Food-scalEUp

✅ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁?    💡 As Synergy Days approaches, it is time to do a retrospective on what has been done within the food-scalEUp project. To do so, we will present each part of the project and its outcomes, starting with 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴!   🔎 The objectives of this first part of the project was to identify key actors, programs and services and to identify the needs of end-users of acceleration services to determine strengths and weaknesses.   1️⃣ The first thing partners had to do was to understand how the acceleration ecosystem works, and who is part of it. Thus, the food-scalEUp partners mapped around 700 key actors of the acceleration ecosystem, giving a first idea of the regional and European environment.    2️⃣ The second step of this first part was to interview acceleration services end users, to determine what improvements could be made to propose new or more innovative services. More than 60 interviews were conducted, and the conclusions highlighted the several axes of improvement that could be brought to acceleration services.   3️⃣ Finally, the last step was to cross-analyze the data gathered during the previous steps, to determine what needs to be addressed during the project and with which intensity. The main problematics highlighted during this analysis were related to the ecosystem approach – building awareness, having a more connected ecosystem – and also having more personalized services. It has also been observed that most of the programs are aimed at startups, being possibly necessary to increase the offer of services in more advanced stages of maturity.   🚀 In the end, all these conclusions led to building and offering new acceleration services to startups, and have contributed significantly to the following steps of the project, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 and 𝘊𝘰-𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.    📢 Stay tuned to learn more about the outcomes of the other parts of the project! 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Cluster Alimentaire de Galicie, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité et des filières du végétal, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #HorizonEU #SMEs #innovation #startup #SS4AF #agrifood

🚀 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗨𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁! 🔎 How do supply and demand fit together for the German AgriFood system? Is there further potential for an innovative and sustainable start-up culture? 💡 “Accelerator meets Start-up - Do the needs and offers for AgriFood match?” 🎯 At this round table moderated by Sabine Höfel, current offers will be discussed, experiences and best practices shared and clear requirements for a powerful system of incubators and accelerators formulated. presented. The results of the Food-scalEUp project built the base of the round table. 💻 More information >> https://lnkd.in/gSVAQAPC 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Galicia Food Cluster, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #HorizonEU #SMEs #innovation #startup #SS4AF #agrifood

🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🌟 🏅 We are thrilled to announce that the Business Factory Food (BFFood), part of the Food-scalEUp project, has been ranked 57th in the prestigious "Europe’s Leading Startup Hubs 2024" report by The Financial Times and Statista! 🔎 BFFood, the Galician accelerator dedicated to the food sector and promoted by the regional government in partnership with Galicia Food Cluster, stands out as one of the youngest programmes on the list, having been established in 2019. This recognition is a testament to our hard work and commitment to fostering innovation and growth in the food industry. 🚀 The report, released this March, identifies the top 125 business acceleration programmes in Europe through extensive research, public calls for participation, surveys, and detailed analysis. Out of several thousand candidates, BFFood has emerged as a key player in the startup ecosystem. 💪🏻 With the invaluable insights gained from Food-scalEUp and our collaborations with other European and international accelerators, we are poised for even greater achievements! 📈 Let’s continue to drive innovation and success in the food sector together! 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Galicia Food Cluster, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #HorizonEU #SMEs #innovation #startup #SS4AF #agrifood

🔎 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿? 5 good reasons to join us : 🔸 Assessment and results: Come and discover the results and achievements of the project, as well as the concrete impacts on stakeholders 🔸 Celebrating success: come and celebrate with us the achievements and successes of the Food-scalEUp project 🔸 Sharing knowledge: through the Synergy Days and the project workshop, learn more about acceleration services in Europe 🔸 Strengthening European cooperation: contribute to the spirit of collaboration and solidarity between the different European countries 🔸 Inspiration for new projects: take inspiration from the successes and challenges of the project to develop new ideas and initiatives! ✍🏻 So, will you be joining us? Sign up today >> https://lnkd.in/ed8tr4hc 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Galicia Food Cluster, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #HorizonEU #SMEs #innovation #startup #SS4AF #agrifood

🌟 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚀 Our final webinar in the Food Tech Living Labs series on June 27th brought together experts and practitioners from across Europe. This session showcased diverse examples and governance models, enabling a deep dive into complex innovation topics under the Chatham House Rule. Speakers included Food-scalEUp partners and external experts. We recapped our first session and explored various regional case studies: 🎙️ Dr. Akos Szepvolgyi (CTRIA) highlighted Hungary's systemic approach to Food-tech Living Labs 🎙️ Matti Leppälehto discussed the SeAMK Frami Food Lab's long-standing open innovation in Finland, focusing on business-university collaboration 🎙️ Eren T. shared insights from the fictional Soil Health Living Lab, emphasizing practical Living Lab tools and methodologies 🎙️ Martin van Rooij (Agri FoodCapital) outlined the Next Tech Food Factories Fieldlabs' place-based innovation and cooperative efforts with Fruit Tech Campus, QING | Forward Engineering, and Bodec Food Tech Brainport 🔑 Key Takeaways: 🔸 Numerous Living Lab actors in Food Tech are emerging across Europe, each adapting to local contexts 🔸 Clear governance structures are essential for effective operations and stakeholder trust 🔸 Living Lab methodology is valuable for innovation but needs local adaptation 🔸 Regional innovation actors view Living Labs as a hot topic, using this approach to enhance local ecosystems and regional acceleration programs 💡 This interactive session fostered knowledge exchange and inspired potential collaborations. Food-scalEUp partners are leveraging regional ecosystems to learn and innovate together. Thank you to all speakers and participants for their contributions. 📣 Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to strengthen regional digital agri-food ecosystems in Europe. Let's drive innovation together! 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Galicia Food Cluster, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. #LivingLabs #FoodTech #FieldLab #Innovation #Food #Governance #Collaboration #FoodScaleUp #SS4AF #EuropeanInnovationEcosystems

[𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄] 📣 The final event of the Food-scalEUp project will take place on 14 and 15 October in Barcelona! 🚀 Join us for 2 days at Synergy Days to discover all the successes and achievements of the project! 😉 More information coming soon, stay tuned! 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥-𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘌𝘜𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴: Galicia Food Cluster, AgriFood Capital, Cein, Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Food-Processing Initiative e. V., Foodvalley NL, Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums, Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro, Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille & Normandie Incubation. European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #HorizonEU #SMEs #innovation #startup #SS4AF #agrifood

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Fork&Care ! It's time for future health food champions to pitch their innovation. 🚀 Much more than a competition, the ambition is to highlight the best startups offering innovative solutions, to bring out positive and ambitious visions for food for better health in Europe! 🗓 Agenda : - Fork&Care initiative: how to meet the needs from corporates and health stakeholders in terms of Food Health ? Mathieu Le Gac, Manager of Startup Palace - How food for health is conducive to innovation in Europe? Ivan Stefanic, EIC Program Manager for Food Chain Technologies and Novel & Sustainable Food in European Commission. 🔎 Come and listen to the pitch of the startups in the running in front of a European Jury of professionals ! Link to register : https://lnkd.in/ejPYVMKf #FoodforHealthChallenge #Startups #Challenge Startup Palace Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille

We continue to implement activities to help building the capacity of European agrifood digital innovation ecosystems. 📢 This time, AgriFood Capital, our partner in Brabant, The Netherlands, brings us a webinar about Food-Tech living labs. 📅 Join us online on Thursday, 30 of May, from 2h30 to 3h30 pm (CEST) to learn more about how living labs stimulate open innovation and co-creation, how they work, and what challenges and opportunities they face in the field of food-tech. ℹ You have all the details below. SS4AF European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #EUInnovationEcosystems #startups #agrifood

🚀 Attention, startups! Here's an unmissable opportunity: Be listed on a health and food-focused mapping! The call for applications is open! Applying for the Food for Health Challenge is your chance to be part of the first European Mapping of Health Food Startups launched by Food-scalEUp X Fork&Care. Why participate? To gain visibility through a mapping widely distributed across Europe, following a rigorous selection process, and to achieve recognition by being named the Best health food startup of 2024! 👉 Take part in the evolution towards the next standard in food and health. To join the movement, apply through this link : https://lnkd.in/eiCuxs37 AgriFood Capital • Innov'Alliance - Le pôle de compétitivité de la Naturalité Agroalimentaire Nutraceutique Cosmétique Arômes Parfums • Foodvalley NL • Valorial, le réseau innovation agri-agro • Food-Processing Initiative e. V. • Technopole Quimper-Cornouaille • Cein • Galicia Food Cluster • Normandie Incubation • CHU de Nantes • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest (ICO) • Central Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency • Startup Palace • Fork&Care #FoodforHealthChallenge #Startups #Challenge

🚀 Together with our partner Fork&Care, we're thrilled to announce the launch of the Food for Health Challenge! This cross-European initiative provides you with the chance to emerge as leaders at the convergence of health and food. 🇪🇺 Here's what's to expect: 🌱 European mapping and prize: we'll showcase the most promising startups through mapping and awards, putting you at the forefront of health-focused nutrition innovation and an opportunity for the selected startups to pitch, compete for a prize and showcase their innovations! 🤝 Facilitating Collaborations: selected startups will have the chance to join the Fork&Care acceleration program, opening doors to collaborations with healthcare facilities and agri-food corporations. Are you ready to be part of The Food for Health Challenge ? Apply now and be a part of shaping the future of health through innovation in food!💡 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eiCuxs37 #FoodforHealthChallenge #Startups #Scaleups #Challenge Startup Palace