Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition

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When

12/01/2023

10.00 - 14.00

Where

Online

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Morning session - finding partners

Afternoon session - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

About the competition and funding

Funding closed on 29th March 2023. Please visit our agrifood pages to see open funding calls. Archived details below:

If you are a UK registered organisation working on an innovative solution to a nutrition challenge, the Better Food for All funding competition is for you.

There is £20M available across three strands of funding:

To apply for this funding, your project must have the potential to impact the nutritional quality of food products eaten by the UK population.

You will need to collaborate with at least one other organisation to apply for this funding.

Join us to meet others working in the field and meet potential partners.

In addition to this research and development funding, we are encouraging applications for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) aligned to the scope of this competition. Join our afternoon Information Webinar to find out more about this opportunity.

Finding Partners Webinar 10:00-12:00 GMT

Who is this event for?

  • UK registered businesses working on innovative solutions to nutrition challenges
  • Researchers and RTOs working in the field

Why attend?

  • Hear more about the competition
  • Meet people who work in the field
  • Find collaborators to apply for the funding with

Your project can focus on:

  • Enhancing food quality: innovative technologies and processes to improve the nutritional quality of foods and ingredients
  • Functional foods: foods with specific health benefits
  • Stratified nutrition: products aimed at particular demographics or groups
  • Fortified and biofortified foods: including processed foods, convenience foods and raw materials produced at farm level
  • Plant-based and alternative proteins: alternative protein sources for healthier and more sustainable diets, and processes that are accepted by consumers to incorporate these alternative protein sources into food products
  • Preservation, packaging and storage technologies: to increase shelf life including healthy convenient foods and nutritious perishable foods

Click here for more details of the funding available (project costs of £100k-£1m, closing date 29th March 2023).

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) Information Webinar – 13:00-14:00 GMT

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) link forward thinking businesses with the UK’s world class knowledge bases to deliver innovation projects led by inspired graduates.

If you’re working on an innovation that helps solve a nutrition challenge, join this webinar to find out how a KTP could help fast-track your project.

Who is this event for?

  • UK registered businesses working on innovative solutions to nutrition challenges
  • Researchers and RTOs working in the field

Why attend?

  • Hear more about KTPs and how they can help your business, including funding
  • Find out about current opportunities for KTPs around nutrition challenges
  • Get live answers to your questions

Your project can focus on:

  • Enhancing food quality: innovative technologies and processes to improve the nutritional quality of foods and ingredients
  • Functional foods: foods with specific health benefits
  • Stratified nutrition: products aimed at particular demographics or groups
  • Fortified and biofortified foods: including processed foods, convenience foods and raw materials produced at farm level
  • Plant-based and alternative proteins: alternative protein sources for healthier and more sustainable diets, and processes that are accepted by consumers to incorporate these alternative protein sources into food products
  • Preservation, packaging and storage technologies: to increase shelf life including healthy convenient foods and nutritious perishable foods

Related Opportunities

Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition

Opens: 11/01/2023 Closes: 29/03/2023

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20m across three strands, for the development of innovative solutions to address significant nutrition challenges.

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For over 45 years Knowledge Transfer Partnerships have been helping businesses innovate for growth by accessing the UK’s world-leading knowledge base.

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