POLY4EMI

2014 - 2015

CIP

The transformative powers of biopolymers are the focus of the Poly4EmI cross-clustering collaboration since the exploitation of biopolymer technologies is opening up new business opportunities, attracting new investments, international joint ventures and partnerships and fostering the development of a globally competitive bio-based industry in Europe.
The Poly4EmI project is focusing on the transition from the fossil-based industrial paradigm to a more resource-efficient economy that embraces renewable resources, smart recycling and other smart technologies. We are developing and testing new innovation policies and policy tools conducive to the development of emerging industries to develop at the scale and speed required for addressing the material needs without jeopardizing the quality of the environment.

For more information please contact Simona Rataj http://www.poly4emi.eu/

TISP

02/2013-1272015

CIP Thematic Network

The Technology and Innovation for Smart Publishing (TISP) network aims at creating a platform for publishers and technology providers to promote wider collaboration so to make available expertise and tools on innovation and technology to publishing industry in a mutual exchange of ideas and experience between the two sectors. TISP results from the merging of two pre-existing networks, lead by the two European federations of publishing and ICT industry, both key project partners. TISP’s specific objectives are to (1) foster business innovation in the two sectors through sharing knowledge and analysis of market trends and benchmarking with existing business cases and (2) to support policy innovation at national and European level, through provision of policy recommendations elaborated jointly by the two communities.

For more information please contact Zdravko Kafol at the Chamber of Publishing and Bookselling Enterprises at CCIS

FoodManuFuture

01/2012 - 12/2013

KBBE.2011.2.3-02

The main objective of the project Conceptual Design of Food Manufacturing Research Infrastructure to boost up innovation in the Food Industry - FoodManufuture is to provide a vision and a conceptual design for a cross disciplinary research infrastructure for food manufacturing that will boost innovation, competitiveness and productivity of the European Food sector and Manufacturing Solutions sector. In order to meet this objective, FoodManufuture will provide a structured, pan European dialogue with relevant stakeholders of the food sector and the manufacturing solutions sector to obtain their visions, challenges, opportunities and needs. FoodManufuture will develop clear vision scenarios, a gap analyses and present a conceptual design study on how a European Infrastructure can be implemented in Europe.

For more information please visit http://foodmanufuture.eu or contact Tatjana Zagorc at the Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at CCIS

NU-AGE

05/2011 – 04/2016

FP7, KBBE

The role of the diet in age-related disease is still a research field to be explored and NU-AGE intends to investigate nutrition as a modulator of inflammageing and other age-related outcomes. It seeks to demonstrate the how to, by dietary means, counteract and/or slow down the process of ageing, including decline of cognitive function, cardiovascular and digestive disease development, reduced bone density, immunity and muscle mass. Based on the knowledge gained about influences of diet on ageing and its potential to prevent age-related disease, foods designed especially for elderly consumers will be developed and the best ways to communicate dietary recommendations to those over 65 will be explored.

For more information please visit www.nu-age.eu or contact Tatjana Zagorc at the Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at CCIS

SAFE-BAG

09/2011 – 08/2014

FP7-SME-2011 Research for the benefit of specific groups

The project SAFE-BAG Novel continuous in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce aims at developing a novel continuous in-pack decontamination system for fresh produce, that is in line with market trends and consumer demands to move away from the use of methods such as chlorine washing. SAFE-BAG will deliver an alternative which is free from harmful chemicals, resulting in products that are safer for human health and indeed the environment. SAFE-BAG is 3 year R&D project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme of the EC under the “Research for SME Associations” sub-programme. The project is a response to increasing consumer demand for products which are free from harmful chemicals and that are safer for human health and the environment.

For more information please visit www.safebag-fp7.eu/ or contact Tatjana Zagorc at the Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at CCIS 

CAPINFOOD

03/2011 – 02/2014

Territorial Cooperation

South East Europe (2^nd call)

The project CAPINFOOD - Improving the enabling environment and public awareness for innovation in the South-East-European food sector through transnational cooperation aims at building the capacity of the supporting institutional framework, reducing the barriers of innovation, promoting the public awareness on benefits of innovation in the food sector and improving transnational cooperation. The partners will develop national innovation strategies in the food sector, improve the coordination of the related institutional framework, develop skills of SEE institutions in the use of effective tools in supporting food SMEs, promote the use of ICT based tools for fostering innovation in the food sector, develop pilot systems for institutions for provision of collective innovation support services for food SMEs, improve the appreciation of food innovation and entrepreneurship, disseminate food research results to a wider community – especially to young people - and also beyond the food sector, integrate non EU countries into the development of South-East Europe, concert efforts and share successful approaches related to food innovation by the establishment of a regional forum in the South-East Europe area.

For more information please visit www.capinfood.eu/ or contact Petra Medved at the Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at CCIS 

Frisbee

09/2011 – 08/2013

FP7, Large scale integrating project

The objective of the FRISBEE (Food Refrigeration Innovations for Safety, consumers’ Benefit, Environmental impact and Energy optimisation along the cold chain in Europe) project is to provide new tools, concepts and solutions for improving refrigeration technologies along the European food cold chain. At all stages the needs of consumer and European industry will be considered. The project will develop new innovative mathematical modelling tools that combine food quality and safety together with energy, environmental and economic aspects to predict and control food quality and safety in the cold chain.

For more information please visit www.frisbee-project.eu or contact Tatjana Zagorc at the Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises at CCIS