In the heart of Lazio, where tradition and innovation meet, there is space for the Food Innovation Hub. Promoted by the Lazio Region and created by Lazio Innova in collaboration with Agro Room, this initiative, which has reached the third edition, represents an opportunity for companies in the agri-food sector to create and transform your ideas into innovative products and services.
The project is supported by the tutors of the Active Spaces of Lazio Innova, in particular the offices of Latina and Bracciano, specialized in agri-food. The initiative will also be attended by numerous partners belonging to the world of research, universities and trade associations.
The aim, in fact, is to promote innovation processes in agri-food sector companies and improve it competitiveness and the sustainability.
TETHYS selected for the third edition
The deadline for companies to apply for the third cycle of micro-innovation of the Food Innovation Hub closed at the end of 2023. On March 4, with a Decision by the Procedure Manager, the final ranking was approved: TETHYS has been selected among the ten micro and small enterprises that will present innovative solutions, in terms of products and services, for agri-food businesses in the region..
To the term of the co-design period, foreseen for September 2024, two of these ten companies will receive an award for the best innovative product/service created. A important recognition that will reward the ingenuity and dedication of companies that have been able to create innovative and concrete solutions for the challenges of the Lazio agri-food sector.
The activities planned for the 10 selected projects
The 10 projects and teams selected in the third micro-innovation cycle of the Food Innovation Hub are preparing to undertake a co-design path lasting 4 months. This course, which will take place within the Active Spaces Laboratories of Bracciano and Latina, will be essential to transform their innovative ideas into concrete and applicable solutions to the challenges of the Lazio agri-food sector.
The co-design process is aimed at identifying solutions for:
• Optimize food processing and preservation processes: The goal is to increase efficiency, product quality and food safety along the entire production chain.
• Adapt packaging systems to new European regulations: the focus will be on introducing innovative solutions such as active and intelligent packaging, capable of guaranteeing greater safety and shelf-life of products.
• Promote the sustainability of agricultural production and food processing processes: the adoption of eco-friendly practices and the circular economy will be at the heart of this focus, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of the sector.
There first phase of work was launched last month and is aimed at define the ways of adapting the solutions offered by TETHYS to the innovation needs of agri-food companies (product design) and outline its specific functions.
Through the comparison with the mentors and tutors of the Active Space of Bracciano and of Agri Camera, The TETHYS team has identified the tomato supply chain as one of the most interesting, given the extreme sensitivity of the crop to water stress, to develop an innovative service for the correct management of irrigation by agricultural companies through the customization of the service Aqua.
In the co-design process, the following were some companies in the regional agri-food sector involved and right in these days they are expected the first field visits necessary to start the joint experimentation phase foreseen by the project.
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