Who we are
www.circulareconomyforfood.eu
is a digital living lab project and transdisciplinary competence center that shares values and perspectives oncircular economy issuesapplied to food.
It was created as a portal to become a virtual agora that can map and aggregate research projects, educational offerings, best practices, news, insights and updates.
It represents a point of reference for universities, companies, start-ups, research organizations, innovation poles and institutions, in order to promote information, networking and partnership activities, for all players in the agribusiness system.
The project, financed in 2023/2024 by PNRR funds, PoC (Proof of Concept) call, under the NODES project – Northwest Digital And Sustainable, is developed by the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (UNISG) and already sees the collaboration of prestigious universities such as the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin, the University of Eastern Piedmont, and the University of Pavia.
The ambition is to create a unique entity that can nurture, with knowledge and expertise, the potential of the country system, developing new relationships to support the ecological transition.
The digital platform is aimed at a target audience identified in the vast array of stakeholders interested in sustainable innovation and aims to become a national and international reference point.
Research team
Franco Fassio, Scientific Responsible
Maira Campanella, Project Manager
Claudio Ramonda, chief technology officer
Gabriele Cena, External Relations Manager
Scientific committee
Scientific head of the project
Prof. Franco Fassio, Pollenzo University of Gastronomic Sciences
Partner University Contacts
Prof. Danilo Demarchi, Polytechnic University of Turin, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications
Prof. Luca Cocolin, University of Turin, Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences
Prof. Davide Porporato, University of Eastern Piedmont, Department of Humanities
Prof. Maria Grazia Bottone, University of Pavia, Department of Biology and Biotechnology
Editorial staff
Our editorial team is made up of a diverse team of journalists, researchers, students, professors and contributors, united by a commitment to raise awareness and inform, giving a voice to those working to make the circular economy a concrete reality in the food sector.
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