Objective This proposal intents to strongly improve exploitation of new functional food science by establishment of a functional food network in EU and the new / accession countries with links to third countries, in particular Australia, USA, Japan and Canada, involving food industries, in particular the SMEs. The network is composed of 2 networks, the general network (GN) and the product specific network (PSN). The first network is to disseminate the functional food science from the 5th and the 6th FPs to food industry involving project co- ordinators and other highly experienced individuals and to discuss exploitation opportunities. The second network (PSN) is a product specific network, divided into 4 working groups within different products, e.g. dairy foods, bakery foods, functional drinks, cereals, and different major functional food ingredients. This PSN network is to involve food enterprises, in particular SMEs, as well as a number of experts, e.g. scientists, innovation and technology transfer specialists, market specialists, specialists in the legal situation etc. to achieve a Proactive Technology Transfer and exploitation as well as to promote participation of food SMEs within the FP6, inclusively SMEs from EU and new / accession countries. Both networks are to be operated as workshops, group meetings, and inter-meeting activities between up to 120- 150 enterprises, most of which are SMEs, and a large number of experts, scientists and co-ordinators. The enterprises have expressed their interest to join the networks and they cover 24 countries, inclusively most of the EU countries, new / accession countries and some major third countries. Further, most of the SSA results are to be disseminated to a large European enterprise network via national and international food associations and other major players, reaching thousands of SMEs and larger enterprises within Europe. Programme(s) FP6-FOOD - Food Quality and Safety: Thematic priority 5 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) FOOD-2 - Impact of food on health FOOD-2003-T0 - Realising ERA objectives - Promotion of SME participation - Stimulating international co-operation - Linking with Candidate Countries - Supporting policy development - Stimulating exploitation. Call for proposal FP6-2003-FOOD-2-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator FOEDEVAREGRUPPEN EU contribution No data Address Loegten Oestervej 3 SKOEDSTRUP Denmark See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TEAGASC - THE NATIONAL FOOD CENTRE Ireland EU contribution No data Address Ashtown DUBLIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF TURKU Finland EU contribution No data Address TURKU See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Arcisstrasse 21 MUENCHEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BAINES FOOD CONSULTANCY LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 22 Elizabeth Close THORNBURY, BRISTOL See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAGYAR ÉLELMEZÉSIPARI TUDOMÁNYOS EGYESÜLET (HUNGARIAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY FOR FOOD INDUSTRY) Hungary EU contribution No data Address Fö u.68 BUDAPEST See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSIDE CONSULT LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 34 Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE See on map Total cost No data
