Foodtech Living Labs Platform
Use our Interactive Map at the bottom of this page to explore living labs across Europe. Find labs working on similar challenges or in nearby regions, and start collaborating.
The Foodtech Living Labs Platform powered by FOODPathS serves as a central hub of collaboration and innovation for Europe’s foodtech sector. It comes as a result of the mapping and reviewing of living labs across Europe, identifying succesful models that can be scaled and adapted elsewhere.
It is designed to connect national and regional Food Systems Living Labs (FS-Labs) from across Europe, facilitating the exchange of knowledge, insights, and successful practices.
What are Food Systems Living Labs?
At the core of our platform are FS-Labs—collaborative environments where research meets practice. These labs are driven by research and innovation (R&I) approaches, in where diverse public and private stakeholders (food manufacturers, farmers, retailers, technology providers, policymakers, and more) at a national, local and regional level come together to co-create new products, services, and solutions to address diverse food system challenges such as:
- Environmental and social sustainability
- Circular economy practices
- Nutrition and health
- Food security
- Digital innovation
The Foodtech Living Labs Platform
This Platform aims to:
- Unite stakeholders from across the food system value chain, including food producers, retailers, policymakers, and tech providers.
- Facilitate collaboration between different regions and sectors, creating a space for exchanging ideas and co-creating solutions.
- Promote sustainability by focusing on innovations that support the circular economy, reduce environmental impact, improve public health and foster fair & just practices.
- Foster innovation by connecting living labs and leveraging the best research and development practices across Europe.
Through this hub, living labs can:
- Share Best Practices: Learn from the experiences of other labs and apply these insights to local contexts.
- Scale Innovations: Promote solutions that work in one region across the broader European food system.
- Collaborate Across Borders: Establish cross-border partnerships that enhance both national and regional efforts.
In alignment with the European Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems for People, Planet, & Climate (FutureFoods) this platform is designed to capitalize on national strategies and connect them with living labs from other partnerships and projects at the EU level. By fostering these connections, we ensure that stakeholders from diverse sectors have access to cutting-edge foodtech innovations and practices.
Are you part of a European living lab* in the agrifood domain and wish to join this network?
Please contact the National Food Technology Platforms :
- Czech Republic : hruba@foodnet.cz
- France : avoyatzakis@ania.net
- Germany : gfpi-fei@bdp-online.de
- Italy : clusteragrifood@gmail.com
- Romania : bogdan.dragancea@gmail.com and catalin@expergo.ro
- Spain : j.martinez@fiab.es
- Other European country : info@foodpaths.eu
* Living Lab : a group of diverse actors active in co-creation processes
Foodtech Living Labs Platform
Scale of case
- Local
- Urban
- Urban-rural
- Region
- Country
- Cross-border countries
- Continent
- Global
Type of case
- Innovation
- Research
- Education & Training
- Policy
- Networking
- Entrepreneurship
- Observatory
ACTIA
AGRIcoltura100
AgrisudOuest
AgroEnergie Hohenlohe
ALIBETOPÍAS
Aquimer
B4C
CLUSAGA
Cluster Agrifood Nazionale C.L.A.N
Cultural change 4 inclusion
Echt Schwarzwald
Ecotrophelia
Ecotrophelia
ETP Food for Life Belgium
Flanders Food
FOOD + i
Food For Life France
FOOD FOR LIFE SPAIN
Food Science Festival
Foodtech France
Foodwest
Genopole
GESVIÑA
GO VITINNAT
Greek National Technology platform
Hubfarm
Innovalliance
Milan Food Policy
Milan Food Waste Hub
Milan Pact Awards
MiRi
Mountain and Rural Areas Protocol
Norwegian Partnership for a Healthier Diet
NSL
Observatory on Smart Agri-food
Pôle Mer Mediterranée
Pôle Vitagora
Portugal FOODS hub
Produit en Bretagne
PTEPA
PTV
Qualiment
Qualitropic
RADIX
Research association of the German Food Industry
Saveurs de Normandie
SRIP HRANA
Sud de France
Sustainable food procurement Denmark
Sustainable food procurement Vienna
TKI Top Sector Agrifood
Valorial
VITARTIS
ACTIA
Technical coordination association for the food industry
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ACTIA
Technical coordination association for the food industry
France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteAGRIcoltura100
Survey on the contribution of agriculture in sustainability
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AGRIcoltura100
Survey on the contribution of agriculture in sustainability
Italy
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Research
To websiteAgrisudOuest
Hub of innovation for ecology smart AgriFood Chains in France
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AgrisudOuest
Hub of innovation for ecology smart AgriFood Chains in France
Route de l’Occitanie, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteAgroEnergie Hohenlohe
Biogas production and eco-village
Read more
AgroEnergie Hohenlohe
Biogas production and eco-village
Germany
Scale of case: Urban-rural
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteALIBETOPÍAS
Living Lab & networking event
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ALIBETOPÍAS
Living Lab & networking event
Madrid, Spain
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteAquimer
Seafood and aquaculture industry cluster
Read more
Aquimer
Seafood and aquaculture industry cluster
Hauts-de-France, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteB4C
Bioeconomy for change
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B4C
Bioeconomy for change
Hauts-de-France, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteCLUSAGA
Galician Food cluster
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CLUSAGA
Galician Food cluster
Edificio Feuga, Rúa de Lope Gómez de Marzoa, Santiago de Compostela, Municipality of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteCluster Agrifood Nazionale C.L.A.N
Cluster
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Cluster Agrifood Nazionale C.L.A.N
Cluster
Italy
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteCultural change 4 inclusion
Civil society initiative for social inclusion
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Cultural change 4 inclusion
Civil society initiative for social inclusion
Italy
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteEcht Schwarzwald
Regional branding
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Echt Schwarzwald
Regional branding
Black Forest, Germany
Scale of case: Urban-rural
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteEcotrophelia
The student awards of food innovation
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Ecotrophelia
The student awards of food innovation
Site Chabran, Boulevard Limbert, Avignon, France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Education & Training
To websiteEcotrophelia
The student awards of food innovation
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Ecotrophelia
The student awards of food innovation
Résidence Chabran, Boulevard Limbert, Avignon, France
Scale of case: Continent
Type of case: Education & Training
To websiteETP Food for Life Belgium
Technological platform
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ETP Food for Life Belgium
Technological platform
Brussels, Belgium
Scale of case: Cross-border countries
Type of case: Networking
To websiteFlanders Food
Cluster
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FOOD + i
Regional cluster from the Ebro valley , Living lab
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FOOD + i
Regional cluster from the Ebro valley , Living lab
Polígono Industrial de Tejerías, Calle de Los Huertos, 26500 Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteFood For Life France
Technological platform for food innovation
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Food For Life France
Technological platform for food innovation
France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteFOOD FOR LIFE SPAIN
Technological Platform
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FOOD FOR LIFE SPAIN
Technological Platform
C. de Velázquez, 64, Salamanca, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteFood Science Festival
Event
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Foodtech France
French network gathering together all the innovative entrepreneurial initiatives related to food, from farm to fork.
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Foodtech France
French network gathering together all the innovative entrepreneurial initiatives related to food, from farm to fork.
Dijon, France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteFoodwest
Food industry expert
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Foodwest
Food industry expert
60100, Seinäjoki
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteGenopole
Innovation for life sciences
Read more
Genopole
Innovation for life sciences
91000 Evry-Courcouronnes
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteGESVIÑA
A supra-autonomous operating group for sustainable viticulture
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GESVIÑA
A supra-autonomous operating group for sustainable viticulture
Basque Country, Spain
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteGO VITINNAT
Supra-autonomous Operating Group, Living Lab
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GO VITINNAT
Supra-autonomous Operating Group, Living Lab
Spain
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteGreek National Technology platform
Technological platform
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Greek National Technology platform
Technological platform
Greece
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteHubfarm
Digitalization platform
Read more
Innovalliance
Alimentation, bien-être, naturalité
Read more
Innovalliance
Alimentation, bien-être, naturalité
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteMilan Food Policy
Food Policy
Read more
Milan Food Policy
Food Policy
Milano, Province of Perugia, Italy
Scale of case: Urban
Type of case: Policy
To websiteMilan Food Waste Hub
Policy project
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Milan Food Waste Hub
Policy project
Milano, Province of Perugia, Italy
Scale of case: Urban
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteMilan Pact Awards
Collaboration towards sustainable food systems
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Milan Pact Awards
Collaboration towards sustainable food systems
Milan, Italy
Scale of case: Global
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteMiRi
Policy project
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MiRi
Policy project
Milano, Province of Perugia, Italy
Scale of case: Urban
Type of case: Policy
To websiteMountain and Rural Areas Protocol
Policy project
Read more
Mountain and Rural Areas Protocol
Policy project
Italy
Scale of case: Urban-rural
Type of case: Policy
To websiteNorwegian Partnership for a Healthier Diet
Nutrition partnership
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Norwegian Partnership for a Healthier Diet
Nutrition partnership
Norway
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteNSL
CLUSTER NUTRITION HEALTH LONGEVITY
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NSL
CLUSTER NUTRITION HEALTH LONGEVITY
Hauts-de-France, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteObservatory on Smart Agri-food
Observatory on Smart Agri-Food
Read more
Observatory on Smart Agri-food
Observatory on Smart Agri-Food
Italy
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Observatory
To websitePôle Mer Mediterranée
Blue Economy cluster
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Pôle Mer Mediterranée
Blue Economy cluster
France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websitePôle Vitagora
Cluster
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Pôle Vitagora
Cluster
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websitePortugal FOODS hub
Cluster
Read more
Produit en Bretagne
Regional branding
Read more
Produit en Bretagne
Regional branding
Région Bretagne, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websitePTEPA
Spanish Technological Platform of Fishing and Aquaculture -Living lab
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PTEPA
Spanish Technological Platform of Fishing and Aquaculture -Living lab
Calle de Ayala, 11, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Research
To websitePTV
Wine Technology Platform –Living Lab
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PTV
Wine Technology Platform –Living Lab
Madrid, Spain
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteQualiment
Réseau de recherche pour l’innovation alimentaire
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Qualiment
Réseau de recherche pour l’innovation alimentaire
75013 Paris, France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Research
To websiteQualitropic
La bioéconomie des Outre-Mer
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Qualitropic
La bioéconomie des Outre-Mer
La Réunion, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To websiteRADIX
Civil society initiative sustainable alternatives to undeclared work
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RADIX
Civil society initiative sustainable alternatives to undeclared work
Lazio, Italy
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Education & Training
To websiteResearch association of the German Food Industry
Technological platform
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Research association of the German Food Industry
Technological platform
Germany
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteSaveurs de Normandie
Regional Branding
Read more
SRIP HRANA
R&I partnership for sustainable food system
Read more
SRIP HRANA
R&I partnership for sustainable food system
Slovenia
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteSud de France
Regional branding
Read more
Sud de France
Regional branding
Occitanie, France
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Innovation
To websiteSustainable food procurement Denmark
Policy program
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Sustainable food procurement Denmark
Policy program
Copenhagen, Denmark
Scale of case: Urban
Type of case: Policy
To websiteSustainable food procurement Vienna
Policy program
Read more
Sustainable food procurement Vienna
Policy program
Vienna, Austria
Scale of case: Urban
Type of case: Policy
To websiteTKI Top Sector Agrifood
Innovation platform
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TKI Top Sector Agrifood
Innovation platform
The Netherlands
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteValorial
Cluster
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Valorial
Cluster
Normandie, Melesse, Bretagne, France
Scale of case: Country
Type of case: Networking
To websiteVITARTIS
Regional cluster
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VITARTIS
Regional cluster
Av. Francisco Vallés, 8, 1 oficina 22, 47151 Boecillo, Valladolid, Spain
Scale of case: Region
Type of case: Networking
To website