AINIA is a private non-profit agri-food technological RTO with more than 35 years of experience in the development of high-impact technological transformation projects for the agri-food, packaging, cosmetics, health and chemical industries. Every year the company works with 1800 clients and participates in over 260 R&D projects. The centre has 20 pilot plants and 11 laboratories with the latest equipment and >270 employees with contrasted expertise on biotechnology, biorefinery, wastewater treatment, environmental engineering, packaging technologies, digital transformation, and food/feed product validation. AINIA has developed numerous projects in the fields of biofertilizer/biopesticide development, bioeconomy, food security and smart systems to monitor agronomic parameters through precision farming. Also, it has recent experience leading European Projects such as MIXMATTERS, GLEANSMART and TRIFILM.

The Technological Centre CTC is a private, non-profit foundation dedicated to enhancing companies by means of the application of Science and Technology, designing practical advanced solutions for industry. The CTC intends to establish a close relationship with companies so as to develop innovative processes of technological transfer to increase the competitiveness of the industrial fabric and facilitate the companies’ access to international markets. CTC provides knowledge applied to high-value solutions for clients. Its main objective is to consolidate itself as a centre of reference for innovation in Cantabria and as a qualified innovative agent on other markets. Likewise, the CTC aims to carry out market-orientated activities by means of its own technological solutions, to work on-line with companies and other research centres, and to achieve sustainable growth by means of a stable combination of financing by means of regional, national, and international open calls and projects with private companies. The Fields of Activity of CTC are Industry and Energy Navigation and Robotics Advanced Materials and Nanomaterials The department involved in the Agro4agri project is Advanced Materials and Nanomaterials, whose lines of specialization are: • Functional surface engineering • Composite/nanocomposite materials • Circular economy.

The University of Southern Denmark has its main campus in Odense and has been receiving students since September 1966. We now have five faculties with more than 27,000 students, almost 20% of whom are from abroad, and more than 3,800 employees distributed across our main campus in Odense and regional campuses in Slagelse, Kolding, Esbjerg, and Sønderborg. Several international studies document that we conduct world-class research and are one of the top fifty young universities in the world.

DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,400 students and 5,800 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

Fundación Grupo Cajamar is a non-profit foundation whose aims are to promote and carry out activities related to the social economy and the agri-food sector, where initiatives are carried out that contribute to the promotion of cooperativism, agri-food research, applied technological innovation, studies and analysis of the reality of production and the transfer of scientific and technical knowledge.

Proefcentrum Hoogstraten (PCH) is a practice-oriented trial station in Belgium that performs leading research in horticulture. The goal is to support and promote growers by performing scientific and demonstrative research and provide practice-relevant advice. Through external (government) support, (inter)national projects and contract research high-quality research is performed in strawberry, tomato and bell pepper. Research topics include energy, water, plague- and disease control, crop varieties, cultivation technique, …. . PCH has its own strawberry advisors and works tightly together with Cooperation Hoogstraten and its associated growers. This enables PCH to have a close contact with growers and maximizes the flow of research towards innovation and impact in the sector.

FI Group advises companies on the management of their R&D&I financing, through the design and implementation of actions aimed at boosting their technological and economic development. These actions focus on the integral treatment of R&D&I tax incentives and the management of calls for public grants and subsidies at the national and European levels, resulting in an improvement of the companies' profit and loss accounts.
Its commitment to achieving excellence in all its services has led FI Group to assume the leadership of the sector, both at the national and European levels, thus promoting an ambitious internationalisation plan with a clear objective: to help its clients in the generation of value.

Sipcam Oxon is a private and independent company with a strong focus on internationalization, through its vast expertise in developing and formulating high quality and innovative solutions, specializes in crop protection, biostimulants and biorational products. For over 75 years, has partnered with farmers to help them overcome future challenges with innovative, sustainable solutions that ensure efficient, healthy, and environmentally friendly food production.
Rooted in Italy, is present in over 30 countries through subsidiaries and joint ventures, and commercialize innovative solutions in more than 50 countries. With this global coverage, and thanks to nine synthesis and formulation plants worldwide, Sipcam Oxon meet the unique agricultural needs of each region.

The Institute for Advanced Studies creates empirically based knowledge on significant economic and social challenges of our time. It delivers excellent applied basic research and impartial scientific policy advice, combining economic and social science perspectives. In doing so, the collection and analysis of microdata is a strong foundation. IHS maintains state-of-the-art model infrastructures and forecasting capabilities. It promotes the development of young scientists for positions in academia and practice, creates platforms for international academic exchange, and plays a key role in transferring the findings of advanced economic and social research into public discourse in Austria.

SYSPRO AUTOMATION is a global technical services company focused on improving and optimizing the productivity of all types of industrial facilities through the use of Technology.

MIRAT FERTILIZANTES, located in Salamanca, a family company having more than 275 years of presence in the agricultural sector, dedicated mainly to production and distribution of fertilizers, occupies one of the top positions in the ranking of manufacturers of agricultural inputs in Spain. Reference in the market for its excellent quality/price ratio, under the ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications in environmental management systems in the manufacture of NPK fertilizers, accrediting our respect for the environment in the manufacturing process. The raw materials used in the elaboration of our products are adjusted to rigorous specifications that allow us to achieve the desired quality. MIRAT Fertilizantes submits its suppliers to a continuous evaluation that allows us to be sure that their products and services are carried out satisfactorily.

Optimat is one of the leading independent innovation and strategy consultancies in Europe. For over 30 years we have been working with a wide variety of clients from the public, private and research sectors across the whole innovation lifecycle including science/innovation policy, evaluation, R&D programmes, innovation infrastructure, technology commercialisation and exploitation, and knowledge transfer.