ChallengeUpdated on 27 January 2026
Biotechnological Processes to Upcycle Food Industry By-products
R&D Manager at Dallant
Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
About
This challenge focuses on applying biotechnological processes (e.g., fermentation, enzymatic hydrolysis....) to transform diverse food industry by-products into valuable ingredients for food, feed, and cosmetic sectors.
The goal is to develop scalable, innovative solutions that align with circular economy principles, reduce waste, and promote sustainability.
We seek partners with expertise in biotechnology, extraction, and formulation to co-create impactful products and drive collaborative innovation.
Topic
- Foodtech
- Food supplements
- Nutritional supplements
- Sustainability
- Healthy foods
- Food processing
- New tastes and eating experiences
- Clean label
- Food innovation
- Natural Food Ingredients
- Food engineering
- Food waste
- Valorisation of by-products
- Food waste
Type
- Proof of concept/pilot testing
- Co-development
- Client-provider collaboration (commercial agreement)
- Public tender
- Horizon Europe's project consortium
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Challenge
Development of functional and healthy foods
- Taste
- Snacks
- Foodtech
- Wellness
- Agritech
- Clean label
- Plant based
- Neurosciences
- Encapsulation
- Healthy foods
- Public tender
- Sustainability
- Nutraceuticals
- Food processing
- Food innovation
- Co-development
- Food supplements
- Food engineering
- Social innovation
- Food manufacturing
- Active biocompounds
- Access to customers
- Disruptive packaging
- Sustainable packaging
- Nutritional supplements
- Natural Food Ingredients
- Proof of concept/pilot testing
- New tastes and eating experiences
- Horizon Europe's project consortium
- Client-provider collaboration (commercial agreement)
Guillermo Mena
R&D Project Office at FRUSELVA GLOBAL
Reus, Spain
Challenge
- Snacks
- Foodtech
- Healthy foods
- Food innovation
- Disruptive packaging
- Nutritional supplements
- New tastes and eating experiences
MONTSE JODAR
Chief Marketing and Innovation Director at Grup Cacaolat
Barcelona, Spain
Challenge
Innovation in ingredients and foods produced through biodynamic or organic agriculture
- Taste
- Snacks
- Texture
- Foodtech
- Wellness
- Agritech
- Food waste
- Food waste
- Clean label
- Plant based
- Water saving
- Healthy foods
- Biostimulants
- Public tender
- Sustainability
- Nutraceuticals
- Abiotic stress
- Food processing
- Food innovation
- Co-development
- Food supplements
- Natural pigments
- Food engineering
- Food manufacturing
- Active biocompounds
- Access to customers
- Climate change impact
- Nutritional supplements
- Natural Food Ingredients
- Regenerative agriculture
- Upcycling of by-products
- Valorisation of by-products
- Free tools/sharing resources
- Proof of concept/pilot testing
- New tastes and eating experiences
- Horizon Europe's project consortium
- Client-provider collaboration (commercial agreement)
Guillermo Mena
R&D Project Office at FRUSELVA GLOBAL
Reus, Spain