R+D, research proposals
International activities
Decades of experience in participation major national and international research proposals, and in project management
- Monitoring calls for new proposals.
- Creating innovative project ideas for different calls.
- Assistance in developing links between potential partners, promoting dialogue and cooperation, and facilitating negotiation, partner matching.
- Contribution in development of a negotiation strategy
- Assistance in preparation of background information.
- Project proposal development.
Collaboration with specialist agencies and research institutes on research programmes to assist industry in the practical application of research results, to improve the food industry's ability to innovate.
Contribution in technology transfer: conversion of existing knowledge into an appropriate format so that it can be used by the industry. Participation in the work of joint industry and research initiatives - European Technology Platform “Food for Life”, Hungarian National Food Technology Platform – to promote the communication and interaction between those food processor SMEs who collaborated in national and international research programmes.
Wide international links:
- National Platforms of 36 countries
- European Technology Platform “Food for Life”
- Management Board of the European Technology Platform “Food for Life”
- SME TaskForce
- Euro- Agri Food Chain Network
Major international projects:
CoolSAVE
Contract n:IEE/11/003/SI2.615920, IEE
Development and dissemination of cost effective strategies to improve energy efficiency in cooling systems in the food and drink sector.
SusCLEAN
Contract n. FP7-KBBE-2011-5, project agreement no. 287514
Sustainable Cleaning and Disinfection in Fresh-Cut Food Industries
FoodManufuture, EU FP 7 
Contract n.: FP7-KBBE-2011-5-289327:
Conceptual Design of a Food Manufacturing Research Infrastructure to boost up innovation in Food Industry
SmartAgriFood 
Smart Food and Agribusiness: Future Internet for Safe and Healthy Food from Farm to Fork
CAPINFOOD 
Improving the enabling environment and public awareness for innovation in the South-East-European food sector through transnational collaboration
EcoBioCAP 
Ecoefficient Biodegradable Composite Advanced Packaging
SALSA, EU FP 7 (FP7-KBBE-2010-4) 
Knowledge-based Sustainable vAlue-added food chains: innovative tooLs for monitoring ethical, environmental and Socio-economical impActs and implementing Eu-Latin America startegies
SALUS, EU FP 7 
A European Network to follow-up the reformulation of food. Identification and exchange of good practices for SMEs and consumers
DREAM, EU FP7 
Design and development of realistic food models with well characterised micro- and macro-structure and composition
NAMASTE, EU FP7 
New Advances in the integrated Management of food processing waste in India and Europe: use of Sustainable Technologies for the Exploitation of by-products in new foods and feeds
TRANSPARENT FOOD, EU FP7
Quality and integrity in food: a challenge for chain communication and transparency research
PRO PRALINE
Structure and processing for high-quality of chocolate pralines
TRUEFOOD, EU FP6
Putting values on traditional food products:
- Industrial microbial risk assessment and predictive modelling
- Supply chain management and marketing
- Technology transfer and training
Helena
Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence
SMEs-Net, EU FP6
Assessment of the research needs and research practices of the food producer SMEs
INPLISTA, EU FP6
Provides information about food quality and safety standards for EU-based small and medium enterprises
EUREKA-AGRITOOL, DÉRI TRACE_06, OMFB-00718/2007
Development of a Food Traceability and Safety System based on Electronic Data Capture and Management
WINDAIR LEONARDO / "Lifelong Learning" program EU FP7
Food safety systems in winemaking and in the manufacture of cheese, Training courses for implementing HACCP systems
AgriFoodResults, EU FP7 
European initiative for a better use of the results of agri-food research
IMSFood 
Innovation Management System for Sustainable Food Industry, ERA-Net, Cornet 7th calls
The objective of the project is to develop particularly applicable, efficiency increasing and cost reduction techniques, which adjusted to specific conditions, facilities and resources of the SMEs working in the food chain.
