Research finds alternative proteins could boost EU economy by €111 billion by 2040
Elena WaldenAlternative proteins could add €111 billion a year to the EU’s economy by 2040 if treated as a strategic priority, new research shows.
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EU Biotech Act a ‘missed opportunity’ for food innovation
Nonprofit think tank the Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) has welcomed plans in today’s Biotech Act to expand the advice regulators provide to innovators bringing new foods to market. But it has described plans to exclude Novel Foods from regulatory sandboxes as a 'missed opportunity'.
EU policymakers reopen plans to ban widely-used ‘meaty names’ for plant-based food
Alex HolstPlans abandoned five years ago have resurfaced in Brussels, with a messy series of proposals to ban the use of everyday language to describe plant-based meat.
EU Bioeconomy Strategy proposals will help fermentation innovators bring products to market
Conrad AstleyThe EU’s new Bioeconomy Strategy has outlined plans that will support fermentation innovators in scaling up production and bringing food products to market.
COP30: Europe can’t afford to delay building a sustainable food system
Carlos Campillos MartínezSpain demonstrates the cost of climate inaction – and the urgent need for Europe to invest in protein diversification.
Report: European alternative protein research has tripled since 2020
David Hunt Stella ChildNew analysis has revealed the rapid growth of Europe’s alternative protein research, with the number of studies published and public funding levels almost tripling over the last five years.
Strategy for European Life Sciences €350 million funding opportunities set to boost EU food innovation
Conrad AstleyThe EU’s Strategy for European Life Sciences has outlined funding opportunities worth €350 million and plans to scale up fermentation technologies that could unlock the potential of Europe’s food innovators.
Horizon Europe once again offers exciting opportunities for alternative protein researchers
Stella ChildThe latest Horizon Europe deadlines are fast approaching, with plenty to offer the region’s food innovators. Dr Stella Child dives into the calls to unpack the opportunities for alternative protein researchers.
FP10 research programme: How Horizon Europe’s successor can unlock food innovation
Madeleine KoskullPolicymakers planning to shape the future of European research through FP10 – the successor to the EU’s flagship Horizon Europe programme – have a golden opportunity to capitalise on the expertise being developed by a growing network of food innovators.
Four ways the new European Commission can boost EU competitiveness through protein diversification
Alex HolstAs the new European Commission takes office, they should consider a missing piece of the policy jigsaw that would help tackle many of the EU’s challenges.