EIT Food
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) coordinates the EIT Food Country Representative Greece which is implemented in collaboration with Mantis Beyond Innovation, for the period 2026–2028, and is a member of the EIT Community Hub in Greece, ensuring the effective alignment of national activities with EIT Food's strategic priorities. Its objective is to connect Greece's national agrifood ecosystem with EIT Food's ecosystem, activities and opportunities, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
Our mission is to strengthen Greece's participation in the EIT Food community by bringing together academia, research, business and entrepreneurship. We facilitate access to EIT Food programmes, funding opportunities, education and innovation activities, enabling Greek stakeholders to engage with one of Europe's leading agrifood innovation communities.
Working closely with researchers, startups, companies, students, public authorities and other ecosystem actors, we foster collaboration, encourage knowledge exchange, strengthen links with the wider European innovation ecosystem and support the development of innovative solutions that contribute to a more competitive, resilient and sustainable agrifood sector in Greece.
About EIT Food
EIT Food is growing Europe's food innovation ecosystem to build a healthy, sustainable and resilient food system. It empowers innovators and entrepreneurs, invests in ideas and talent, and creates space for science, research, industry, and policymakers to accelerate systemic change across the food sector.
Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, EIT Food has been at the forefront of food system innovation in Europe since 2016.
Find out more at www.eitfood.eu or follow us via social media: LinkedIn and YouTube.
About the EIT Food Country Representative
EIT Food Country Representative are members of the EIT Community Hubs in their respective countries. They are independent organisations appointed to connect national agrifood ecosystems in Southern and Eastern Europe with EIT Food's ecosystem, activities, and opportunities. A central part of their role is to build strong pipelines of agrifood startups for EIT Food's entrepreneurship programmes by scouting promising ventures, engaging incubators and accelerators, and providing hands-on support during application processes.
They also attract learners to EIT Food's education initiatives, including the EIT Food Master in Food Systems and the EU Skills Academies in Biotechnology and Resilient Agriculture. In addition, EIT Food Country Representative helps strengthen national innovation networks by facilitating collaboration, sharing information about relevant opportunities, and delivering activities that build innovation and entrepreneurship capacity within the agrifood sector.
This appointment is part of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS), one of EIT's key measures to broaden participation in the EIT Community and address regional disparities in innovation capacity.
