EIT Food Alumni

💡 Ready to boost your NPD skills and stand out in the food industry? The NPD Skills Training courses are now open for recruitment! If you’re a food industry professional from RIS countries, looking to expand your expertise, this is a unique opportunity to join free, high-quality online training and earn an EIT Labeled Certificate. Spring 2025 NPD Courses: 👉 Consumer-Centric Design in NPD & AI 👉 Project Management for NPD: Strategy, Execution & AI Integration Join us and: 🌱 Master strategic NPD management from concept to execution 🌱 Learn how to integrate AI into product development and project management 🌱 Develop expertise in consumer-centric design and persona creation 🌱 Connect with industry experts, managers, and researchers in agri-food Limited spots available – apply now! 🔗 Application: https://lnkd.in/dc7rCzPk 📖 More information: https://lnkd.in/d_zyFamr Be part of the future of food innovation and take your career to the next level! 🏆 Aarhus University Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Wydział Zarządzania Uniwersytet Warszawski EIT Food EIT Food Education EIT Food North-East #NPD #FoodInnovation #AI #ProjectManagement #EITFood #ProfessionalGrowth #RIS

📢 Calling all EIT Alumni! We're seeking your input on the programme for EIT Alumni CONNECT 2025.     📅 On 10 March at 16:00 CET we are hosting an ALL EARS👂online listening session for EIT Alumni to share your thoughts, ideas, and hopes for CONNECT 2025. ✍ Mark your interest in attending: https://lnkd.in/drfW3_jk.   🌍 This will aid in creating an event agenda that meets EIT Alumni expectations and helps elevate the profile of 19,000+ interdisciplinary change agents who share a vision of a more sustainable Europe.    💪 If you can't make the session, you can still share your ideas in the form as well as offer to support in other ways! And stay tuned for more updates about CONNECT 2025 in the coming months! 

💥DEADLINE EXTENSION - Last chance to apply for the EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes 2025! ⏰ Due to popular demand, the EIT Food Entrepreneurship programme's application call deadline has been extended until 28th of February 2025, 14:00 CET. 🎯Calling all impactful hashtag #agrifoodtech startups, researchers & entrepreneurs in Europe. Whatever stage you’re at, our 3 programmes provide end-to-end support to: 🔸LAUNCH - EIT Food Seedbed Incubator 🔸ACCELERATE - EIT Food Accelerator Network 🔸SCALE your business - EIT Food RisingFoodStars We take your venture to the next level with: 🔗 The world’s largest agrifood innovation network 📈 Tailored programmes and expert mentorship 🌟 Accelerated growth and scaling opportunities 🚀 Take the next step in your startup journey - Apply by February 28th, 2025 and/or help us spread the word! 👉https://lnkd.in/eXC75sek Benoit Buntinx , Magdalena Herrador Moreno , Yulia Bodnar, Chryssa Dimaki, PhD, Anna Laudy-Nagy, Lena Marijke Wenzel, Laura Curtis, Ann Generlich, Rebecca Poulsen, Marie Brueser, Belen Moscoso del Prado Gonzalez, Latif Andersson, Dr. Christoph Mandl, Samantha Gadenne, Benoît Lelong, Jeltsin Neckebroek, Lukas Vandenreyt, Martina Burolo, René Berendse, Laura Elphick, Juliet Bray, Kamila Czerwinska, Juan Ignacio Zaffora, Ewa Karolewska, Neta Gruber Perry, Maria Abad Molina #FoodSystemTransformation #ImprovingFoodTogether #AgriFoodTechInnovations #FutureofFood #EITFoodAlumni

🚀 Calling all Startups with Innovations in SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING! 🌍 📦 Are you a startup working on cutting-edge technology to reduce plastic waste and promote sustainable packaging solutions? We want to hear from you! ♻️ Whether you're developing new materials, coatings, recycling processes, traceability systems, data efficiency solutions, or smart preservation technologies, join the EIT Food Accelerator Network and gain access to the world's largest and most dynamic food innovation community. The EIT Food Accelerator Network supports and accelerates startups and innovations that help to put less strain on our planet's resources and keep virgin materials out of circulation in favour of reusable ones. How? The programme provides the right connections, resources and tools to empower aspiring and impactful startups and entrepreneurs from across Europe (Horizon Europe) to grow and succeed. Here is why it is time to apply! 🚀 Build meaningful connections, gain visibility and access the most supportive EU AgriFoodTech network 🚀 Support to identify your technology gaps and re-shape your product development roadmap 🚀 A chance to receive up to €50,000 in funding through SAFE to implement your tech validation project 🚀 Exclusive exposure to corporate programme partners 🚀 Top-notch masterclasses and mentoring sessions to advance your corporate and investment readiness 🚀 Opportunity to extend your EU AgriFoodTech network through participation in exclusive events and a grant of €3,000 for travelling to events and meetings Are you ready to revolutionise food packaging and take your startup and innovation to the next level? Apply before 21 February 2025: https://lnkd.in/d8rCb6Dj #foodsystemtransformation #startupacceleration #agrifoodtechinnovation Juliet Bray, EIT Food, EIT Food South, Lucy Hughes - MarinaTex, Brendan Rice - Senoptica Technologies, Manuel Milliery - Papkot®, Giovanni Conti - Relicta - Innovation of Packaging, Josh Brito - MakeGrowLab, Lars Sandberg - Blue Ocean Closures, Lori Goff - Outlander Materials, Dr. Catherine Birch - AgriFoodX, Irene Simone - Zero Impack, Françoise de Valera - Pack2Earth

❄️ Let’s set aside February for growth and opportunities. This month is filled with knowledgeable events meant to network agri-food and sustainability professionals as well as empower them. 🔝 This month, EIT Food is organizing or co-organizing interesting online meetings, such as the e-Breakfast on Minimal Processing Technologies and the UK Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club WEBINAR. 💻 🍴 Hungry for even more opportunities? Don't miss the Food Drink Dialogues 2025 event in Brussels organized by FoodDrinkEurope and SIA'PRO 2025 in Paris, organized by CENTRE NATIONAL DES EXPOSITIONS ET CONCOURS AGRICOLES - CENECA. There seems to be something for everyone when it comes to impact conferences this month. 🔍 Grab the opportunity to engage, innovate and gain insights about the food and agriculture domain. 🥕 🚜 🔗 Read the full event list and join!

Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome two new Communication Interns to the EIT Food Alumni Board! 🎤📢 🌟 Angeera Bhattacharyya is a Food Systems graduate with a multidisciplinary education spanning Lund University, the University of Reading, and the University of Warsaw, under the prestigious EIT Food Consortium. With a solid foundation in sustainable food innovation, marketing, and consumer insights, she specializes in aligning strategic goals with actionable solutions to drive impactful change in the food industry. Passionate about creating innovative, consumer-centric food solutions, Angeera is committed to advancing the future of food through creativity, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making 🔎 Angeera finds joy in traveling, storytelling, and performing arts. 🌟 Kardelen Dalgalı is a Bioengineering student at Marmara University with a strong focus on sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurship. With hands-on experience in plant biotechnology projects at TÜBİTAK and active collaboration with TarLab on European Union and national programs, Kardelen aims to drive impactful solutions in the agrifood sector. Beyond her academic pursuits, Kardelen engages in arts initiatives, creates sustainability-focused social media content, and continuously expands her knowledge through national and international events. Kardelen is passionate about shaping a better future through sustainable practices and meaningful collaborations 🤝 Their fresh perspectives and creativity will help us strengthen our community, amplify our impact, and keep you engaged with the latest in food innovation. Stay tuned for more updates, and join us in giving them a warm welcome! 👏✨ #EITFood #Alumni #EITFoodAlumni #CommunicationsInterns #FoodInnovation

🚜🌱WEBINAR EVENT REMINDER! Join us this friday! Kick Off 2025 with Our 8th Thematic Webinar on Digital Transformation in Agri-Food! #Digitaltransformation plays a key role in different thematic areas in agri-food sector, so make sure you join us and get insights from our esteemed speakers: 🎤 Assoc. Prof. Galina Momcheva, Ph.D. - Bulgarian Academy of Science 🎤Evgeny Savin, PhD - Co-founder of Green Growth 🎤Dr. Sjaak Wolfert - Wageningen University & Research ✨ The webinar is free, but registrations are necessary! ✨ 📅 Date: 10 January 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:15 CET 📍 Where: Online, https://lnkd.in/e93PQgsa (MS Teams) Glenn 🥦 Mathijssen Karina Akopian Mirna Germšek Begüm ÖNAL, ph.d. Laurie Lancee Lorenzo Conti Julia Dutkiewicz Slađana Lovrić Rodolfo Dimasi EIT Food EIT Food Education EIT Food Accelerator Network EIT Food North-East EIT Food West EIT Food Women in Entrepreneurship EIT Food Seedbed Incubator EIT Food South EIT Food RisingFoodStars

💫 New Year, new opportunities to keep shaping the future of our food systems! 🍎 📢 Calling all impactful #agrifoodtech startups, researchers & entrepreneurs in Europe! 🇪🇺 🖥 Join our "Ask us anything" webinar on the 15th of January 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET to learn more about our EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes 2025: 🔸 EIT Food Seedbed Incubator 🔸 EIT Food Accelerator Network 🔸 EIT Food RisingFoodStars 👉 Register to the webinar today: https://lnkd.in/eutT2diF 🌿EIT Food’s Entrepreneurship programmes cater for all stages of business growth: from market potential - EIT Food Seedbed Incubator; business acceleration and market tech validation - EIT Food Accelerator Network; to commercial capabilities upscaling - EIT Food RisingFoodStars, delivering new food innovations and businesses worldwide. The programme presentations will be followed by a Q&A for startups to ask any questions about the application process. 💥Applications for the EIT Food Entrepreneurship programmes 2025 are open until the 21st of February! 👉 To apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eXC75sek Benoit Buntinx, Adam M. Adamek, PhD, Magdalena Herrador Moreno, Yulia Bodnar, Chryssa Dimaki, PhD, Anna Laudy-Nagy, Lena Marijke Wenzel, Laura Curtis, Ann Generlich, Rebecca Poulsen, Marie Brueser, Belen Moscoso del Prado Gonzalez, Latif Andersson, Dr. Christoph Mandl, Samantha Gadenne, Benoît Lelong, Jeltsin Neckebroek, Lukas Vandenreyt, Martina Burolo, EIT Food Alumni, Laura Elphick, Juliet Bray, Kamila Czerwinska, Juan Ignacio Zaffora, Elina Kuzjukevica #FoodSystemTransformation #ImprovingFoodTogether #AgriFoodTechInnovations #FutureofFood

🚀 Looking for a way to put your New Year's resolution for 2025 into practice? We invite you to reach out to your team and submit your last minute application🔔 for the Menu for Change Challenge,  👉 to win cash prize, mentorship and access to food technology events to pitch your project! Today is the last chance for you to embark on this journey & to contribute with your fellows to a healthier, brighter food future for all. Don’t miss it! 🙌 Find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dxiVvjhi 🗓️ Deadline: 5th January, 2025 EIT Food Alumni The Alt Protein Project at EIT Food #FutureFood #MenuForChange #Innovation #YoungChangemakers #FoodSystems #YouthEngagement #opportunity

Let’s set the year straight! 🔋 💯 Kick off the new year with a fresh beginning by engaging in opportunities and events focused on connecting and empowering individuals from the agri-food and sustainability sector. The month of January offers fantastic activities, from the 8th Thematic Webinar of EIT Food Alumni on Digital Transformation and Trade Resilience Seminar of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), to international conventions like the 4th edition of Sustainable Foods summit and innovation challenges with the webinar of EIT Food Entrepreneurship Programmes EIT Food Seedbed Incubator EIT Food Accelerator Network EIT Food RisingFoodStars!🔝 🔔 The beginning of the month marks the application deadline for Menu for Change Challenge. Don’t miss the opportunity to win a cash prize, mentorship, and access to food tech events to pitch your project! This is a chance like no other to contribute to a healthier food future for all of us. FutureFoodMakers Seeding The Future Foundation 🔗 Check out the full details in the article and mark your calendars!