Swiss flavour and fragrance company, Givaudan, has partnered with a Dutch food and agritech incubator to expand its innovation ecosystem.
StartLife will act as a connector and early start-up innovation enabler with Dutch-based food entrepreneurs.
Givaudan said the partnership is part of its 2020 strategy of collaborative innovation.
StartLife, based on the campus of Wageningen University & Research, will be Givaudan’s innovation and scouting partner in the Netherlands.
The organisation will support Givaudan to further expand its innovation ecosystem by acting as a connector and early start-up innovation enabler with Dutch-based food entrepreneurs.
“Our partnership with StartLife forms part of our wider commitment to address global food challenges through collaboration and innovation,” said Fabio Campanile, Givaudan’s Head of Science & Technology, Flavours.
“It will enable us to engage with emerging start-ups on the Wageningen campus, which is becoming a hot-spot of food science and foodtech activity in the Netherlands.”
We look forward to exploring new business models, disruptive ideas and novel technologies
StartLife’s mission is to foster entrepreneurship in food and agritech by supporting entrepreneurs and their teams as they build their business ideas into global enterprises with a lasting impact.
MD Jan Meiling said: “We currently work with over 300 start-up enterprises and believe they are the propelling force behind the food and agtech innovations required to meet global food demand in the future.
“Our partnership with Givaudan will provide start-ups with access to a wealth of food science knowledge and expertise to help them navigate challenges in their product development journeys.”
