Resultados para: eit+food
EIT Food Biosensors Professional Development Course
Are you a profesional involved in the quality control of food products or someone with experience and good knowledge in food safety control? If you answered yes, this training in Rapid Methods for the Detection of Chemical Contamination in Food is for you! Apply now to learn about rapid methods for monitoring chemicals contaminants in […]
EIT Food Training Session DNA Analysis – Fast and Portable Methods
Learn how to use innovative rapid and portable DNA analysis tools that can be easily implemented in routine analysis to verify products’ authenticity. This training in portable DNA analysis will introduce participants to innovative rapid and portable DNA analysis tools for species and ingredients verification. The programme will include: Insights into food fraud and possible […]
EIT Food ETHIChain
EIT Food DNA Complex
In-house DNA barcoding to fast authentication in complex food samples
EIT Food COACHILD
e-Coach application for the prevention of Children Obesity.
EIT Food SmartTags
Smart labels to increase consumer confidence and transparency in the food chain.
EIT Food FOOD4SENIOR
High nutritional and sensory quality food innovations for the promotion of senior health.
EIT Food CITIZEN SCIENCE
Increasing consumer trust in the food system inspiring citizens to become change agents as amateur scientists.
EIT Food4Health
Tackling muscle loss in cancer patients through nutrition solutions and lifestyle interventions
EIT Food TRUST4FOOD
Building consumer food-related trust
EIT Food FUTUREPROTEIN
The Protein of the Future & the Future of Protein in Europe
EIT Food INNOVATOR FELLOWSHIP
Empowering talents to co-create, address, and gain experience
EIT Food SMARTLIST
Towards a smarter shopping list
EIT Food TRUSTCHAIN
Increasing consumer trust and support for the food supply chain and for food companies
EIT Food ONCOFOOD
New food solutions for cancer patients
EIT Food FUNGITIME
Application of fungi protein in the development of sustainable and healthy food products.
EIT Food PERFECT
Plant Extract for Reduced-sugar Foods, including Extruded Cereals, bars & biscuits, using innovative processing Technologies.
Ten start-ups from various European countries will attend the business accelerator of EIT Food in the Basque Country
This new centre at Zamudio (Bizkaia) is one of five created by the organisation across Europe. A total of 50 innovative companies have been selected from among 321 applications submitted. This week, the managers of the ten start-ups selected for Bilbao were installed in the accelerator. The entrepreneurs arriving in the Basque Country are from […]
EIT Food IVALUEFOOD
Improving future generations’ knowledge of, and engagement with, food.
EIT Food MIDSA
Microencapsulated Diets for Sustainable Aquaculture
EIT Food PROFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
A key resource for the food sector
EIT Food RISOLUTIONS
A new program for ambitious teams of students who want to be engage in solving industrial problems
EIT Food SEEDBED
The pre-accelerator program to drive the entrepreneurs of tomorrow
EIT Food MYFOODPORTAL
A global, digital platform that creates and shares its content on the latest food and agricultural innovations.
EIT Food C-SNIPER
Campylobacter-Specific Nullification via Innovative Phage-mediated Enteropathogen Reduction
EIT Food EATrends
EATrends & food fashion week
EIT Food ORGANIC
The development of organic supply chains that drive fair, transparent and healthy options for the consumer
EIT Food FORTRESS
Food Fortress for raw materials and ingredients in Europe – Gaining Consumer trust through transparency of the supply chain
EIT Food Accelerator Network FAN
A multi-location accelerator programme delivered across Europe, to support high impact agrifood startups to maximise their success.
EIT Food SCHOOL NETWORK
Integrate solutions to improve eating habits and reduce food wastage in preschool and schoolchildren
EIT Food MAKE-IT!
An infrastructure to hack simpler and smarter food value chains.
EIT Food RIS FELLOWSHIPS
Reveal your talent in agrifood sector by getting a unique internship.
EIT Food FISH
Improving trust on fishchain: Rapid and portable monitoring tools for a better control of whitefish
EIT Food BETTER
Better for the environment, better for your health.
EIT Food UNDERPRESSURE
Pressure for healthier and more natural fat-based foods
EIT Food SME WORKSHOP
Supporting SMEs for new business opportunities
EIT Food SMARTBREAKFAST
New Food Products for Innovative Home Appliances
EIT Food Innovator Fellowship, an interesting opportunity to post-doctoral researchers
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EITFood RIS Fellowship program. Discover job opportunities in the food industry for students and graduates.
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Applications now open for EIT Food Accelerator Network 2018, with the 3 best start-ups receiving €60,000 each in equity-free cash prizes
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Podcast: Bacteriophages. How to achieve efficient and sustainable food security?
The spread of antibiotic resistance and diseases caused by the presence of pathogens in food represent a global threat that affects human health, as well as animal health, agriculture, food safety and the environment. Globalization and climate change increase the risk of bacterial contamination, and the improper and excessive use of antibiotics, among other factors, […]
F4F – Expo Foodtech brings together the food and technology industry to lay the groundwork for its third edition
F4F – Expo Foodtech 2023 holds its first advisory board to shape the new edition designed by and for the food and beverage industry. From 16 to 18 May, the Bilbao Exhibition Center will showcase the latest innovations and solutions in robotics, automation and 4.0 technologies that will help the sector to improve its competitiveness. […]
The future of food: What will we eat, where will we get it from and for what price?
Questions about what we will eat in the future, whether our plate will be full of insects or whether we will have to borrow money to be able to eat a T-bone steak are questions that arise when we talk about the future of food. Some films show us a catastrophic future, but… What do […]
AZTI presents its research results on more sustainable and healthier food at Food 4 Future
The application of artificial intelligence, personalised nutrition and how to gain consumer confidence will be some of the key issues to be discussed by experts from the technology centre. The Food 4 Future-Expo FoodTech international fair, organised by AZTI and Nebext, will be held from 17 to 19 May at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC!) […]
FOOD4SENIOR: What have we learnt about senior food needs?
FOOD4SENIOR is an EIT Food co-funded project that aimed to develop innovative value-added fish, meat and plant-based products for European senior consumers. Below we explain the main highlights of the project. Senior citizens have special food needs Over 65 years citizens represent the single fastest growing demographic group in Europe (30% of people will be […]
ENVIROSCORE: Toward food and beverage purchases with scientific rigour and environmental criteria
The AZTI technology centre and the University of Leuven have developed ENVIROSCORE, an environmental labelling system that enables easy recognition of the degree of environmental sustainability of food and beverages at point of sale. The label is based on the Product Environmental Footprint approved by the European Commission and underwent a rigorous validation process before […]
The FoodTech industry gets ready to meet in person at the second edition of the Food 4 Future – Expo FoodTech
Food 4 Future – Expo Foodtech will hold its second edition in Bilbao, Spain, from May 17 to 19 with the Netherlands as guest country to redefine the business model of the agri-food industry and produce food in a sustainable and healthy way F4F2022 has presented for the first time a new space dedicated to […]
Food 4 Future will gather more than 6,000 food tech industry leaders in Spain in May 2022
From 17 to 19 May, Food 4 Future – Expo Foodtech will hold its new edition in Bilbao to define the future of the agri-food industry, which have to feed more than 7.9 billion people with limited resources FooFood 4 Future consolidates its position as the global summit for the agri-food industry to generate business […]
Is food labelled as vegan really vegan? What about Halal or Kosher food?
AZTI leads EthiChain, an EIT Food funded project focused on the development and validation of an innovative rapid DNA analysis systems to allow verification of presence of unwanted species in food with ethical concerns (vegan, Halal and Kosher) Obtained results will be digitized and directly integrated into company´s traceability system The EthiChain turning point solution will […]
Alternative protein sources: a key research area for food sustainability
Feeding the world’s population is a growing challenge, so research into alternative protein sources will play a key role for the food industry. CLARA TALENS and MÓNICA IBARGÜEN , New Food Researchers It is often said, but it is a reality for which we have to find how to adapt: feeding the nearly 10 billion […]
EIT iFishCan
Intelligent waste & loss monitoring test bed for the Fish Can industry
Food 4 Future will turn Bilbao as a global hub on FoodTech to attract international investment and talent
Bilbao will host Food 4 Future – ExpoFoodTech, between June 15 and 17, which will bring together the most innovative business experiences, the latest scientific advances and development of food and beverage products trends that will transform the sector in the coming years This event has Basque Government and Bilbao City Council support, additionally to […]
High pressure to produce healthier food with cleaner label
The AZTI technology centre has worked on the development of a technological solution for preserving high-viscosity liquid food products in healthier and more natural conditions. The first pilot prototype, created within the framework of the European underPRESSURE project, is located at AZTI’s facilities, available to companies that wish to test the technology. Funded by EIT […]
ENVIRO-SCORE: Towards environmentally sound and scientifically rigorous food and drink shopping
AZTI and the University of Leuven have developed ENVIRO-SCORE ®, a label that makes it easy to recognise the degree of environmental sustainability of food and beverages at the salepoint The label is based on the Environmental Product Footprint methodology, approved by the European Commission, and has undergone a rigorous validation process before being launched […]
Food retailers winning trust through COVID-19 pandemic
Farmers also saw boost in consumer trust as one in four European consumers had greater faith in the food industry The AZTI technology centre, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Autonomous University of Madrid have been the Spanish partners in research Bilbao, December 18, 2020. Consumers are more trusting in the food industry […]
Novel Smart Tags solutions to increase consumer trust and value chain transparency of food products
A new EIT food project called Smart Tags has recently started. The aim of the project is to increase consumer trust towards food products and systems by sharing information about the value chains, during the whole life-cycle of the products. The project will provide consumers and suppliers with an interactive connection, by using so called […]
Food Fashion Festival Bilbao
What will the food of the future be like? What role do citizens play in food innovation? How can science make food safer, more sustainable and healthier? In order to answer these questions starts the #FoodFashionFestival, an event that seeks to bring all the flavors of food innovation to the public through an interesting proposal […]
About AZTI
Our distinctive role Contributing to the sustainability of life on the planet To improve people’s health To invigorate the business fabric and society To maintain and generate new quality employment Generate ideas to learn, transform and progress Promote strategic transformation projects with companies and institutions willing to take on challenges. Purpose, Mission, vision and values […]
Fisheries and the environment: towards a sustainable future
Mikel Basterretxea, Arkaitz Pedrajas, Esteban Puente and Estanis Mugerza. AZTI experts in fisheries technology There is a close relationship between the European Community Fisheries Policy (CFP), which aims to achieve sustainable fisheries in environmental, economic and social terms, and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), which aims to protect and conserve the marine environment. The […]
Development and acceleration of economic sectors
The future of food lies in a new wave of innovation that is already underway and is here to stay. It has spawned thousands of foodtech startups that are causing a revolution in the food and beverage industry, a key pillar of the global economy. According to the annual study by accelerator Eatable Adventures entitled […]
AVRAMAR, GRUPO CALVO, CAMPOMAYOR, HARIVENASA and KAIKU, pioneers in sustainability, seek to reduce their environmental impact by testing ENVIROSCORE environmental labelling
Top companies in the food industry are leading the sustainable transition through the development of projects to calculate the environmental impact of products, such as ENVIROSCORE. The system developed by the AZTI technology centre and KU LEUVEN improves knowledge and transparency about the degree of sustainability of products. The ENVIROSCORE label, supported by science, has […]
Recognitions that motivate us to continue working for a healthier and more sustainable society
To innovate is to improve what already exists, providing new options that respond to the needs of people and companies. This is the focus of the innovation we carry out at AZTI, what drives us and what a great team of professionals work on. There are occasions when this work is recognised, motivating us even […]
TITAN
Developing transparency solutions for transforming the food system.
Phantom networks. 4 keys to understand the problem and the potential solution
ELSA CUENDE, expert on fishing technologies at AZTI. ‘Phantom nets’ are fishing nets that are lost or left behind during fishing. How do they affect the ecosystem and species, and what can be done to reduce their occurrence? We tell you. 1. How and why do fishing nets go to sea? How long does it […]
Four AZTI women researchers are among the top 5,000 in Spain
Four AZTI women researchers are among the top 5,000 women working in Spanish institutions. This is according to the study carried out by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in its first ranking of the 5,000 Spanish and foreign women scientists doing research in Spanish organisations. This ranking has been carried out according to the […]
High impact scientific publications. Scientific articles published by AZTI from August 2021 to March 2022
The high scientific quality combined with the application of the research results is the basis on which our research team is an international reference. The number of scientific publications remains at around 127 indexed publications per year (2021 data), of which 71% are in the 1 quartile, with a h-index of 90. In terms of […]
Moses Index: Blue Economy Pressure Index
Bacteriophages for the biocontrol of pathogens and non-desired bacteria
Technology platforms, forums and networks
Technology platforms PLATAFORM PARTICIPATION FIELD EATIP. European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform Participation in Working Groups FOODTECH EFARO. European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organizations AZTI is a member of this platform, which brings together the research institutes responsible for fisheries management in European countries. SUSTAINABILITY EUROGOOS. European Global Ocean Observing System AZTI is a member […]
Consumer trust in catering and restaurant services grows post-pandemic
An international survey reveals that innovations in the catering and restaurants sector in the wake of the pandemic have boosted consumer confidence in the sector. Within the agri-food sector as a whole, agriculture continues to lead the way in terms of trust. Transparency technology based on blockchain tops the list of top-rated suggested solutions to […]
COACHILD: what lessons can we learn from the app to reduce childhood obesity?
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health problems of our century, with prevalence increasing at an alarming rate. At nation level, 35% of children between ages 8 and 16 are over the recommended weight, of whom 20.7% are overweight and 14.2% obese, with those living in lower socio-economic families most affected. This, […]
We don’t have to save the Planet, we have a responsibility to make the world a better, more sustainable and healthier place – Analysis of the Glasgow Climate Summit
ROGELIO POZO, CEO of AZTI and GUILLEM CHUST, head of the Climate Change area in Oceans and Coasts at AZTI. After a Climate Summit in Glasgow with more expectations than relevant agreements, many unknowns remain as to how the international response will be to the climate challenges facing the planet. Rogelio Pozo and Guillem Chust […]
A Full Picture of the Origine and Nature of Ocean Litter
New study published in Nature Sustainability provides the first complete diagnosis of the origin and nature of the litter dumped into the ocean. The collaboration between research institutions and NGOs from 10 countries has allowed the identification of the most polluting products for the main aquatic ecosystems on a global scale, a much-needed information for […]
Consumers and producers in favour of using phages as an alternative to antibiotics in the fight against Campylobacter in poultry
Phages or bacteriophages are organisms that infect and destroy target bacteria. The consumption of poultry food products has been commonly linked to Campylobacter infections, which generates a strong demand for novel strategies to control this pathogen from farm to table. The C-SNIPER project is devoted to the development of an innovative, natural, and efficient bacteriophage-based […]
Expert panel on fat-reducing products
Expert panel on textures
Cancer and nutrition: what you eat can save your life
Cancer treatments can have adverse effects on eating. Many people with cancer experience symptoms such as dysphagia, loss of taste, bad taste in the mouth, metallic taste, mouth sores, vomiting, or loss of appetite at some point. These symptoms affect between 30-85% of patients undergoing cancer treatments, particularly those suffering from gastrointestinal tract cancers (oesophagus, […]
Panel of experts on sugar-reduced products
SEA2LAND
Producing advanced bio-based fertilizers from fisheries wastes.
The proteins of the future: keys to making them known
Why is it important to promote and alternative proteins and make them known? What is the common ground between legislative experts, researchers, and representatives of the food industry? The development of alternative proteins has emerged as one of the main fields of food innovation in Europe. But are consumers ready to introduce new or unfamiliar […]
Eating insects is not for me
One in four people in Spain are not willing to cut back on consumption of red meat and most are absolutely sure that insects are not a protein source they want to consume, indicates a study conducted by AZTI The survey of the eating preferences of 1,500 European consumers is part of the European Future […]
Forefront technology fighting Campylobacter in poultry
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food-borne illness in Europe, and the increase of antibiotic resistance makes it critical to develop novel non-antibiotic based strategies to reduce Campylobacter risk within the EU poultry sector. C‑SNIPER has developed an innovative and natural solution, based on the use of bacteriophages, for the biocontrol of Campylobacter in the […]
Cod genetic identification
Matxitxako Moluskoak: open sea mussel in the Bay of Biscay
Primera iniciativa acuícola empresarial para la producción de mejillón de mar abierto en el Cantábrico
AZTI has developed a genetic method to identify the origin of bluefin tuna specimens, to improve the management and promoting the conservation of the species
The technology centre has coordinated this research that enables the development of a pioneering tool to discover the origin of the specimens of this species for an improved management and sustainability. The results of the study, led by AZTI researchers, Naiara Rodríguez Ezpeleta and Haritz Arrizabalaga, have been published in the prestigious scientific journal, Frontiers […]
Comprehensive global analysis shows a warmer ocean will hold lower animal abundance
Climate change will affect the distribution and abundance of marine life, but the full extent of these changes under future warming has been difficult to predict due to the limitations of individual ecosystem models used for such forecasts. However, by combining such models, a more complete picture can emerge. Reporting in the Proceedings of the […]
AZTI leads the development of an advanced biocontrol tool against Campylobacter in poultry.
Campylobacteriosis, the most frequently reported food-borne illness in Europe, with an associated average cost of 2,400 M€/year. The increase of antibiotic resistance makes it critical to develop novel non-antibiotic based strategies to reduce Campylobacter risk within the EU poultry sector. The C-SNIPER project is focused on the development and validation of an innovative, efficient and […]
AZTI participates in a European project that aims to ensure better utilization of the aquatic resources
An interdisciplinary team of 13 partners from five European countries are working together in a four-year project to optimize the utilization of seafood side-streams by developing new methods to produce nutritional ingredients. In the EU the fish processing industry is a significant industry that generates an overall turnover of nearly €28 billion and employs more […]
LIFE VERTALIM
Prevention and Integral management of high polluted effluents from Food SMES to urban sanitation systems
Panga genetic identification
The fastest market method to detect the presence of panga in fresh, frozen and processed fishery products.
AQUAPEF
Promote the effective implementation of the Product Environmental Footprint in the Mediterranean aquaculture sector
Aquaculture species production technologies
Innovation serving inland aquaculture
Fishmap and FSLP: Fish Shelf Life Prediction Program
