Alimentaria Open Innovation Challenge 2026
Connect with technology experts and validate your agribiotech project
Do you want to drive innovation within the agrobiotech sector? Do you believe that the adoption of advanced digital and biotechnological technologies can open up new opportunities for growth and success?
About the Digital Innovation Hub of Catalonia – DIH4CAT
DIH4CAT is a regional innovation ecosystem that connects SMEs, start-ups, and public entities with technological experts, universities, and leading research centers. We offer you a space where you can test and validate new technologies before investing in them, including Artificial Intelligence solutions and other digital technologies for the agrobiotech sector.
What are Agrobiotech Tech Meetings?
Tech Meetings are 20-minute meetings with DIH4CAT experts, designed to:
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Validate your innovative ideas and projects with the help of experts who will accompany you to determine if the technology you want to use is the most appropriate for your case.
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Receive personalized guidance and advice in the first steps of your technology project, to reduce risks and maximize impact.
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Execute technological experimentation services, which will allow you to test and verify the operation of new solutions before implementing them definitively.
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Detect challenges and opportunities within your company to drive innovation and digital transformation.
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Know your level of digital maturity, thanks to a detailed analysis that will help you understand where your organization is and which technologies can bring the most value to it.
It is a practical space to try solutions, obtain feedback, and generate useful connections before making major investments.
Benefits of participating
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Try before you invest: Test technologies and ideas before committing resources.
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Improve your ideas and projects: Receive direct feedback from experts and discover improvements.
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Learn about challenges and opportunities: Understand where you can advance and who you can collaborate with.
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Connect with the ecosystem: Meet DIH4CAT experts, other SMEs, start-ups, PSOs, and research centers.
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Inspiration and knowledge: Discover new technologies, trends, and success stories that you can apply.
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Advance in digital transformation: You will know where you are and how to apply solutions such as AI, digital twins, and precision agriculture.
Key topics that will be covered at the event
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Agricultural technologies and automation: Robotics, smart machinery and precision agriculture.
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Sustainable production and resource efficiency: Precision crops, smart irrigation and water management.
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Smart livestock: Monitoring, animal welfare and resource optimization.
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Energy and sustainability: Renewable energies and carbon footprint reduction.
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Circular bioeconomy: Transformation of agro-industrial by-products into new materials and bioenergy.