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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…
Fostering transformation in European regions with modest to moderate agrifood innovation rates.
Innovation
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.
Education
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.
Public engagement
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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EIT Food has announced the 61 high-impact agrifood startups that have been selected to join the EIT Food Acceleration Network (EIT FAN) 2022. EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the…
Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain
Find out how your diet affects your brain, and your brain affects your diet
2018
2021
Course overview
The course focuses on the relationship between food, brain and mind:
- How does the brain work?
- How do emotions and thoughts affect our food choices?
- How do diets and nutritional deficiencies affect our brain?
- Reward systems and their relationship with food
- The link between the microbiome and brain
Who should join the course
This course is open to everyone, but may be of particular interest to psychologists or people working in health and well-being. No previous experience is required, though a background knowledge of biology or psychology may help.
Timeline
The course will be available all year round from 2022 onwards.
How to join the course
This course is available on FutureLearn: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/food-for-thought
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Sustainable Development Goals
Project lead
Alessandro Cicerale
Research fellow and Lecturer at the University of Torino, Italy.
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EIT Food in partnership with GFI Europe have launched the Cultivated Meat Innovation Challenge! They are seeking solutions to drive down the cost of cell culture media for cultivated meat. 4 projects will be awarded €100,000 each (with the…
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EIT Food, Foodvalley NL and Food Innovation Hub Europe are joining together to support this initiative to reduce obesity and malnutrition in Europe. The Personalised Nutrition for All Challenge invites multi-stakeholder groups, start-ups…
Sales Booster
2022
project
Explore new markets and grow your venture in the agrifood sector