Protein diversification
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World Food Day 2020: The agrifood startups battling COVID-19
October 12, 2020
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This World Food Day, we are celebrating and supporting the agrifood startups who are playing a crucial role in battling world hunger and other challenges presented by COVID-19.
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13 European agrifood start-ups to keep an eye on
September 29, 2020 - Nutrition Investor
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Portfolio companies of the EIT Food Covid-19 Bridge Fund, these businesses have disruptive technology and are fast approaching launch to market.
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Investing in the future of agrifood
August 26, 2020 - New Food Magazine
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Andy Zynga, CEO of EIT Food, tells New Food about the importance of startups in the wake of COVID-19 and how the organisation is investing in vital agrifood research and development.
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EIT Food CEO: Investors are “re-emerging slowly from their safe harbors”
August 19, 2020 - AgFunder News
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As elsewhere, the Covid-19 pandemic has ruptured both business and access to capital for Europe’s startups. To help early-stage companies stay afloat, the EU’s main innovation community builder, the European Institute of Innovation and…
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August 07, 2020 - New Food Magazine
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August 18, 2020 - Forbes
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