Forum Junge Spitzenforschung
Topic 2024: Food & Nutrients
We are facing a multitude of global challenges: Wars, climate change, a growing world population and social inequality, to name just a few examples. Fresh ideas based upon excellent research can provide an impetus to tackle these challenges. This year, the focus of the Forum Junge Spitzenforschung is on application ideas in the field of Food & Nutrients.
For example: be it proposed innovative ideas from young researchers that target the agricultural sector as a major producer of climate-damaging emissions or open up urban areas for agriculture. Whether excellent research is a basis for future innovations to ensure healthy nutrition or contributes to the prevention of nutrition-related illness - across all sections of the population and/or in crisis situations. Application ideas that focus on animal welfare in the production of milk, eggs and meat or that keep agricultural soils and groundwater healthy and clean for future generations. Fresh ideas from researchers for innovations in the value chain, in (refrigerated) storage or at the point of sale, so that food reaches us healthy and tasty. More secure and sustainable food thanks to microbiome research or the optimisation of yields and nutrient content through innovative systems and the integration of new technologies. Research in the field of Food & Nutrients lays the foundation for us to better meet the global challenges of our time.
Apply now with your application idea and win up to € 12,000!
Young researchers are at the forefront of innovation and new ideas. As part of the Forum Junge Spitzenforschung, the Stiftung Industrieforschung and Humboldt-Innovation GmbH, together with the Berlin universities Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, are therefore looking for innovative application ideas from young researchers from all research disciplines. The application ideas sought are either based directly on research on the topic of Food & Nutrients or solve specific challenges / cover specific needs in industries related to Food & Nutrients.