On 9th April 2025, The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) organized a meeting for stakeholders in the Horizon Europe Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment. This meeting served to share results from the cluster, the programme for 2025, and an update on different partnerships within the cluster. Additionally, two roundtables allowed for open discussions on how to involve more SMEs and companies in Horizon Europe, and valorization of knowledge: how do we ensure that knowledge reaches the end user. 

EFFoST was honored to be recognized amongst the top 10 research organizations in The Netherlands in terms of secured EU funding during this meeting. At EFFoST, we have a great passion for our mission, and this recognition was a great reward for the hard work, dedication, commitment, and teamwork in our organization.  

We are actively involved in a wide range of EU-funded projects particularly withing the Horizon Europe and CBE JU frameworks. In these projects, EFFoST frequently leads or contributes to the following areas: 

• Project management support, identity, and branding 
• Communication and dissemination: visual identity, website, social media, newsletters, online/trade press, easy-to-read articles, reporting 
• Scientific and technical work, especially on sustainability and food innovation 
• Stakeholder engagement and co-creation methodologies 
• Market analysis, exploitation strategies, business planning, and IPR management 
• Policy recommendations and regulatory insights 
• Education and training materials, citizen science actions 
• Synergies with other EU-funded projects 
• Consortium building and proposal preparation

Our project portfolio spans a variety of topics, including alternative proteins, food safety, agri-food systems, data-driven approaches, and food system innovation. 

TITAN 

TITAN is an EU-funded project that will demonstrate the latest transparency-related solutions to help drive the formation of a demand-driven European economy predicted on the production and consumption of healthy, sustainable, and affordable food. 

Giant Leaps 

Giant Leaps is a project co-funded by the EU that aims to accelerate the transition from animal-based to alternative dietary proteins to work towards a safe, health-promoting and sustainable food system. 

FOODPathS 

FOODPathS is a pioneering project funded by the European Commission, aimed at establishing a sustainable operational environment for the upcoming European Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) for People, Planet & Climate. The project endeavors to engage with various stakeholders from across the food system to create a comprehensive framework in which the Partnership will operate. 

ENOUGH 

The ENOUGH project seeks to address the contribution of food systems to global greenhouse gas emissions. The project aims to demonstrate promising technological solutions applied within the main sectors of the food chain for different product categories, such as meat, fish, fruits/vegetables, and dairy. 

Data4Food2030 

The Data4Food2030 project aims to improve the data economy for food systems (DE4FS) by expanding its definition, mapping its development, performance and impact to create new insights and opportunities. 

CATALYSE 

CATALYSE is a Horizon Europe project aiming to promote the implementation of new innovative solutions concerning food safety to solve the real needs of end-users in the food supply chain. 

FoodDataQuest 

FoodDataQuest will develop ground-breaking data-driven solutions based on an integrated methodological framework that explores new types of private and public data sources, data from “unconventional players” and non-competitive data, and leverages data sharing mechanisms. 

ReLEAF 

The objective of ReLEAF is to formulate, produce, and demonstrate agronomic and environmental performance of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers that can compete in the European and global fertilisers market. 

VISION4FOOD 

VISION4FOOD is a project that supports five European regions (Finland, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Poland)  improve the way they innovate in food production and sustainability. 

If you have any questions on project collaborations, proposals or EU projects, you can contact the EFFoST acquisition team Lucian Miron, PhD (l.miron@effost.org) or Edward Sliwinski, PhD (e.sliwinski@effost.org)