New Sustainable Proteins Tender

New Sustainable Proteins For Food Feed And Non-Food Bio-Based Applications In 2050 there will be up to worldwide 10 billion inhabitants being one of the greatest environmental economic and social global challenges to produce enough quality protein sustainably reducing current pressure in its production on natural resources. In this context the EU is vulnerable due to its protein gap imports 70 of protein-rich crops and 90 of soybeans. There is an urgent need for new sustainable protein sources with high nutritional quality healthy and functionality properties that meet end-users needs and expectations in food feed and non-food biobased markets. It is critical to increase the consumers and industry awareness to successfully implement new proteins value chains.The InnoProtein project fully faces this challenge and fits into the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European Green Deal priorities addressing unexploitable and sustainable environmental technological economic social protein sources to accelerate EUROPES PROTEIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. The project aims to provide Single Cells Proteins microalgae bacteria fungal and entomological alternative high-quality protein to food feed and non-food biobased applications with a CIRCULAR ZERO WASTE perspective in their obtention.The InnoProtein project demonstrates a strong multi-actor approach involving 15 partners including providers of technology 4 RTDs 27 industrial partners 10 SME 67 and a consumer-oriented partner 1 NGO 6 from 9 different European countries. The duration of the project will be of 48 months with an overall estimated budget of 5043847.50 and a significant in-kind contribution 15 by all SMEs of the Consortia increasing the impact of the project and showing their dedication to reaching the project goals. Thus the requested EU contribution is 4592391.64 5 043 84750 EU contribution 4 592 39164 Start date1 June 2023 End date31 May 2027