EIT Food
EIT Food
The EIT Food is the largest food innovation community, connecting actors of the entire food chain, and fostering the ideas leading to an innovative and resilient food system that in turn creates a healthier society and planet. Its six focus innovation areas are delivered with a combination of industry, education and research partners by developing solutions in the most promising innovation areas: protein diversification, circular food systems, digital traceability, sustainable agriculture, sustainable aquaculture and targeted nutrition.
The EIT Food is the largest food innovation community, connecting actors of the entire food chain, and fostering the ideas leading to an innovative and resilient food system that in turn creates a healthier society and planet. Its six focus innovation areas are delivered with a combination of industry, education and research partners by developing solutions in the most promising innovation areas: protein diversification, circular food systems, digital traceability, sustainable agriculture, sustainable aquaculture and targeted nutrition.
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EIT Food and Switzerland
EIT Food connects actors of food sector across Europe through three Co-location Centres (CLC). Switzerland belong to the West region, recently created by merging three areas into one to better serve partners from 10 countries.
CLC contact person for Switzerland: Marie Ammann.
EIT Food Missions
EIT Food community aims at responding to the biggest issues in the food system. Its three Missions are:
- Healthier Lives Through Food
- A Net Zero Food System
- Reducing Risk for a Fair & Resilient Food System
EIT Food presentation at Euresearch National Info Event
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Agnieszka Kosinska
National Contact Point for Climate (Cluster 5), Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6), Missions
agnieszka.kosinska@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern
Sasha Hugentobler
National Contact Point for
Health (Cluster 1)
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
sasha.hugentobler@euresearch.ch
Euresearch Network Office
Belpstrasse 11
3007 Bern