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HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-03: Boosting the competitiveness of protein crops in Europe

Manager Chemoinformatics & Data Science (Dr.) at Evonik Operations GmbH

Hanau, Germany

About

The competitiveness of protein crops in Europe presents a significant challenge.

A key factor for competitiveness lies in the nutritional properties and quality analysis of the products across the entire value chain - from seed to post-harvest and ultimately to the food or feed market.

Evonik Analytical Services is the largest analytical amino acid laboratory network worldwide, with an additional focus on analytical methods to support sustainable nutrition and gut health (for both humans and animals).

Our proposed contribution:

  • We provide precise amino acid (total, free and digestible), fatty acid, starch & non-starch polysaccharide, energy, nutrient and antinutrient profiles, which support targeted nutrition and quality Control. Our analyses cover around 500 parameters.

  • Our analyses are fast, accurate, scalable, and cost-effective, offering maximum flexibility to end-users. Users can connect their spectrometer instruments remotely to our network and receive the results.

  • Identification of novel quality parameters tailored to specific crops and cultures

  • Novel nutrient, antinutrient and digestibility mathematical models

  • Analysis of by-products and assistance in their value creation, particularly for animal feed applications

  • Expertise in nutrition, animal nutrition, chemistry, mathematical modelling, AI

  • Contact with a farmer organization in Germany, supporting the project

  • Contact with Startups/SME in weeding/seeding and in precision agriculture

Role in the project:

  • Scientific and technical partner, with potential to coordinate a work package

  • Support in building interdisciplinary consortia: international contacts with academia, industry, innovative start-ups, and policy

Expertise sought:

  • Agronomy and crop science (for testing in various soil and crop contexts)

  • Plant health and pest management

Organisation

Evonik Operations GmbH

Large company (Industry)

Essen, Germany

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