EITFood EIT Food Part of EITs Innovation community Mission EIT Foods mission is to catalyse the transformation of the food system and effectively meet the global food sector demands ID: 1048334
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1. Andrew Carlin (Interim Director, North West CLC) EIT_FoodEIT FoodPart of EIT’s Innovation community
2. MissionEIT Food’s mission is to catalyse the transformation of the food system and effectively meet the global food sector demands of present and future generations by building, managing and empoweringa sustainable and trusted multi-stakeholder communitywith a central role for the consumer.
3. ChallengesObjectivesOvercome low consumer trustCreate consumer-valued food for healthier nutritionBuild a consumer-centric connected food systemEnhance sustainability through resource stewardshipEducate to engage, innovate and advanceCatalyse food entrepreneurship and innovationLow consumer trust & transparency Distorted nutritional habitsSustainabilityFragmented supply chainSkills gapLimited entrepreneurial culture
4. The EIT Food community5 innovation hubsCo-location Centers (CLCs)Leuven (BE-FR-CH)Reading (UK-IE-IS)Madrid (SP-IT-IL)Munich (DE-NL)Warsaw (PL-NO)Core partnersIndustry Higher education ResearchRisingFoodStarsStart-upsNetwork partnersCivil societyRegional and public authorities
5. EIT Food partners: transforming our food system together
6. CLC North West Core PartnersUKAgrimetrics LtdQuadram InstitutePepsiCoQueen’s University of BelfastUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of ReadingWaitroseIrelandABP Food GroupIcelandMatis Icelandic Food & Biotech R&D
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8. Strategy EIT Food4 functional areas
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10. EIT Food Innovation programmesEmpower consumers to self-monitor lifestyle and health performance and enable informed healthier decisions and sustainable consumption habitsConsumer-centric “fork-to-farm” approaches to deliver personalised healthy food at economies-of-scale associated with mass productionDigitalisation of the food system to boost a demand-driven, resource-efficient food production and build trust by increasing traceability and auditability of food quality, safety and authenticityTransforming today’s linear “produce-use-dispose” model into a circular bio-economy centered around the consumerEIT Food AssistantYour Fork2FarmThe Web of FoodThe Zero Waste Agenda
11. StudentsGraduates with a business ideaStudents / EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs developing their business modelsRecently founded Start-ups (with a business model)Seed / early phase Start-upsStart-upsSME’sInnovation GrantsChallenge-based competitionsGlobal Food Venture programmeAccelerator programmeAccess to financeVentures FundingRisingFoodStarsSME ElevatorBusiness Creation programmes
12. eitfood.eu andrew.carlin@eitfood.eu