EIT Food

The majority of university curricula for health professionals does not incorporate courses on human nutrition and its links with human and planetary health. This primarily applies to medical and pharmacy students, who have important counselling roles and are at the forefront of public health. To address this important issue, EIT Food recently launched an online course on nutrition, health, and sustainability. Learners were able to provide feedback on the course through an end-of-course survey and social interaction on the FutureLearn platform. The course was very well attended worldwide and received positive feedback from learners. A total of 3,858 students enrolled in the program, from >20 countries. Learners reported inadequate training on nutrition in their own curriculum and indicated they would use key insights from the course to inform their own practice. This report provides insights from the course, which could be used as guidance for future initiatives.

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As Europe prepares for the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit, which will take place in Padua (17–19 March 2026), now is the moment to look back at the lessons and priorities that emerged from last year’s Dublin summit. Both in person and online, the 2025 event brought together over 1,000 farmers, policymakers, researchers, and businesses to share lessons learnt and shape a credible, inclusive approach to carbon farming in Europe. Across 41 sessions, participants produced 165 recommendations – a unique snapshot of stakeholder priorities as Europe begins implementing the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF).

As Europe prepares for the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit, which will take place in Padua (17–19 March 2026), now is the moment to look back at the lessons and priorities that emerged from last year’s Dublin summit. Both in person and online, the 2025 event brought together over 1,000 farmers, policymakers, researchers, and businesses to share lessons learnt and shape a credible, inclusive approach to carbon farming in Europe. Across 41 sessions, participants produced 165 recommendations – a unique snapshot of stakeholder priorities as Europe begins implementing the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF).

How EIT food fosters bioeconomy entrepreneurship: From policy to people – and back Representatives of EIT Food Education discuss the importance of entrepreneurship education in advancing Europe’s bioeconomy, highlighting that a sustainable economy relies on bio-based solutions and overcoming skills gaps. Europe’s shift towards a sustainable, resilient, and competitive economy depends heavily on the bioeconomy. With increasing pressures on natural resources, food security, and climate, advancing biotechnology and bio-based solutions are vital. The European Commission’s 2024 report on Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU (1) highlights the sector’s potential but also urgent skills gaps. Challenges include regulatory complexity, fragmented value chains, and low public awareness.

The Soil Innovation Partnership (SIP) builds on the legacy of the EJP SOIL to unite science, policy, business, and farming communities in accelerating the transition to climate-resilient, carbon smart agricultural soil management (across Europe).SIPs mission is to move soil science into practice - by demonstrating the role of healthy soils in carbon storage, climate mitigation and adaptation, water management, sustainable food systems and food security. Through a growing public-private-philanthropic partnership, SIP connects research, on-farm validation, and finance to turn knowledge into investment-ready soil solutions.During its 2025-2026 scoping phase SIP focuses on:Co-designing actionable knowledge application pathways with farmers and fundersValidating soil-carbon practices and innovations in the fieldScaling through models that reward soil health and carbon storage outcomesThis presentation highlights how SIP connects research, innovation communities, practitioners and funders by complementing the EU Soil Mission’s ambition for healthy soils by 2050.Through collaboration across disciplines and sectors, the Partnership will turn Europe’s soil knowledge into real world impact —strengthening soil functions, enhancing carbon sequestration and building climate resilience.

This document is the project deliverable D6.4 - Dissemination at existing workshops & events of the MPowerBIO Horizon 2020 project which is funded under the Grant Agreement 887501. The deliverable is about the cluster partners who run regional marketing workshops, piggybacking onto relevant cluster events, to broadcast information on the project to a wider audience. Additionally, running these regional events also fosters networking between the relevant stakeholders, enabling knowledge transfer and sharing of experiences.