Transdairy Research Demonstration Event

Agri-Food Innovation Days 2022 – March 22, 23 & 24 – from 11.00 am till 7.00 pm, Seaside Pavilion, Beirut

ACTIVITY BRIEF

Berytech is giving a unique opportunity to two dairy researchers to demonstrate the results of their innovation or Key Enabling Technology in the Dairy Value Chain and engage with hundreds of stakeholders in this industry at the upcoming Agri-Food Innovation Days 2022 event happening on March 22, 23 & 24 at the Seaside Pavilion in Beirut.

This live demonstration will allow the researcher to share their scientific findings, research and processes with key actors, allowing them to find potential collaboration and partnerships to make an impact on the dairy value chain.

For this activity, the selected researcher will benefit from a voucher of 4000 euros to enable them to showcase their innovation and run a live demonstration and workshop during the event.

WHO CAN APPLY

Technology Transfer Officer, Researcher, Faculty Member, Governmental researcher, R&D in industrial sector, Scientific labs who are conducting a research study or creating a technology in the dairy value chain, ICT or Bio-nano and are looking to demonstrate it in front of a public audience.
Farm owner who is conducting a research study or creating a technology in the dairy value chain, ICT or Bio-nano and is looking to demonstrate it in front of a public audience.
Foundation or NGO  with R&D Department, Scientific Labs who are conducting a research study or creating a technology in the dairy value chain, ICT or Bio-nano and are looking to demonstrate it in front of a public audience.
User, trader or developer of commercialized KETs in the DVC.
Participants residing in Lebanon are eligible to apply.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Participant must have research results, prototype, a valid process, or technology to demonstrate and display in the AFID event.
They should demonstrate potential economic viability of their idea and combine innovation and applicability.
Researcher and innovator should have a concept note describing their technology and innovation.
The technology should be usable and applicable for at least one of the dairy value chain lines (Bovine, Ovine, Caprine, Cameline, etc. 
The technology should be at least under development (Technology Readiness Level should be more than 4).

KEY BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Receive a voucher of € 4000 to demonstrate their research during the AFID event.
Exposure to more than 1500 stakeholders in the Agri-food and Agri-tech field.
Show-casing their research at a designated area in the event where all stakeholders will participate.
Connect and exchange best practices with other likeminded people in the field of Dairy and Agri-tech.
Access to funding opportunities by networking with major regional investors and build long-lasting partnerships with actors in the sector.
Attend live workshops and panel discussions to learn about the newest trends and topics in the sector.
Access to the Transdairy regional online collaborative platform which features a database of Dairy Value Chain regional demand and offer and allows communication and networking among regional innovators, suppliers, partners, prospective clients, etc.

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

ABOUT AFID

Berytech and ENI CBC MED will be partnering in the Agri-Food Innovation Days (AFID) 2022 under the umbrella of the TRANSDAIRY Program. The event will take place on the 22, 23 and 24 of March 2022 for the third consecutive year, bringing together Lebanese agri-food companies under one roof to showcase innovations in the agri-food sector while promoting the different programs and initiatives at Berytech.

ABOUT TRANSDAIRY

Transdairy is a project funded by the European Union under the ENI CBC Med Program to grow innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the Dairy Value Chain and empower this ecosystem in the Mediterranean. The project will use the open innovation and living lab methodology to bring stakeholders together including researchers, industry players, SMEs, representatives from the public sector, entrepreneurs, to exchange best practices, collaborate and implement Key Enabling Technologies and solutions applied to the Dairy Value Chain.

Throughout this project, Berytech will be facilitating the setup of Innovation Living Labs, supporting the development, and financing of innovation and entrepreneurship projects, and enable matchmaking and collaboration opportunities between different stakeholders in the Dairy Value Chain in Lebanon and the Mediterranean

More info about Transdairy is available here.

EU-funded project under the ENI-CBC Med Program

Home to some of the world’s most ancient civilizations, hub for trade and transport, unique hotspot for biodiversity, the Mediterranean faces a multitude of common challenges, including climate change, pollution, youth unemployment and social inequality.

Acting together to address these challenges and improve the lives of men and women across the region is the impetus for the 2014-2020 ENI CBC “Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme”. ENI CBC Med is the largest Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) initiative implemented by the EU under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).

The Programme brings together the coastal territories of 14 EU and partner countries, including Lebanon, in view of fostering fair, equitable and sustainable development on both sides of the EU’s external borders.

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If you have any questions about the TRANSDAIRY Project, please email Ms. Camille Mallat at camille.mallat@berytech.org

Transdairy Research Demonstration Event

ACTIVITY BRIEF

WHO CAN APPLY

SELECTION CRITERIA

KEY BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES

ABOUT AFID

ABOUT TRANSDAIRY

EU-funded project under the ENI-CBC Med Program

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