Project cooperationUpdated on 31 July 2025

Dairy company open to join a consortium for Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy) Calls

Merve Guven

R&D Engineer at EKER Sut Urunleri

Bursa, Türkiye

About

Founded in 1977, Eker is a leading Turkish dairy company exporting to over 30 countries and known as the first Turkish brand to supply clotted cream and dairy desserts to the EU. Our R&D infrastructure includes a sterile pilot plant for product and packaging trials and an advanced in-house laboratory for comprehensive analytical testing.

We are open to international collaboration and ready to contribute to Horizon Europe (especially Cluster 6) projects through:

  • Pilot-scale product and process development

  • Food safety, quality, and functional analysis

  • Sustainable and digital dairy processing solutions

  • Probiotic and functional dairy innovations

  • Circular and bioeconomy-focused studies, including whey valorization and packaging development

Eker offers strong production know-how and R&D capacity to support research, validation, and demonstration activities in collaborative projects.

Stage

  • Early stage

Type

  • Partner looking for consortium

Organisation

EKER Sut Urunleri

Large company (Industry)

Bursa, Türkiye

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