323 projects

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Demonstration of Anti-obesogenic properties of brown Macroalgae-derived compounds Incorporated into food Products

The DAMIP project (Demonstration of Anti-obesogenic properties of brown Macroalgae-derived compounds Incorporated into food Products) explores an exciting and sustainable response to one of the greatest health challenges of our time: obesity. The project is based on research showing that brown al...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Beste praksis vask i produksjon og foredling av melk for å gi bedre produktkvalitet og redusere matsvinn forårsaket av mikroorganismer

Best practice cleaning for safer milk and reduced food waste How do we ensure that the milk you drink and the dairy products that you eat are safe, sustainably produced, and have a long shelf life? The answer may lie in something mundane and at the same time complex; in other words, cleaning. B...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Valorising seafood sidestreams, residues, unw. catches & discards for prod. of bioact. protein hydrolysates & high added value biomolecules

The VASEACAD project (2025-2028) aims to create value from marine rest raw materials which today go to waste. From the Mediterranean Sea, the Balck Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the sources include species such as bluefin tuna, seabass, seabream, sprat and blue whiting. Drawing on decades of interd...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

REFRESHING - An optimized thawing process for “fresher than fresh” fish products

REFRESHING aims to disrupt the salmon export value chain by transforming industrial scale thawing processes. Fresh fish is one of Norway’s most valuable exports. However, air transport is required to reach distant markets, causing a large environmental footprint. Unlocked by the development of...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2027

Location: Møre og Romsdal

NOFIMAFFL-NOFIMAFFL

Enabling Technologies for Future Food Production

To address the critical challenges related to climate, environment, and biodiversity that we face today, better utilization of available bioresources is a crucial step. Building a solid technology and knowledge platform is a key to preparing for future changes and the green shift. Enable will con...

Awarded: NOK 88.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NOFIMAFFL-NOFIMAFFL

Innovation, Consumer Understanding and Sensory Science for future Food Systems

The InnoSense project supports the Norwegian food industry and consumers in transitioning to a more sustainable food system through research in innovation, sensory science, and consumer behavior. The project explores business model innovation to enhance sustainability and resilience, studying bo...

Awarded: NOK 71.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NOFIMAFFL-NOFIMAFFL

Improved utilization of Norwegian agricultural resources

The global food system faces several challenges, including climate change, limited natural resources, and unstable supplies. Additionally, there is increased awareness of the food system's impact on the environment and how our diet affects our health. In Norway, there is an ambition for increased...

Awarded: NOK 97.1 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Preserving foods with potato peels: Industry-relevant validation and first regulatory assessment of a new natural antioxidant

Potato peels, a byproduct from the food processing of potatoes (fries, flakes, chips, etc.), are a raw material resource that can be used for better goods. This is because peels are a rich source of antioxidants, natural compounds in plants to protect against harmful UV radiation and reactive com...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Innlandet

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

EU Horizon Eurostars Application for Aviant

The initial phase of Aviant's application development involves conducting thorough market research to identify potential project partners who are a strategic match. To upgrade our current drone platform to SAIL-III, we are specifically interested in partners specializing in (1) drone propulsion s...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

SBEP - SEAFOODTURE, Integral valorisation of seaweed biomass for the development of sustainable, high nutritional quality food products

The global food system is facing significant challenges due to climate change, rapid population growth, and a range of environmental and health-related factors. The resources available for food production are not being used efficiently enough, and current dietary habits have contributed to a rise...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

Meat Inspector - An instrument for detecting meat quality and defects

The global meat sector needs fast and reliable methods to detect quality defects before raw material enters costly processing and long international value chains. Traditional measurements such as pH and color do not always capture more complex deviations, for example PSE-like meat (pale, soft, an...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Akershus

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Human performance in the cold, RiS ID 12375

The purpose of the project is to verify the performance effect of the newly developed field rations, Energon Arctic Field rations (EAF) by EnergonX and its consortium, both the food content, but also packaging, which will potentially reduce waste by 70% in the Norwegian Armed Forces and offer nut...

Awarded: NOK 94,999

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FORNY20-FORNY2020

Feasibility of vacuum cooling at large industrial scale for production of a new generation of healthier bakery products

We have developed a tasty new type of oat-based loaf bread. It is enriched in a type of healthy soluble dietary fibre known as cereal beta-glucan. The breads are made using a special production process developed by Nofima and have some clinically proven health benefits. Our vision is to make t...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Upcycling side-streams for sustainable and healthy ingredients and new food concepts

Food production significantly contributes climate change. In addition, one-third of the food is wasted or lost. Up4Food addresses this issue by focusing on side streams from large food value chains in Europe: the potato industry, seed oil production, and the pelagic fishing industry. Together wit...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GRØNNFORM-GRØNNFORM

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; Sirkulære løsninger og redusert forbruk av jomfruelig plast til matemballasje

The Re3-Plast project will develop technologies and solutions that will reduce consumption, increase reuse and increase recycling of plastic packaging for use in new food packaging. Food packaging accounts for the largest share of plastic waste from households, with a great potential for resour...

Awarded: NOK 44.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

SenseInside: Handheld NIR instrument for sub-surface food quality assessment

SINTEF and Nofima have previously developed, tested and verified a novel prototype for non-contact, sub-surface quality measurements of complex foods, e.g. determining meat content in king crabs, water content in clipfish, measuring the fat content of fish through the skin, and the sugar-content ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Novel production method for boosting texture and binding of Nordic plant-based meat [PlantBoost]

The global market for alternative protein is expected to grow by 15-20% CGAR until 2030, due to: 1) a rise in protein demand (+50% by 2050); 2) increased concerns about environmental effects of meat production (14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions); 3) issues on animal welfare during husbandry and...

Awarded: NOK 5.5 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Optimalisering av lagringsstabilitet og kvalitet i yoghurt

The aim of the project is to gain increased insight into how raw material composition and various process parameters affect the quality of fermented dairy products and the shelf life. This project will be carried out to gain increased knowledge and to optimize the production. We also want to inve...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FFLJA-FFLJA

EyeAM - Digital transformation of meat inspection

EyeAM shall develop a concept for digital transformation of meat inspection i.e. objective and automated meat inspection solutions, taking advantage of Food Chain Information (FCI) and sensing applied in abattoirs. The primary objective for EyeAM is to define, develop and demonstrate novel solut...

Awarded: NOK 0.89 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

High Temperarture Heat Pump Sympsosium 2022

SINTEF applies for funding support for a symposium on High Temperature Heat Pumps (HTHPs) in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2022. The intention is to accelerate the implementation of industrial HTHPs. This technology is highly attractive since it can replace fossil fuel based energy and enable industrie...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2022-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFLJA-FFLJA

Energon Arctic Nutrition System - an innovative and sustainable solution for arctic climates

During military field operations, the level of physical activity increases substantially, leading to changing nutritional requirements for soldiers. This is particularly evident during missions involving prolonged physical exertion and in challenging climatic conditions. Physical activity combine...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Innlandet

REKRUTTERING-REKRUTTERING

Karakterisering og rehydrering av melkebaserte pulvere

Milk powder is an important product for the dairy industry and is used as an ingredient in many foods. The use of the different milk powders depends on their composition, taste and solubility in other products. There is an increasing demand, nationally and internationally, for protein-rich powder...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FFLJA-FFLJA

First generation of animal derived hydrolysates meeting sensory conditions and consumers’ demand

The HydroSens project aimed to develop flavour-neutral protein hydrolysates of high technical quality from chicken and turkey by-products, suitable for use in food products. By testing and adapting various technologies, the project demonstrated how by-products from chicken and turkey can be trans...

Awarded: NOK 0.67 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FFLJA-FFLJA

Sustainable Norwegian dietary fiber and protein sources for a healthy gut microbiota

A transition of Norwegian agriculture and food production requires increased production of Norwegian protein-rich plants and new plant-based products. The products need to be attractive for consumers with good sensory properties and have positive health implications. An overall plant-based diet i...

Awarded: NOK 0.64 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORSKSYSTEMET-FORSKSYSTEMET

Stipendiatstilling 11 SINTEF (2021-2023)

The project has explored additive manufacturing of duplex stainless steels. A robotised, coaxial directed energy deposition system with wire feedstock (DED-LB/wire) has been used for additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials. A coaxial DED-LB/wire system offers more freedom of movement th...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Novel texturized hybrid foods targeting future sustainability and health challenges in the Anthropocene

Based on an estimated global population growth to about 10 billion people by 2050, we are facing major challenges within food security, sustainability, and population health. The EAT-Lancet Commission has addressed these challenges by suggesting a healthy reference diet largely consisting of vege...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIOTEK2021-Bioteknologi for verdiskaping

ERA-NET: BlueBio - Preservation of underutilized fish biomasses for improved quality, stability and utilization

Today large lumpfish is harvested for their roe and small lumpfish are used as a cleaner fish in aquaculture. After retrieval of the roe the carcass has often been discarded at sea. Some of the cleaner fish from aquaculture are harvested together with the salmon and are in some cases sold as anim...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

EUROSTARS-EUROSTARS

E!114857 Novel high-value ingredient based on fermented seaweed disrupting the food and nutraceutical markets

Seaweed is a sustainable and healthy raw material from the sea with the potential of taking a central role in human food and health products in Europe. SEAPRO worked on developing a breakthrough European-made fermentation process for sustainably cultivated seaweed using novel bacterial strains an...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Hydroponic Plant Cultivation on a Lunar Base Using Nutrient Sources from Human Waste

Resource utilization will be essential when humans establish a permanent Lunar base. Human waste is among the resources where nutrient element and water can be reused. Regenerative systems are needed to recycle and reuse resources providing astronaut with component of the air that they breath, wa...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PES-HORISONT-EU-PES Horisont Europa

Maritime demonstration of cogeneration-based integrated energy system using high power fuel cells

The present H2020 project aims to develop, install and test in real environment a fuel cells system integrated into the power grid of a cruise ship (TRL 5), optimize the efficiency by combing the fuel cells system with cycle for heat recovery, build the system “scale-up-ready” to eventually repla...

Awarded: NOK 69,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Vestland