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ETH Joint Initiatives: Call for preliminary ideas
EPFL wishes to consider a broad range of proposals and is launching an internal call for ideas. The suggestions collected will be evaluated by the EPFL Academic Strategic Committee in the following areas:
Human Health
Responsible Digital Transformation
Advanced Materials and Key Technologies
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Future Food Initiative – Call 2022/23 Winners
In 2019, EPFL and ETH Zurich have launched Future Food – A Swiss Research Initiative, together with Swiss food industry leaders Bühler, Givaudan and Nestlé. The goal of the initiative is to expand research and education in the area of food and nutrition sciences to develop solutions that address grand challenges of the current food systems. The program is co-managed by the Integrative Food and Nutrition Center at EPFL and the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich.
Funding for PhD students carrying out Flavor research
GIRACT is the leading transnational business research and consultancy organization specializing in food ingredients, additives and related fine chemicals and technologies.
The consortium of industry sponsors aims to raise awareness of the industry and career opportunities in order to increase the flavor research talent pool in Europe.
ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY TRAINING INDIA 2023
The AIT program aims to support scientists in transforming their applied research into market application and discovering their entrepreneurial potential.
By connecting scientists from top institutions in Switzerland and India, the program promotes an international network and enables access to one of the most promising markets and intellectual capitals in applied research.
WFP Innovation Challenge – Call for Applications
This edition of the WFP (The United Nations World Food Programme) Innovation Challenge seeks to identify and support disruptive social innovations that address key challenges in the fight against hunger. We are particularly interested in solutions for humanitarian assistance and supply chain resilience as we aim to ensure that every donor dollar goes further in addressing hunger while reducing the need for ration cuts.
Workshop on Resource Efficiency 05.09.2023, Wabern
Our food system is broken and needs urgent re-shaping for how we are using the planet’s resources. Deep-Dive into problems that hinder resource efficiency with today’s agro-food system. Join a diverse community for a better understanding of whose problem it is, what their sources are, and their effects. Let open-innovation experts guide you to finish up (…)
La réutilisation des bouteilles en verre, 28 août 2023
Les emballages en verre réutilisable représentent l’avenir pour plusieurs raisons : ils économisent de l’énergie, des émissions de CO2 et des ressources. Ils contribuent à rendre la Suisse moins dépendante de l’étranger, réduisent les coûts, renforcent l’économie locale et régionale, et offrent aux clientes et clients la possibilité de consommer de manière durable.
Programme de durabilité pour les entreprises du agro-alimentaire
Le Swiss Triple Impact est un programme national unique qui permet aux entreprises suisses de mesurer leur contribution aux Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) et ainsi d’améliorer leur performance en matière de développement durable. En 3 étapes, le Swiss Triple Impact permet de cibler les ODD les plus importants pour votre entreprise, de mettre en place un plan d’action concret pour améliorer son impact social et environnemental.
Radically New Solutions for a More Sustainable Urban Future
Swissnex in San Francisco invites startups, design studios, research projects, and corporate initiatives in the fields of Food, Energy, and Physical and Digital Cities to submit their projects to take part in our 20th anniversary programming, from November 7–9, 2023 in San Francisco.
U.S. Approves the Sale of Lab-Grown Chicken
The Agriculture Department approved the production and sale of laboratory-grown meat for the first time on June 21, clearing the way for two California companies, Upside Foods and Good Meat, to sell chicken produced from animal cells. The decision is a milestone for companies making cell-grown meat, along with consumers looking for alternatives to chickens bred in a factory farm and slaughtered.