The CATALYSE project will create a network of food safety actors with the aim to support adoption of knowledge and innovative solutions along the value chain. The network will foster collaboration and food safety knowledge sharing in a model that COLLECTS and then TRANSLATES knowledge and practices across our community through active EDUCATION and FACILITATION. The project aims to bridge the gap between end users, innovators, practitioners, trainers, and regulators by facilitating communication among these parties while matching practical needs with innovative solutions. During network activities we will set priorities for future work, provide food safety education and training, and support food business start-ups and SMEs. Data on inventions and practices related to food safety will be made available on an open access platform to support broad communication. Education and facilitation will be cornerstone activities to support innovation and change management to ensure the successful implementation of newly designed solutions and adoption by member states food safety authorities. CATALYSE will establish a community of practice to connect stakeholders from the complete value chain and promote cross-fertilization of ideas to create a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable community.

Working group:

• Daniela Bassi - Responsabile scientifico UCSC
• Francois Patrick Bourdichon
• Maria Agustina Sarquis

Partners:

• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Italy (Coordinator)
• Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Portugal
• Wageningen University - Netherlands
• Slovak University of Agriculture - Slovakia
• Syreon Research Institute - Hungary
• Norwegian Institute of Food - Norway
• Nofima Norwegian Food Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture - Norway
• Quadram Institute Bioscience - United Kingdom
• Food and Drink Europe - Belgium
• Flanders Food - Belgium
• Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires (ANIA) - France
• Spanish Food and Drink Federation (FIAB) - Spain
• ProCheese - Ukraine
• ANSES - France
• Finnish Food Authority (FFA) - Finland
• AGROSCOPE - Switzerland
• European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFOST) - Netherlands
• International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) - United States