HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02: Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation.

Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA) is seeking partners and potential coordinators for HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 “Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation”.

CTA can contribute as an innovation ecosystem and market uptake partner, connecting entrepreneurs, SMEs, technology providers, public authorities, research organisations and investors.

Potential contributions include:

• Mapping and mobilisation of urban food innovation ecosystems.

• Multi-actor engagement and co-creation.

• SME and startup acceleration and investment readiness.

• Identification and support of innovative business models.

• Market uptake and exploitation strategies.

• Replication and scale-up methodologies across European regions.

• Policy uptake and connection with regional innovation strategies.

• Communication, dissemination and knowledge transfer.

CTA can build on previous experience in entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems and bioeconomy and agri-food projects, while providing access to companies and relevant stakeholders in Andalusia.

We are particularly interested in connecting with coordinators, cities, food innovation ecosystems, accelerators, investors and organisations able to mobilise innovative SMEs and entrepreneurs.