Because the race to rework meals techniques accelerates, public funding our bodies are rising as quiet however highly effective gamers. In Poland, the Nationwide Centre for Analysis and Improvement (NCBR) is directing tens of millions into analysis and growth, and various proteins are more and more a part of the image.
From investments in early-stage plant-based product growth to cultivated meat, NCBR is shaping Poland’s agri-food future – one grant at a time. Whereas animal-based producers nonetheless obtain the lion’s share of funds (a mirrored image of their scale and maturity), there’s rising momentum amongst various protein innovators.
Take LabFarm, a Polish cultivated meat firm that lately secured over PLN 9 million in public assist. Or Tarczyński S.A., which topped the rankings in a nationwide funding name with a venture to develop hybrid and plant-based cured meats, receiving practically PLN 38 million.
And that’s simply the beginning. In ProVeg Worldwide’s latest New Food Hub interview, they communicate with Dr. Joanna Łopacka, PhD., an skilled on the NCBR, to discover how Poland is utilizing strategic funding calls – reminiscent of BIOSTRATEG, Agrotech, and NUTRITECH – to assist innovation throughout sectors, together with alt proteins.
“There’s a clear and rising curiosity in various proteins,” says Dr. Łopacka. “That is more and more mirrored in each the amount and high quality of venture submissions, in addition to within the degree of assist we offer. The standard and revolutionary worth of every utility decide its success.”
Whereas no funding competitions are presently unique to plant-based, fermentation, or mobile agriculture, these sectors are more and more lively inside broader agri-food calls. In actual fact, the second spherical of the NUTRITECH programme, which incorporates related themes, is open for functions till 25 July 2025.
What’s subsequent? NCBR is getting ready a brand new Agrostrateg programme and monitoring EU-level developments just like the STEP initiative, which is able to quickly open requires proposals in biotechnology.
Dr. Łopacka’s recommendation for alt-protein entrepreneurs? Keep knowledgeable, subscribe to updates, and don’t be afraid to use.
Curious to study extra? Head to the New Food Hub for the full interview and insights from NCBR. For extra assist from ProVeg, get in contact with their consultants at [email protected].
