- Immediate industrial applicability: priority will be given to contributions that present results, solutions, or approaches that can be transferred to industrial practice and company needs in the short term.
- Impact on SMEs: particular attention will be paid to the research’s potential to generate concrete, measurable benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises in the agrifood sector, including efficiency, sustainability, quality, competitiveness, and innovation.
Selection procedure
All submitted contributions will undergo an initial screening using AI-based tools, aimed at identifying the projects that are most consistent with the two criteria outlined above. This will be followed by an in-depth human evaluation of the top 50 contributions emerging from the initial screening. At the end of the process, 2 winners will be selected.
Prize
Each winner will receive:
- 1 presentation slot within the Festival dell’Innovazione Agroalimentare
- 1 ticket for participation in the Meetup Food Hub on 27 November