Development of AI-based predictive models and services.: CiTIUS – Research Centre in Intelligent Technologies is one of the singular research centers of the Campus Vida of the USC. CiTIUS hosts >120 researchers (including 31 senior researchers selected by a Scientific Advisory Board). The center is also member of CLAIRE, associated partner of AI4Media and Network Member of TAILOR. The research carried out at CiTIUS in the field of ML aims to design and develop models, methods and technologies that allow the computer to incorporate new capabilities based on the identification of regularities in observation data. It is important to strike a balance between plasticity and generalizability, making efficient use of computational resources, minimizing their environmental impact and maximizing their economic viability. The application of machine learning is extensive to any socio-economic sector and to any scientific, social or humanistic discipline. Infrastructure: a Datacenter, with an HPC cluster, a Big Data cluster and GPU servers, ready to support SOSFood project. CiTIUS researchers have also free access to the public CESGA Supercomputing facilities that support multiple research institutions and networks in Spain and Europe and of which CiTIUS researchers regularly use the Big Data facilities. CESGA’s servers are available for experimentation and research activities.

Data analysis and interpretation in product development for sustainability: The department of Economics and Management is leading department at both national and European level in environmental and innovation economics with many top-level researchers. Its main fields of research are environmental policy, innovation and energy economics and policy, economic evaluation by stated preference techniques, waste management and policy, climate change and development. UNIFE will be strictly involved in all the activities linked to the environmental economics and the sustainability of the food systems. Infrastructure: one of the most relevant research centers: SEEDS (Sustainability, environmental economics and Dynamics studies) – an interuniversity research center aiming at gathering the skills on applied environmental economics of Italian researchers and organize one annual conference and various thematic workshops through the year.

Impact analysis of the food chain on health systems, identifying those key factors for health improvement on vulnerable people.: NOVA Medical School (NMS) is the Medical School of UNL. NMS is at the forefront of medical education and research. CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research is an NMS R&D Unit whose mission is to promote an integrated basic, clinical, and applied research, for accelerating the cycle of translational research through the development of methodologies, tools and technology to collect and analyze complex biomedical data and information (e.g., Big Data and AI), as well as to contribute to decision-making processes. Infrastructure: a multicenter, decentralized and flexible grounded in 46 partner institutions (29 Higher Education institutions, 12 hospitals/health institutions and 5 health companies) and 8 Higher Education institutions acting as hubs (e.g., NMS). The center aggregates >500 researchers, including medical doctors, nurses, physical therapists, nutritionists, and other health professionals, in 24 research groups working in 3 main thematic lines: Preventive Health and Societal Challenges; Clinical and Translational Research; Health Data and Decision Sciences & Information Technologies. Besides its own equipment, UNL holds close links with hospitals (private and public), patient care facilities and social structures.

Data collection and analysis, Lithuanian case study: Agrifood Lithuania is a non-profit cluster organization established since 2011 in Vilnius, Lithuania. AFL brings together major research, business and public stakeholders in Lithuania for the common mission of transforming agriculture, food and associated sectors with digital-based innovations. AFL links its stakeholders with international and cross-sectorial initiatives, provides all-round dedicated support in the research, development and deployment of agri-food innovations, and fosters the competence and capacity growth of the innovation ecosystem in general. The cluster is also operating as a Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) and has been acknowledged by the EC Joint Research Centre as an example DIH with excellence in sectorial specialization.

Development of SOSFood software architecture and Food Data Lake: Private software vendor and engineering company with about 2250 employees and about €241M in revenues. From 2020 SOFTEAM has become an autonomous subsidiary of DOCAPOSTE, an IT branch of La Poste to join a team developing innovative solutions in AI, blockchain, IoT and e-health. SOFTEAM gained a privileged position to address the needs of 23 000 clients in digital transformation with security and trust. SOFTEAM’s R&D Department actively participates in various national and EU research projects in the software engineering and modelling domains. Among them FOODITY (HORIZON Europe) that just started in 2023.

Communication & Dissemination, Exploitation and Support in Project Management: CONTACTICA is a private Innovation Consulting Company that guides and leads innovation processes with know-how and capacities applied to new products, services, and solutions developments. It has expertise in access to international markets and alliances for the benefit of new business opportunities, including fundraising for R&D based business models. CTA has broad experience in the implementation of R&D European projects, especially in communication, dissemination and exploitation activities and EU projects coordination (also, support to coordination). Also, CTA has strong expertise in Life Cycle and Sustainability Assessment and evaluation of the environmental, social and economic impacts of products and services.

Currently, CTA is involved in 20 ongoing European R&D projects, coordinating three (ALEHOOP, and CALIMERO and LCA4Bio) and supporting coordination in the rest.

Validation of SOSFood results: Vikonda Group is located in Kėdainiai region, where fresh and underground water makes the area perfect for agriculture and food manufacturing. The group operates in the agribusiness and food production with an annual turnover of the group for year 2022 – 90 M €. The group unites over 12 growing businesses: FMCG food production, agricultural and retail and employs 540 people.

EURO COOP represents cooperatives of consumers in 20 countries across Europe. It provides information and guidance to its national members on legislative and non-legislative initiatives relevant to food retail, sustainability, enterprise and consumer policy, among others. The Sustainability and Food Policy Manager is working, among others, on the entire package related to the Farm to Fork Strategy including labelling initiatives (i.e., nutrient, sustainability and green claims). Taking part in different coalitions of stakeholders active on the F2F Strategy, his insights include an exhaustive knowledge of the challenges posed by the greening of the food systems to consumers and business alike.