our deep-tech startup is currently embedded at Kiel University and supported by an EIC Transition Grant. With a core team of 12 researchers and engineers, we combine cutting-edge microfluidics, optics, and environmental sensing to bring lab-grade soil analysis into the field. Our mission is to help farmers optimize fertilizer use, reduce environmental impact, and boost yields sustainably. We are currently conducting field tests and are actively seeking seed-round funding and strategic partnerships to bring our innovation to market.

Learn more: www.soilmonitor.org

Developed by Anglia Ruskin University, BrewAI™ helps small and medium-sized beverage producers improve energy efficiency, reduce their carbon footprint, and prepare for emerging carbon reporting requirements. Using automated data capture through open APIs, BrewAI™ analyses energy consumption and carbon intensity, providing real-time insights and batch-specific carbon footprint estimates. The platform enables producers to plan production around grid carbon intensity, optimise energy use, and lower costs. These features not only support sustainability goals but also prepare producers for potential carbon reporting obligations from buyers or government regulators. BrewAI™ is designed to help beverage producers adopt efficient and sustainable practices by evaluating the impact of carbon reduction measures, contributing to a brewing industry that is more resilient and better prepared for future challenges.

Learn more: https://www.brewai.net/

Yugen is a biotech startup redefining how we interact with natural resources through circular design and waste valorization. Its mission is to transform agricultural by-products into high-value, sustainable materials that minimize environmental impact while creating social value.
POMECO, Yugen’s first patented innovation, is a bio-based leather alternative crafted from upcycled pomegranate peels. It offers a durable, cruelty-free, and customizable material solution for the fashion, automotive, and furniture industries. By eliminating toxic tanning chemicals, producing zero wastewater, and lowering carbon emissions, POMECO prevents heavy-metal pollution and protects both workers and ecosystems. Through local sourcing and residue reuse, Yugen ensures measurable, science-driven sustainability — closing the loop and accelerating the transition toward a circular economy.

Learn more: www.yugencompany.com

Project HYDRATICO is developed by H+H Labs PSA, a climate tech startup founded in 2022 in Poland. We developed a water treatment method using hydrodynamic evaporation based on supercavitation. Our technology treats any water source, uses less energy than traditional methods, and is designed for mobile, modular deployment. Our mission is to deliver affordable, sustainable water treatment to industries, municipalities, and communities, while protecting water resources. HYDRATICO helps clients comply with environmental regulations, reduce costs, and improve operational sustainability. Our innovation addresses Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), promoting water recycling and equitable access to clean water. Backed by 40+ years of expertise in water treatment, commercialization and sustainable development, HYDRATICO’s team brings the next generation of energy-efficient water treatment to market.

Learn more: https://www.hhlabs.tech/

MagFu is developing a magnetic copper-based fungicide that helps farmers, vineyard, and orchard managers reduce soil contamination caused by conventional copper fungicides. By integrating magnetite particles, the product enables copper recovery and reuse after field application. The solution reduces copper usage by up to 70%, allows magnetic post-harvest recovery, and maintains full fungicidal efficiency — creating a sustainable and circular approach to plant protection. The technology is patent pending in the US and EU, offering a sustainable and circular approach to plant protection.

Learn more: https://magfungicide.com/

NEW ERA FOOD is a deep-tech company pioneering a patent-pending process that enriches whole mushroom fruiting bodies with natural proteins. This breakthrough enables a completely new category of clean-label, mushroom-based products - made without additives. Our mission is to drastically reduce the environmental impact of industrial meat production and the negative health effects of conventional meat consumption. By 2045, NEW ERA FOOD aims to cut global meat consumption in half by replacing it with mushroom based products. Our first product, launching under our consumer brand Justake, is a mushroom steak made from the whole Lion’s Mane mushroom. Our process refines the mushroom into a meat-like texture and flavor, delivering the umami depth and protein content of a real steak - with all the functional benefits of a superfood.

Pure by Nature. Powered by Innovation. This is NEW ERA FOOD.

Learn more: https://justake.de/ and http://newerafood.com/

Rebread is a food-tech startup transforming surplus bread into high-value consumer products. Through biotechnology and impact-driven R&D, Rebread helps bakeries and food retailers upcycle leftover bread into products like probiotic drinks and food-as-medicine snacks, reducing waste and supporting a circular economy. Taking innovation further, Rebread’s open innovation platform empowers the ecosystem to access scalable technologies, share best practices, and collaborate—making it easy for anyone to turn surplus into opportunity while improving local nutrition and sustainability. By connecting stakeholders, Rebread accelerates the shift to a food system where leftover bread becomes a valuable resource, not waste.

Learn more: www.rebread.com

SmartBerries Box is a simple, portable testing device for measuring polyphenol levels in berry juice. You place a drop of juice on the test strip, add a reagent, and insert it into the SmartBerries Box. After five minutes, the device analyzes the color change and displays the polyphenol concentration. It is designed for berry growers, food producers, and producers of extracts.

Polyphenols are natural antioxidant compounds responsible for many health benefits and the rich color of berries. However, their levels can vary greatly depending on harvest time and environmental conditions. Monitoring polyphenols is crucial, especially for extract producers — when berries have lower polyphenol content, more raw material is needed to achieve the same extract quality.

Learn more: https://smartberriestest.com/

Biossom makes everyday eating better — with clean-label, organic products for snacking and cooking. We offer freeze-dried fruits, dried fruits, nuts, spiced nuts, vegan chocolate treats, as well as pantry staples like rice, groats, and seeds. Everything is certified organic, free from refined sugar and artificial additives — with short, transparent ingredient lists you can trust. Our products are packed in returnable glass jars to reduce waste and preserve quality. We care about aesthetics, health, and the planet — and believe that conscious eating should be, most of all, effortless. At Biossom, we make better food choices easy — for people who value what’s inside their food, how it’s made, and how it’s delivered. 

100% organic, Glass-packaged, Made with care in Poland 

Learn more: www.biossom.bio 

Hulk Bio develops human-identical milk bioactives through advanced cellular biomanufacturing, supplying high-value functional ingredients to innovators in infant nutrition, gut health, and beyond. By unlocking the unique biology of human milk, we enable next-generation products that are human-authentic, biocompatible, and clinically meaningful. Our mission is to bridge the nutritional and health gap between breast milk and infant formula – a market still dominated by dairy- and plant-based ingredients despite their well-documented incompatibility with infant physiology. Hulk Bio’s bioactives play critical roles in immunity, cognition, and digestion, meeting a growing demand for biologically appropriate alternatives and offering a clear edge for B2B product innovation. Beyond infant feeding, our platform opens access to the $200B+ bioactives market, where human-derived functional components can transform nutraceutical, cosmetic, and wellness products with superior efficacy and authenticity. Founded by an Oxford-trained stem cell scientist and backed by a world-class team of bioprocessing specialists and experienced commercial advisors, Hulk Bio has demonstrated proof-of-concept for cell-derived bioactive production, developed proprietary protocols, and laid the groundwork for scalable biomanufacturing – positioning us as one of only a few global pioneers redefining the future of human nutrition through cellular technology. 
 

Learn more: https://www.hulk.bio/