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Sep012011
Apr212011

Farm-to-fork (F2F) project - strengthening SME competitive advantage through RFID implementation

“RFID – From Farm to Fork” is a recently launched European project funded through the CIP ICT PSP programme. The aim of the project is to showcase RFID technology to SMEs in the food & drink industry and to identify and trace food information across Europe from the producer (farm) to the end consumer (fork).

more information is available in the brochure below

website: http://www.rfid-f2f.eu/

 

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Apr132011

Job vacancies in EU project HST FOOD TRAIN

Within the EU project HST FOOD TRAIN “ Science based precision processing for future healthy, structured and tasteful fruit and vegetable based foods: an integrated research and training program” we offer several jobs for 2011 and 2012 at Unilever, KU Leuven, DIL or Coca Cola.

HST FOOD TRAIN is an Initial Training Network of the Marie Curie Programme. We are looking for young and experienced researchers!

Please check the vacancies on: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/index and enter HST FOOD TRAIN in the search field!

 

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Jan282011

European local food logo, professionalised local food systems proposed

(Food Navigator, 2011-1-18). A new European logo for local foods could help consumers identify products sold a short distance from their place of origin, says the Dutch regional councillor behind an opinion on professionalising local food systems to bolster regional economies and rebalance power in the food supply chain.

Read the full article at Food Navigator, 18-1-2011

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Sep022010

PharmAgora Quality of Life Cluster (HU)

The PharmAgora Quality of Life Cluster (at the beginning Pharmapolis) was established in Hungary in 2007 by 11 SMEs from the pharmacology and life science industries

website: www.pharmagora.hu  

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