🌸Spring is here with a strong wave of opportunities

☀️ Innov4Mobility Summer School

Applications are still open for the 3rd edition of Innov4Mobility Summer School, giving European undergraduate students the opportunity to tackle real-world urban mobility challenges and turn ideas into impact-driven solutions.

Through a one-week challenge-based experience in Aveiro, participants will work alongside peers, experts, cities and industry partners to develop innovative approaches to the future of sustainable mobility.

Apply by 15 April to secure your spot!

Apply here

LILAS4SOILS Co-Creation Drives Soil Regeneration Across the Mediterranean

Five LILAS4SOILS co-creation workshops united farmers and researchers to accelerate Carbon Farming solutions. The message is clear: solutions must be practical, profitable, and backed by strong collaboration and long-term research. The project’s five Living Labs are already turning these ideas into action for healthier soils and more resilient agriculture all across the Mediterranean.

Opportunities & Open Calls

📢 Funding Mobility Innovation
Deadline: 31 March

Do you want to prepare a strong application for the Strategic Innovation Open Call? Then register to BGI’s webinar on April 1^st! (webinar is in Portuguese).

📢 EWA Explore
Deadline: 1 April

Explore and validate your agrifood business idea with EWA Explore, a 20-hour self-paced course designed to equip women with the tools, confidence and knowledge to build impactful ventures.

📢 EIT Food Accelerator Network
Deadline: 8 April

The 2026 EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN) call supports agrifood and foodtech startups across Europe to validate their technology and accelerate market readiness.

📢 VC Academy
Deadline: 12 April

Accelerate your career in venture capital with VC Academy, a 6-week online bootcamp for early-career women to build skills, gain mentorship and connect with top investors across Europe.

📢 EWA Advance Program
Deadline: 26 April

The EWA Advance Programme supports female founders of market-validated agrifood startups with traction across European countries to accelerate scaling, investment readiness, and commercial growth.

📢 EIT Jumpstarter
Deadline: 8 May

Turn your idea into a startup with EIT Jumpstarter! Apply by 8 May 2026 to validate your concept, build business skills and compete for up to €10,000 in prizes.

Highlights from the BGI team

🌟 Low-Energy Sterilization Breakthrough Validated at Ampliaqua®

A new low-energy sterilization system for precision fermentation, developed by Portuguese spinoff Delox, has been successfully validated at Food4Sustainability CoLAB’s R&D unit at Ampliaqua®, through BGI’s Sustainable Foods Testbeds platform.

Offering around 70% energy savings compared to traditional steam-in-place systems, this technology reduces both operational costs and infrastructure requirements while enabling more efficient and scalable bioprocessing.

Now being applied in the development of next-generation biofertilizers and biostimulants, this milestone highlights the critical role of testbed infrastructures in accelerating industrial biotechnology and supporting a more resilient and sustainable bioeconomy.

Register with Agrifood4Future's CoVE PT to join a growing community shaping the future of vocational training and sustainable, digital and resilient agri-food systems in Portugal, and stay connected through upcoming newsletters, opportunities and collaborations.

Highlights from the BGI Ecosystem

🔬 Connecta2Invest

Connecta2Invest, an initiative by EIT Food, is helping bridge the agrifood tech funding gap by connecting high-potential, pre-vetted startups with investors across Europe. Designed to streamline deal flow and accelerate innovation, the platform gives startups visibility and access to capital, while enabling investors to discover curated opportunities aligned with their focus.