THRIVE | Creation of an Excellence Group to Foster the Design of Affordable, Sustainable, and Healthy Foods

Summary
The rapid growth of the global population is pressuring the agri-food sector to deliver in a sustainable manner healthy, tasty, and affordable foods which are aligned with the consumer dietary preferences. In response to this, THRIVE will establish an ambitious ERA Chair programme in Sustainable Food Structuring Technologies at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Under the leadership of Professor Lília Ahrné, a world-leading researcher in the field, THRIVE will enhance the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of CBQF and Portugal through the creation of an interdisciplinary research group that will support the development of new processes for the structural design of future sustainable and healthy foods. A novel “fork-to-farm” approach, involving not only researchers, but also consumers, producers, retailers, and polici-makers will be used to foster co-creation, while promoting strategic interactions with relevant international and intersectoral stakeholders to increase THRIVE’s impact on the agri-food systems.
The proposed activities will contribute to the green transition of the agri-food sector, a strategic area for Portugal and Europe, while ensuring that new food product designs are both technically feasible and tailored to customer’s needs and preferences. In addition, THRIVE’s mission transcends research, encompassing a commitment to drive structural changes and support measures to make CBQF’s performance thrive. By integrating the EU Charter and Code for Researchers, developing a new integrative research strategy (including the creation of a Living Lab), establishing a robust stakeholder platform, and boosting CBQF’s research management capacity, THRIVE aspires to cultivate an ecosystem conducive to ideation and innovation, thus placing CBQF as an international hub at the forefront of R&I in Food Science, with a strong impact on the regional, national, and European systems.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101187352
Start date: 01-01-2025
End date: 31-12-2029
Total budget - Public funding: - 2 499 214,00 Euro
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The rapid growth of the global population is pressuring the agri-food sector to deliver in a sustainable manner healthy, tasty, and affordable foods which are aligned with the consumer dietary preferences. In response to this, THRIVE will establish an ambitious ERA Chair programme in Sustainable Food Structuring Technologies at the Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF) of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Under the leadership of Professor Lília Ahrné, a world-leading researcher in the field, THRIVE will enhance the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of CBQF and Portugal through the creation of an interdisciplinary research group that will support the development of new processes for the structural design of future sustainable and healthy foods. A novel “fork-to-farm” approach, involving not only researchers, but also consumers, producers, retailers, and polici-makers will be used to foster co-creation, while promoting strategic interactions with relevant international and intersectoral stakeholders to increase THRIVE’s impact on the agri-food systems.
The proposed activities will contribute to the green transition of the agri-food sector, a strategic area for Portugal and Europe, while ensuring that new food product designs are both technically feasible and tailored to customer’s needs and preferences. In addition, THRIVE’s mission transcends research, encompassing a commitment to drive structural changes and support measures to make CBQF’s performance thrive. By integrating the EU Charter and Code for Researchers, developing a new integrative research strategy (including the creation of a Living Lab), establishing a robust stakeholder platform, and boosting CBQF’s research management capacity, THRIVE aspires to cultivate an ecosystem conducive to ideation and innovation, thus placing CBQF as an international hub at the forefront of R&I in Food Science, with a strong impact on the regional, national, and European systems.

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SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01-01

Update Date

06-11-2024
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Horizon Europe
HORIZON.4 Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area
HORIZON.4.1 Widening participation and spreading excellence
HORIZON.4.1.0 Cross-cutting call topics
HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01
HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-TALENTS-01-01 ERA Chairs