25th of March, 2025 Dear BGI’s Community, March is almost over, and what a month it’s been: between the never-ending rain in Portugal 🌧 and the rush to buy Dubai chocolates 🍫 it’s safe to say this month kept us on our toes! Grab a chocolate and let’s dive in impactful initiatives and great opportunities for entrepreneurs! Wishing you a great week ahead 👋 The BGI Team |
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🚀 Ready to test your Hydroponics, Aquaculture or Soil and Soilless Innovation?
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Join TestBed and bring your agrifood solutions to life with real-world testing and expert feedback. |
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| 🚀 Are you an SME looking to solve industry challenges or a Startup/researcher with challenges that need real world solutions? |
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Join us in the Open Innovation & Challenge-Based Program to collaborate, innovate, and drive impactful solutions! |
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Course: Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices
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The Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices helps health tech startups/researchers navigate the complex regulatory landscape and gain FDA approval- it covers pre-market, post-market requirements and a IVD session (if applicable), plus 1:1 mentoring. |
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Professional Course: Digitalizing Mobility |
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The Digitalizing Mobility, designed for professionals in energy, mobility, IT, public transport, and policymaking, explores digital transformation in transport, covering AI, MaaS, CCAM and city logistics. |
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EIT Food: Fast Track to Market 2025 Call |
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The Fast Track to Market call supports agrifood startups and SMEs in accelerating the commercialization of innovative solutions. Offering financial support and expert guidance, this program helps bring ideas to market faster. |
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| EIT Food has been ranked 24th among the top 125 food and agriculture organizations to follow in 2025, by Food Tank! 🚀 This recognition highlights the impact of its work in driving sustainable transformation. Read the full report here. |
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| Europe is on the move: the Financial Times, Statista, and Sifted have released the second edition of Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs, featuring 150 top hubs. Portugal shines with 7 hubs on the list - including BGI! Click here for the full selection! |
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| FoodEducators continues to make an impact, expanding food education across Europe. This year, over 9,000 students engaged in interactive learning experiences, while a global survey revealed that 96% of teachers see food education as essential. Read the full report here. |
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Alumni Highlight CBQF stands out in Health Innovation! 🚀 |
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| The BioChip PathFinder project, developed by CBQF researchers, has won 1st place in the Health category of the EIT Jumpstarter Grand Final! This groundbreaking lab-on-a-chip system rapidly detects antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant bacteria, a crucial step in combating global antimicrobial resistance. We’re especially proud to have mentored the CBQF team through the DIP4Agri program, helping them refine their innovation on the path to |
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success. Out of 600+ projects, they made it to the final in Budapest—securing €10,000 to bring their solution to market 👏. Read more here. |
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Impact & Sustainability 🌱 Why is educating the next generation so important for a more sustainable future? See below some key facts about the impact of our food choices: |
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Water Footprint Producing 1kg of wheat uses 900 litres of water, 1kg of beef takes 2000 litres and rice uses 4000 litres. (WWF) |
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| Food Emissions The biggest contributors are livestock & fish farms (31%) and crop farming (27%). (Poore & Nemecek (2018) Science) |
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Biodiversity 35% of global food production relies on pollinators like bees, birds, and bats, essential for fruits and nuts. (WWF) |
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| Food Waste One-fifth of food produced is wasted, with 60% of that happening in households. (UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024) |
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You can teach these crucial topics to your students at no cost with FoodEducators study plans, helping them understand and act on the sustainability of our food systems. Want to get involved? 📩 Contact the Project Manager: clara.pais@bgi.pt Visit the website here. |
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