INVITATION: Startups competing in Helsinki to improve sustainable food system
Ten food startups will compete in Helsinki on 6th October to access the EIT Food Venture Summit, where the best ideas will win a prize of EUR 100 000. As a media representative, you are welcome to the Demo Day event organized by the EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) online.
Time: 6th October 2020 from 12.45 to 17:00 (Finnish time)
Venue: online. A link to follow the event will be sent to all registrants by email before the event.
Registration on 6 Oct. at 10:00 (Finnish time) at the latest: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/EIT_FAN_Helsinki_Hub__Demo_Day_4058
Competing teams have interesting new technologies to develop alternative proteins and to overcome the challenges of agriculture, storage, retail and product development. All ideas contribute to a sustainable food system.Startups will compete for entry to the EIT Food Venture Summit, in which winners from all European accelerators will participate. The prize for the Venture Summit is EUR 100 000, which is won by the top three startups.
The Demo Day event will be organized as a hybrid event in Helsinki event in order to limit the number of participants attending the physical event.
The EIT Food Accelator Network is an acceleration program that supports food startups and helps them to succeed. EIT FAN Nordic Hub is one of the six accelerators in Europe and was founded by VTT, the University of Helsinki and Valio.
The language of the event is English.
PROGRAMME
12:45
Welcoming speech
Co-Creation Manager Mirva Lampinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
13:00
Keynote speech
Essi Pöyry, Postdoctoral Researcher from the Consumer Research Center of the University of Helsinki
Identifying consumer trends - new methods and perspectives
13:30 - 14:30 Presentation of start-up ideas, group 1
13:30 IRRIOT
13:45 Mycorena
14:00 Innoscentia
14:15 Tebrito
14:30 Coffee break
14:45 - 16:15 Presentation of start-up ideas, group 2
14:45 Acoustic Extra Freezing (AEF)
15:00 eniferBio
15:15 Entoprot
15:30 Koepala
15:45 Probitat
16:00 Solar Foods
16:15 Coffee break
16:30 - 17:00 Review of the next year and summary of the programme
FAN Nordic Hub teams 2020
Acoustic Extra Freezing, Finland
"AEF freezing technology leverages acoustic waves to form nano-sized ice crystals, keeping all food cells intact, resulting in better taste, double shelf life, low drip loss, cost and energy savings.”
eniferBio, Finland
"Our technology allows biorefineries to profitably convert their underutilized dilute side streams into valuable protein leveraging the Pekilo single-cell mycoprotein."
Entoprot, Finland
"Entoprot offers the most advanced and cost-effective insect rearing technology enabling profitable side-stream valorization."Innoscentia, Sweden
"Our analogue and digital real-time sensor indicates food status to prolong shelf and consumption time, reducing waste costs and food waste."
IRRIOT, Sweden
“Wireless IRRIOT precision irrigation solutions ensure optimal soil conditions by intelligently managing water supply, resulting in: 30% increase in crop yield, 50% reduction in water usage and minimal eutrophication and soil erosion."
Koepala, Finland
"Koepala offers takeaway packaging solutions for the foodservice and packaging industry to reduce environmental impact and increase efficiency of foodservice and logistics operations."
Mycorena, Sweden
"Promyc™ fungi-based mycoprotein with excellent nutritional quality and prolific culinary benefits."
Probitat, Finland
"Probitat food technology for fermented and probiotic foods for healthy gut and a healthier life. We produce plant-based drinks, smoothies, yogurts and ice creams; gluten-free and easily digestible bread, and plant-based proteins."
Solar Foods, Finland
"Our "Solein" protein is produced in a sustainable way using air and electricity as raw materials."
Tebrito, Sweden
"Tebrito technology extracts sustainable high-quality proteins from insects for feed and food at an industrial scale."
Further information on VTT:
Paula Bergqvist
Senior Specialist, Communications
+358 20 722 5161, paula.bergqvist@vtt.fi
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