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The Marketed Innovation Prize was introduced as a way to reward innovative and impactful agrifood startups whose products or services are supporting the transition to a more healthy, sustainable and resilient food system. €55,000 was…
EBRD and EIT Food launch a new accelerator Hub for agrifood startups
December 04, 2024
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With EU support, early-stage startups will receive assistance to scale green, sustainable solutions in the agrifood sector.
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The EIT Community's New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative has opened its doors for their Catalyse programme once again!
This call seeks innovative ventures integrating sustainability, inclusivity, and design beyond functionality in their…
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Study of 7,165 startups across 37 countries reveals that the percentage of women founders in deep tech has doubled since 2010, however, women remain underrepresented in the field at 17.4% (average for 2010-2022) of all deep tech startups.
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Four winners were chosen to receive funding from the Fast Track to Market initiative, which provides funding to mature agrifood startups and SMEs to accelerate their commercial success and enter new, or expand in existing markets, faster.
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After nearly a year of refining AFEC's model to better serve the agrifood sector and our expert community, we are excited to present the evolution of AFEC, highlighting new services available to both experts and organisations in the…
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Taking place 15-16 October 2024 in Rome, EIT Food’s all-new flagship event, Next Bite is a unique opportunity for the world's largest food innovation community to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and accelerate innovation across…
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Sustainable packaging innovator Notpla has today announced the successful completion of a £19.5 million fundraising round, equivalent to over US $25 million. Notpla is part of EIT Food's investment portfolio, further demonstrating EIT…
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EIT Food calls for invitation to post-report dialogue, and urges the European Commission to leverage EIT Food’s ongoing initiatives to turn the report’s findings into actionable steps
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According to a new independent economic impact assessment, EIT Food’s investment in startups results in significant economic, environmental, societal, political and health-related benefits to the European agrifood system and beyond.
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EIT Food and Mars Petcare have announced the launch of an Open Innovation Challenge to identify innovative solutions to transform fibre into protein and sugar, with the aim of developing more sustainable pet food ingredients.
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On November 19th EIT Food will be joining other KICKs in the organisation of the next INNOVEIT conference that will be held in Helsinki on the 19th of November in the context of the SLUSH event.
EIT Food press releases & other news
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