Meet EIT RIS Innovation Prizes winners
EIT Food presents early-stage agrifood start-ups from Eastern and Southern Europe that won the Innovation Prizes competition.
The most promising innovative early-stage ventures in the agrifood sector were chosen during the Demo Day finals of RIS Innovation Prizes competition that took place from June to October 2019. The finals were organised in 15 countries of Eastern and Southern Europe that are part of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).
In each country, up to 10 innovative agrifoood companies competed for two main prizes of EUR 5 000 and EUR 10 000. The jury comprised of food professionals, academics and investors, selected the start-ups that have the biggest potential to transform our agriculture and food system making it healthier, more sustainable and more trusted.
Croatia
1st prize – Teky
We take biowaste from local manufacturers and businesses and make bio packaging that is eco-friendly and much safer than plastics and styrofoam.
2nd prize – Pro-gum
Healthy propolis chewing gum.
Czech Republic
1st prize – Alexýr
Alexyr is a plant-based alternative to aged dairy cheese.
2nd prize – Forsage
Remote beehive monitoring - identify why and minimise colony deaths.
Estonia
1st prize – NutriLoop
We are creating circular food and bio-waste systems by using biowaste to produce high value products for organic farming that help to rebuild the soils and the need for agrochemicals reduce.
2nd prize – Timey
Timey makes food quality indicators for food producers that allow for reduced food and CO2 waste and connect producer-retailer-consumer.
Greece
1st prize – Oliveex
Oliveex applies IoT technologies in food storage (specifically in fermented foods, such as olives and cheese) to guarantee the best product quality and minimise the profit losses due to spoilage.
2nd prize – BeeNotes Plus
Beenotes is a voice-guided smartphone for beekeepers that combines automatic (voice guided) data recording on site and analysis and helps beekeepers become more effective and efficient.
Hungary
1st prize – AquaShield Control
AquaShield is the most advanced smart garden controlling system that helps you to monitor and control your aquaponics or hydroponics set up.
2nd prize – Ruralinnovations
ICT tool for quality control of manual labour in vineyards.
Italy
1st prize – 3Bee
3Bee provides a decision support system based on IoT monitoring and diagnostic device that collect the insects' biological parameters.
2nd prize – Evja
We allow farmers to reduce chemicals by 90% and irrigation water by 80% to achieve more abundant, healthier produce, grown with minimum environmental impact.
Latvia
1st prize – Smart packaging
Intelligent packaging for spoiled food detection that can be attached to the food surface or incorporated into food packaging.
2nd prize – SpirulinaNord
We sell fresh spirulina produced in the north by innovative cultivation system.
Lithuania
1st prize – UAB Zemdirbiu Konsultacijos
A company that developed and patented a novel plant diagnostic tool that allows farmers to measure exactly what vital nutrients are missing for plant growth at certain stages of vegetation.
2nd prize – Super Garden
Innovative food products with increased biological value made from powders of freeze-dried fruit, berries and vegetables.
Poland
1st prize – Greendrones
We provide services for agriculture and agroforestry entrepreneurs using unmanned aerial vehicles, multispectral sensors and advanced software.
2nd prize – AgroWe
AgroWe provides solution for food & agro sector solution based on already existing data, proven and verified by public institutions.
Portugal
1st prize – Fishery
Cellular agriculture start-up producing fish meat without fishing or farming.
2nd prize – Agrodrone
We do soil precision fertilisation with soil microbiology technology.
Romania
1st prize – Taraba Virtuală
Taraba Virtuală is your go-to platform for trusted farm to fork food.
2nd prize – FoodKit
FoodKit aims to revolutionise the way we eat by delivering healthy and convenient meal plans cooked sous-vide and vacuum-packed for preservation of micro and macronutrients.
Slovakia
1st prize - NU3Gen
The NU3Gen project uses molecular data in a new way and implements it into everyday food choices.
2nd prize - LivingElements
LivingElements brings micro-algae farming to any household in SpirulinaLamp.
Slovenia
1st prize – BEVO
We are using innovative fermentation technologies that produce natural and inexpensive meat flavours.
2nd prize – Barley&Me
Our product is Newdles - durum pasta with spent barley malt.
Spain
1st prize – Polyfly
Innovative natural pollination solutions based on Hoverflies.
2nd prize – Sonicat
Advanced solutions based on High Power Ultrasounds for food processing.
Turkey
1st prize – Windagrotech
Renewable energy based on wind power for agricultural use.
2nd prize – Biolive
Antimicrobial bioplastic granule production made of olive seeds.
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