Campden BRI Hungary becomes
EIT FOOD Country Representative Hungary
with
its Network Partner PANNONPRO Innovations LTD.
The role, previously known as EIT Food Hubs, has evolved to reflect a stronger strategic focus on regional connectivity and impact.
Campden BRI Hungary Nonprofit Ltd. was selected as EIT Food Country Representative Hungary together with Pannon Pro Innovations Ltd. for the period 2026–2028 and is a member of the EIT Community Hub.
EIT Food Country Representative
EIT Food has appointed a new cohort of Country Representatives for the 2026–2028 term, selecting organisations across 15 countries to support the development of innovation ecosystems in the agrifood sector.
Campden BRI Hungary (CBHU) was chosen through a competitive open call process, with successful applicants demonstrating sector expertise, operational capacity, and a clear approach to fostering innovation at national level. The selected representatives include a mix of universities, innovation centres, and business support organisations, many operating in consortium structures.
Over the next three years, the EIT Food Country Representatives, operating as part of the EIT Community Hubs, will serve as key contact points between national stakeholders, including startups, researchers, industry actors, and public institutions: a broader EIT Food network. In this role, they will facilitate access to funding opportunities, programmes, and cross-border partnerships, while contributing to the strengthening of national innovation ecosystems. They will also play a central role in addressing local needs, supporting capacity building, promoting early-stage innovation, and accelerating the transfer and application of new technologies in line with EIT Food’s mission.
The 15 EIT Food Country Representative
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Consortium): Smart Village Knežica & Virtuo (STARTER)
Croatia (Consortium): SMION & University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
Cyprus: SocialTech Lab
Czechia (Consortium):University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague & DEX Innovation Centre
Estonia:Tartu BT Park OÜ
Greece (Consortium): Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) & Mantis Business Innovation
Hungary (Consortium): Campden BRI Hungary & Pannon Pro Innovations Ltd.
Latvia (Consortium): Biocatalyst Foundation & Riga Technical University
Lithuania: AgriFood Lithuania DIH
Portugal: BGI Sustainable Ventures
Romania: Impact Hub Bucharest
Serbia:National Alliance for Local Economic Development (NALED)
Türkiye (Consortium): Impact Hub Istanbul & Yaşar University
Ukraine (Consortium): Radar Tech-Corporate Accelerators & Civitta
About EIT Food
EIT Food is growing Europe’s food innovation ecosystem to build a healthy, sustainable and resilient food system. We empower innovators and entrepreneurs, invest in ideas and talent, and we create space for science, research, industry, and policymakers to accelerate systemic change across the food sector. Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, EIT Food has been at the forefront of food system innovation in Europe since 2016.
About EIT
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an EU body and an integral part of Horizon Europe, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The Institute supports dynamic pan-European partnerships, EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities, among leading companies, research labs and universities.
Currently, ten EIT Knowledge & Innovation Communities are supported: Climate KIC (formerly EIT Climate-KIC), 28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital), InnoEnergy (formerly EIT InnoEnergy), EIT Health, EIT RawMaterials, EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Culture & Creativity and EIT Water.
Together with its leading partners, the EIT Community offers a wide range of innovation and entrepreneurship activities across Europe: entrepreneurial education courses, business creation and acceleration services, and innovation-driven research projects.
About EIT Food Country Representatives
EIT Food Country Representatives are members of the EIT Community Hubs in their respective countries. They are independent organisations appointed to connect national agrifood ecosystems in Southern and Eastern Europe with EIT Food’s ecosystem, activities, and opportunities.
A central part of their role is to build strong pipelines of agrifood startups for EIT Food’s entrepreneurship programmes by scouting promising ventures, engaging incubators and accelerators, and providing hands-on support during application processes.
They also attract learners to EIT Food’s education initiatives, including the EIT Food Master in Food Systems and the EU Skills Academies in Biotechnology and Resilient Agriculture. In addition, EIT Food Country Representatives help strengthen national innovation networks by facilitating collaboration, sharing information about relevant opportunities, and delivering activities that build innovation and entrepreneurship capacity within the agrifood sector.
This appointment is part of the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS), one of EIT’s key measures to broaden participation in the EIT Community and address regional disparities in innovation capacity.
Further information about the EIT RIS website: https://eit.europa.eu/our-activities/outreach/eit-regional-innovation-scheme-ris
Further information about the Hungarian EIT Food Hub: https://www.eitfood.eu/in-your-country
Further information in Hungary:
dr. Adrienn Hegyi, Campden BRI Hungary