The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is the largest Greek University exclusively dedicated to research and educational activities covering all aspects of agriculture and food sciences. AUA has an excellent research infrastructure, employing more than 500 people on a tenured position. The Faculty of Food Science, Biotechnology and Development has a staff of 68 professors and more than 150 administrative & research personnel. It is the leading Greek academic body in teaching and research activities in the field of food science and technology, including agriculture and food production, plant and animal science, genetics, microbiology, cell culture, enzyme technology and diagnostic technologies.
The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) is a Portuguese Higher Education Public Institution with a defined mission in creating, transmitting and diffusing technical, scientific and professional knowledge through the articulation of study, applied research and experimental development. In 35 years, IPB has prepared more than twenty thousand graduates, establishing itself as a paramount agent to the regional and national development, and the decentralisation and democratisation of the access to higher education.
University of Bologna (UNIBO) with 33 Departments, 11 Schools and around 85000 students covers all academic disciplines. It is strongly committed to research and innovation and it is one of the most active Italian universities in European and international R&I projects, with more than 400 EU funded projects (FP7&H2020). In Horizon 2020, UNIBO is so far involved in 162 funded projects (39 as coordinator) with more than 57ML. In the framework of the Societal Challenge II - BioEconomy and related - initiatives, UNIBO is coordinating 4 projects (OLEUM, PROVIDE, TROPICSAFE, CIRCLES) and committed as a partner in 32 bioeconomy projects (of which 4 under BBI JTI) with a total EU contribution of over 10 M euro.