BWS joins the EIT Food Accelerator Network cohort 2021

EIT Food announced today the 60 high-impact agrifood startups that have been selected to join the EIT Food Acceleration Network (EIT FAN) 2021 in its 6 innovation hubs spread across Europe. The chosen startups will benefit from top industry connections, specifically tailored programmes, and key resources to accelerate their growth and impact. BWS has been selected to join the Swiss Hub on Sustainable Food Systems.

This year’s EIT FAN participants were selected from a record number of applications, making it the most competitive cohort of EIT Food's programme to date. Over 600 startups from across the EU and its associated countries were evaluated online by more than 130 experts from the agrifood industry. Throughout May, 120 agrifood startups advanced to a second evaluation round. Over an entire week, short-listed startups were invited to present their solution in front of diverse evaluation panels during this year’s technology deep-dive sessions.

To know more: https://www.eitfood.eu/media/press/EIT_FAN_2021_Cohort_final.pdf