PARTNERS
NUTRIFEEDS brings together 15 partners from 11 European countries and 1 asian country — leading universities, research centres, and industry innovators — all committed to transforming Europe’s livestock feed systems through regenerative and circular solutions.
Together, they cover the entire value chain: from feedstock valorisation and fermentation, to on-farm validation, digital tools, and policy uptake.
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Freie Universität Berlin is one of Germany’s top research universities, internationally recognized for excellence in veterinary medicine, animal physiology, and sustainability sciences.
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As project coordinator, FUB ensures the overall management, quality assurance, and scientific coherence of all activities. It leads WP1 (Project Management) and contributes to WP5 and WP6, providing expertise in animal nutrition, physiology, and microbiome research to validate the project’s regenerative feed strategies.
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Aarhus University is a global leader in agricultural and animal science research, focusing on sustainable food production and environmental impact reduction.
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AU contributes to WP5 (Feeding Strategies and Animal Performance) and WP4 (Techno-economic and Environmental Assessment), leading work on nutritional modelling, feed efficiency, and life-cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental benefits of regenerative feeds.
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The Hellenic Mediterranean University, based in Crete, Greece, conducts applied research in agri-food innovation, biotechnology, and sustainable production systems.
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HMU supports WP3 (Feedstock Valorisation and Processing Technologies), applying expertise in bioprocess design and microbial fermentation to optimize the conversion of agri-food side-streams into valuable feed components.
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Kaunas University of Technology is Lithuania’s leading technical university, specializing in bioprocess engineering, materials science, and industrial biotechnology.
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KTU contributes to WP3 by developing processing technologies and bioreactor control systems for fermentation and protein extraction, supporting the scalability of feed ingredient production.
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The University of Helsinki is Finland’s oldest and largest research university, renowned for its veterinary, agricultural, and environmental sciences.
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UH works within WP4 and WP6, focusing on animal welfare, gut health, and microbiome studies to evaluate the physiological responses of livestock to new regenerative feed formulations.
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The University of Milan combines scientific excellence with practical expertise in animal nutrition, feed quality, and bio-chemical analysis.
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UM plays a central role in WP3 (Targeted Fermentation Pilot), leading the optimization of microbial fermentation processes to enhance feed digestibility and nutritional value, as well as supporting laboratory testing and quality control.
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UO contributes to WP5 and WP6, carrying out animal feeding trials and on-farm evaluations to test the project’s feed formulations under practical farming conditions.
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CTA leads WP8 (Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation), coordinating the project’s communication strategy, branding, website, and clustering activities, as well as supporting innovation management and exploitation planning. ties to bring NUTRIFEEDS innovations closer to market readiness and industrial application.
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ETH Zürich is one of the world’s leading universities in science and technology, known for excellence in bioengineering, systems modelling, and sustainable agriculture research.
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ETH contributes to WP2, co-leading the upscaling of Black Soldier Fly larvae (BSFL) production together with FBN. The team provides expertise in bioprocess optimisation and supports the design and implementation of pilot-scale insect production for feeding trials.
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Sichuan Agricultural University is a major Chinese institution specialising in animal sciences, crop production, and agricultural biotechnology, with strong international collaborations.
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SAU supports knowledge exchange and comparative research on feed innovation, contributing expertise to WP6 on animal health and welfare assessment, and strengthening international perspectives within the project.
Each partner contributes unique skills that together form the backbone of NUTRIFEEDS:
- Scientific excellence (universities & research institutes)
- Technological innovation (industrial and SME partners)
- On-farm validation (livestock and sustainability experts)
- Impact and communication (management and outreach partners)
This integrated expertise ensures NUTRIFEEDS can deliver real, scalable solutions for regenerative livestock feed across Europe.