Blooming with Big Ideas 🌱

26^th of May, 2025

Dear BGI’s Community,

May is blooming 🌷☀️ with opportunities!
As the days get longer, so does our list of programs, events and calls designed to fuel innovation across agrifood, mobility and sustainability. From major summits and citizen engagement activities to support for startups and insightful webinars, there’s something here for every changemaker.

Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, policymaker or educator - get ready to learn and grow.

Let’s dive into what May has in store! 👇

The BGI Team

Get Involved

Are you working on the future of aquaculture, hydroponics or blue biotech? 🌊

Join the Blue Economy Acceleration and scale your solution with expert mentorship, market validation and incubation at AmpliAqua®.

Compete for a 2,500€ prize!

Are you a researcher or early-stage entrepreneur with an agrifood innovation? 🌱

Join Agrifood Disruptor and take your solution beyond the lab - with mentoring, entrepreneurial training and market validation!

Learn more!

Opportunities

Tech4RegenAg Webinar

A Tech4RegenAg webinar, on May 29th, about “Farming Smarter with Data Spaces: Take Control, Save Time, Earn More”, to explore how data sovereignty and digital tools can unlock the full potential of regenerative agriculture. Open to farmers, agrifood SMEs, cooperatives and digital innovators .- a session that dives into how smarter data use can drive a fairer and more sustainable food system.

Mark your calendar for May 29th!

AgriFood4Future Summer School

AgriFood4Future Summer School offers agrifood students and professionals a unique opportunity to explore smart and regenerative farming practices through hands-on learning. With a mix of online sessions and on-site visits in June and July, participants will engage with international experts and real-life case studies.

Applications open until June 10th!

Sales Booster | EIT Food

The EIT Food Sales Booster is your gateway to new markets! This custom-made programme offers training, coaching, expert advice and access to a vast network to prepare your startup for international growth.

Applications end on June 19th!

Don’t Miss Out

Mark your calendars for May 31st in Anadia! 🚲 Join the Kidical Mass ride - a fun, family-friendly event promoting safer streets and active mobility for all ages.

Take part in engaging sessions with the municipality, schools and cycling associations to explore mobility best practices from Portugal and beyond, along with available support and funding opportunities from EIT Urban Mobility. More info here.

Join us alongside EIT Urban Mobility at the Portugal Smart Cities Summit, where we’ll showcase how our programs are supporting cities and stakeholders in building smarter, more sustainable urban spaces.

📍From June 3rd to 5th, stop by our stand to discover how innovation is shaping the future of mobility and urban living! Check the agenda.

Unicorn Week is coming! This initiative brings together startups, innovators and ecosystem players for a week of inspiration and growth.

BGI is organising two dynamic online sessions. Click below to access:

👉 Boosting Agrifood Innovation - explore how to thrive in agrifood entrepreneurship and innovation.
👉 Leveraging Opportunities in Urban Mobility - learn how to access funding and support.

Alumni Highlight

From Classroom to Real Impact: Inspire Schools 📚

“Participating in this Summer School was an eye-opening experience!

What I enjoyed the most was the opportunity to explore real case studies and successful innovations in the food system. These practical insights helped bridge the gap between theory and application, making sustainability feel more tangible and achievable.

➡️ Tilde Scaly (Italy), alumni testimonial from HealthySoil4Life Summer School.

Inspired by Tilde’s journey? Get to know more here!

Applications are open for both Inspire Schools 2025 edition - Circular Agrifood Autumn School (Sept/Oct) and the HealthySoil4Life Summer School (July/August), two challenge-based programs by EIT Food that connect students with real companies and sustainability missions across Europe:

➡️ For Circular Agrifood Autumn School, check here.

➡️ For HealthySoil4Life Summer School, check here.

Job Offers

📌 Hardware Engineer, at NU-RISE (on-site, Aveiro).

📌 Professional Internship in Nutrion, at Food4Sustainability (Idanha-a-Nova).

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