An innovation & technology hub dedicated to the promotion of trust, traceability, food sovereignty and nutrition for a healthy life

i-Apetito is a meeting and sharing point between actors from academia, civil society and the private sector to analyze and reflect on how different innovations can enhance the field of food and nutrition generating an impact on health and quality of life.

Vision

Good nutrition is a fundamental right and the basis for a healthy life.

Mission

Transparent and sustainable food production through open communication and collaboration between all actors involved.

Vision

Good nutrition is a fundamental right and the basis for a healthy life.

Mission

Transparent and sustainable food production through open communication and collaboration between all actors involved.

Our goals

  • Enhance the transmission of research, scientific and technological advances through an ecosystem of actors, allowing them to more easily identify and foresee new R&D&I demands in the field of food production and nutrition.
  • Create solutions that promote more equitable access to food and reliable, science-based information for the public.
  • Raise awareness about the importance of food to our general wellbeing and development and the potential of technology in this field. 

A co-created HUB

A quintuple helix perspective

We define the ecosystem to engage key stakeholders based on the identification of common interests.

Open innovation

We promote the hub services in workshops and round tables through a Living Lab approach.

Enlarging the knowledge

We add the services in the generation of R&D&I projects.

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What we offer?

Co-creation & validation

LifeSpace's technological and human resources are ready to support the innovation process from ideation to validation in a collaborative way, leveraging key enabling technologies such as Blockchain, robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Idea generation

Promoting participation and creation of R+D+i projects of different actors in international programs such as Horizon Europe for the promotion of healthy lifestyle and nutrition.

Gamification

Designing gamified solutions for self-management and generation of good habits, prevention of diseases and eating disorders, and adherence to treatment with a wide range of users, such as children, educational staff and families.

Trace & Trust Hubs for MED food

TTHubs is a PRIMA project on the implementation of full-path tracing practices through the whole distribution channel from seed to shelf to table, in order to have safer and more sustainable Mediterranean products. i-Apetito is one of seven TTHubs pilots, forming a transnational network that works as a one-stop-shop for traceability and authenticity for added value Mediterranean food products.  

Learn more

Visit 7 HUBS around the Mediterranean Sea

Spain

Nutritional profile of various products

Portugal

Meat products

Italy

Processed fruits

Tunisia

Fresh fruits

Greece

Fishery products

Jordan

Fresh vegetables

Egypt

Processed vegetables