Innovating through adversity
This week Matt is joined by EIT Food CEO Andy Zynga to meet two recipients of the new Covid-19 Bridge Fund, a €5.4m investment fund helping startups through the crisis. Fanny Rolet introduces Antofenol - a biotechnology company developing vine-wood extracts that can be used in place of chemical preservatives for food – and Françoise de Valera shares the story of Food Sourcing Specialists, a company tackling sustainability in the sports nutrition market.
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86 |
Spotlight: Phytolon on natural food colours
 | Food Production, Food Technology, New Product Development, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 06:54 | |
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85 |
Making better choices: how to achieve the ideal diet
| Consumer Behaviour, Health & Nutrition, Learning & Development, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 46:55 | |
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84 |
The future of food with EIT Food’s FutureFoodMakers
| Consumer Behaviour, Consumer Trust, Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Learning & Development, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 34:00 | |
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83 |
Naturally Meaty Meat Alternatives
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 47:13 | |
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82 |
Spotlight: OneThird on predicting food shelf life
| Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, New Product Development, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems |
| 07:14 | |
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81 |
UNFSS ‘Good Food For All’ Competition Winners: Part 2
| Entrepreneurship, Food Loss & Waste, Food Production, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
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 | 30:10 |
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80 |
Spotlight: Pure Algae on sustainable seaweed cultivation and carbon capture
| Sustainable Aquaculture |
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| 06:58 |
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79 |
Tackling food inequality: nourishing the body, nourishing the brain and supporting society
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 48:59 |
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76 |
Spotlight: Soil Capital on carbon payments for regenerative agriculture
| Food Production, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 10:05 |
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78 |
Spotlight: SuSea on reducing seafood waste
| Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture |
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| 07:58 |
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77 |
Food loss in farming: the invisible threat to sustainability
| Food Loss & Waste, Sustainability, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 46:15 |
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75 |
Using tech to farm better: how new technology is speeding up the transition to sustainable, regenerative agriculture
| Digitalisation, Sustainability, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 47:16 |
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74 |
Spotlight: Farmforce on improving agriculture value chains
| Sustainability, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 07:15 |
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73 |
Regenerative agriculture: starting out
| Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 51:23 |
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72 |
Spotlight: Marine Feed on sustainable aquaculture solutions for the fish feed industry
| Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture |
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| 08:53 |
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71 |
UNFSS ‘Good Food For All’ Competition Winners: Part 1
| Entrepreneurship, Food Production, Food Safety & Quality, Food Technology, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 33:03 |
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70 |
Spotlight: DryGro on the future of water lentils
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 09:05 |
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69 |
Spotlight: Durrow Mills on sprouted flour
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 08:13 |
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68 |
Spotlight: SatAgro on satellite data
| Sustainability, Digital Traceability |
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| 08:15 |
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67 |
Spotlight: DouxMatok on reducing sugar
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 08:53 |
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66 |
Spotlight: RootWave on zapping weeds
| Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 07:54 |
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65 |
Addressing gender bias: how to build an equitable food system
| Sustainability |
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| 50:47 |
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64 |
Spotlight: Faromatics on robotic farming
| Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 07:09 |
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63 |
Spotlight: Thor Ice on preserving food quality
| Health & Nutrition |
| 07:35 | |
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62 |
Spotlight: Menutech on allergen clarity
| Health & Nutrition |
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| 07:53 |
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58 |
Spotlight: Better Nature on the potential of tempeh
| Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Targeted Nutrition |
| 09:04 | |
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61 |
Spotlight: NutriLeads on health nutrition
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 07:37 |
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60 |
Spotlight: Essento on snackable insects
| Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
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| 06:32 |
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59 |
Should Nutrition be a fundamental part of Healthcare?
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 42:15 |
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57 |
Are alternative proteins healthy?
| Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins |
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| 47:56 |
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56 |
Spotlight: Probitat on friendly bacteria food designs
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 06:59 |
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55 |
The Microbiome & Healthy Guts
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 45:51 |
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54 |
Spotlight: Vegshelf on plant-based food availability
| Health & Nutrition, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Targeted Nutrition |
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| 06:20 |
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53 |
Getting personal with nutrition
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
| 39:08 | |
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52 |
EIT Food: the power of an innovation community
| Entrepreneurship |
| 16:29 | |
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51 |
The Big Takeaway Series 2
| Entrepreneurship, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture, Targeted Nutrition |
| 30:10 | |
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50 |
Spotlight: Vaxa on microalgae
| Sustainability, Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 08:13 | |
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49 |
Spotlight: ScanTrust on reconnecting with consumers
| Consumer Trust, Digital Traceability |
| 08:23 | |
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48 |
Connecting Food on blockchain transparency in the food system
| Digitalisation, Digital Traceability |
| 7:40 | |
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47 |
Forecasting the future: the biggest agrifood trends for 2021
| Consumer Behaviour |
| 56:32 | |
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46 |
Spotlight: Porphyrio on poultry data management
| Digitalisation, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 8:21 | |
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45 |
The impact of Covid-19 on consumer food habits and the Agrifood sector
| Consumer Behaviour |
| 36:34 | |
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40 |
Spotlight: Eagle Genomics on data science
| Digitalisation, Digital Traceability |
| 9:03 | |
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41 |
Childhood nutrition and health: are we doing enough?
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
| 42:11 | |
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42 |
Spotlight: AgriFoodX on plastic alternatives
| Sustainability, Circular Food Systems |
| 8:43 | |
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44 |
Spotlight: BeYou on digital health
| Digitalisation, Digital Traceability, Targeted Nutrition |
| 7:54 | |
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43 |
Bridging the skills gap
| Learning & Development |
| 47:09 | |
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39 |
Spotlight: Freeze-em on insect farming
| New Product Development, Alternative Proteins |
| 6:30 | |
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38 |
The journey of an entrepreneur
| Entrepreneurship |
| 49:03 | |
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37 |
Spotlight: Trellis on food production efficiency
| Food Production, Digital Traceability |
| 8:09 | |
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36 |
Insects in the food system: novelty or necessity?
| New Product Development, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 45:31 | |
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35 |
Spotlight: Innovopro on chickpea potential
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 7:41 | |
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34 |
Has modern farming failed?
| Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 44:59 | |
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33 |
Spotlight: Tastewise on understanding food trends
| Consumer Behaviour |
| 8:47 | |
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32 |
Innovating through adversity
| Entrepreneurship, Targeted Nutrition |
| 47:02 | |
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31 |
Spotlight: Orbisk on food waste technology
| Food Loss & Waste, Digital Traceability |
| 9:06 | |
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30 |
Does food need to be packaged?
| Sustainability, Circular Food Systems |
| 36:53 | |
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29 |
Spotlight: Prolupin on plant proteins
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 7:21 | |
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28 |
Waste Not, Want Not
| Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems |
| 52:17 | |
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27 |
Spotlight: Urban Crop Solutions on vertical farming
| Food Technology, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 6:30 | |
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26 |
The most extreme places to grow food
| Food Production, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 45:38 | |
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25 |
The Big Takeaway
| Learning & Development, Alternative Proteins, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Aquaculture, Targeted Nutrition |
| 32:39 | |
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24 |
Spotlight: Agricolus on smart farming
| Digitalisation, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 6:13 | |
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23 |
Food in crisis: is the food system resilient enough?
| Food Safety & Quality |
| 44:15 | |
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22 |
Spotlight: Wasteless on saving perishable food
| Food Loss & Waste |
| 6:24 | |
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21 |
How to build a purpose-driven food company
| Entrepreneurship, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability |
| 30:32 | |
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20 |
Spotlight: Banabooms on reducing food waste
| Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems |
| 5:12 | |
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19 |
Is our food safe?
| Food Safety & Quality, Targeted Nutrition |
| 39:16 | |
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18 |
Spotlight: Aleph Farms on cultivated meat.
| New Product Development, Alternative Proteins |
| 6:42 | |
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17 |
Is sugar the new tobacco?
| Health & Nutrition, Targeted Nutrition |
| 33:41 | |
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16 |
Spotlight: Natural Machines on Printing Food
| New Product Development |
| 6:36 | |
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15 |
Can we trust the food we eat?
| Consumer Trust, Circular Food Systems, Digital Traceability, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 35:57 | |
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14 |
Spotlight: GrainSense on ensuring crop quality
| Food Safety & Quality, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 4:53 | |
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13 |
Is technology protecting or exploiting our seas and oceans?
| Food Technology, Sustainable Aquaculture |
| 27:21 | |
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12 |
Spotlight: NapiFeryn on sustainable protein
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 6:07 | |
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11 |
What’s the beef with alternative protein?
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 34:52 | |
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10 |
Spotlight: Stem on sugar replacement
| New Product Development |
| 7:25 | |
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9 |
Is there value in food waste?
| Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems |
| 42:57 | |
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8 |
Spotlight: Tipa on disrupting plastic packaging’
| New Product Development |
| 5:43 | |
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7 |
Can we really influence consumers to make healthier food choices?
| Consumer Behaviour, Targeted Nutrition |
| 30:01 | |
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6 |
Spotlight: FoodParing on making sustainability tasty
| Digitalisation, Targeted Nutrition |
| 8:26 | |
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5 |
Should producers be responsible for making food healthy?
| Health & Nutrition, Alternative Proteins, Targeted Nutrition |
| 28:35 | |
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4 |
Spotlight: RethinkResource on creating value from food waste
| Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems |
| 5:25 | |
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3 |
How do we clean up all the food waste?
| Food Loss & Waste, Circular Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture |
| 27:05 | |
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2 |
Spotlight: 3F BIO on alternative protein
| Sustainability, Alternative Proteins |
| 7:08 | |
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1 |
Can we really feed 10 billion people by 2050?
| Sustainability |
| 45:33 |
