Food Valley Kulmbach
Food Valley Kulmbach pursues a clear vision: to make Kulmbach a hotspot for innovation in the food industry. This is where science, business, and society converge to jointly develop new solutions to the challenges facing a sustainable food system. Our goal is to create a sustainable innovation ecosystem that will be brought to life in the long term by the stakeholders themselves.
The Food Valley Kulmbach at a glance
The strength of Food Valley Kulmbach lies in its connection between science and entrepreneurship. The close collaboration between the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation creates synergies that provide new impetus for research and business. With a focus on interdisciplinary exchange and practical start-up and innovation support, Food Valley Kulmbach creates an innovation ecosystem that oKers founders and companies a platform for growth and networking. The goal is to foster talent and transform innovative ideas into marketable products.
Teaching
Current challenges facing a sustainable food system are addressed through practical research and innovative teaching content. By integrating entrepreneurship and innovation into teaching, students acquire practical knowledge and develop their own ideas. An innovation and start-up pipeline supports them in successfully implementing projects.
Networking
Interdisciplinary exchange between science, business, and society is specifically promoted to develop innovative solutions in the field of food science. Competitions and events, as well as networking with existing food clusters in Bavaria and Germany, strengthen collaborations and increase visibility.
Collaboration
Companies gain access to scientific expertise and a strong innovation network. Joint research projects and development formats generate new impetus for product development. Networking events and workshops also provide space for exchange and the initiation of partnerships.
The strength of Food Valley Kulmbach lies in its connection between science and entrepreneurship. The close collaboration between the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation creates synergies that provide new impetus for research and business. With a focus on interdisciplinary exchange and practical start-up and innovation support, Food Valley Kulmbach creates an innovation ecosystem that oKers founders and companies a platform for growth and networking. The goal is to foster talent and transform innovative ideas into marketable products.
Teaching
Current challenges facing a sustainable food system are addressed through practical research and innovative teaching content. By integrating entrepreneurship and innovation into teaching, students acquire practical knowledge and develop their own ideas. An innovation and start-up pipeline supports them in successfully implementing projects.
Networking
Interdisciplinary exchange between science, business, and society is specifically promoted to develop innovative solutions in the field of food science. Competitions and events, as well as networking with existing food clusters in Bavaria and Germany, strengthen collaborations and increase visibility.
Collaboration
Companies gain access to scientific expertise and a strong innovation network. Joint research projects and development formats generate new impetus for product development. Networking events and workshops also provide space for exchange and the initiation of partnerships.
Food Valley Kulmbach oKers creative minds from science, business, and society a platform to exchange and strengthen their ideas and expertise. Together, they develop innovative solutions to the key challenges of a sustainable and future-proof food system.
Start-ups
From idea to market readiness – we oKer know-how, networks, and support for the next generation of innovative food start-ups.
Companies
Taking innovations to the next level – we connect ompanies with cutting-edge research,
talent, and new markets.
Research and teaching
Your research and teching are an essential component – together we put knowledge into practice and drive innovation.
Associations and foundations
You actively shape Food Valley Kulmbach – together we strengthen the transformation of the food system and set impulses for the future.
Food Valley Kulmbach oKers creative minds from science, business, and society a platform to exchange and strengthen their ideas and expertise. Together, they develop innovative solutions to the key challenges of a sustainable and future-proof food system.
Start-ups
From idea to market readiness – we oKer know-how, networks, and support for the next generation of innovative food start-ups.
Companies
Taking innovations to the next level – we connect ompanies with cutting-edge research,
talent, and new markets.
Research and teaching
Your research and teching are an essential component – together we put knowledge into practice and drive innovation.
Associations and foundations
You actively shape Food Valley Kulmbach – together we strengthen the transformation of the food system and set impulses for the future.
The strength of Food Valley Kulmbach lies in its connection between science and entrepreneurship. The close collaboration between the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation creates synergies that provide new impetus for research and business. With a focus on interdisciplinary exchange and practical start-up and innovation support, Food Valley Kulmbach creates an innovation ecosystem that oKers founders and companies a platform for growth and networking. The goal is to foster talent and transform innovative ideas into marketable products.
Teaching
Current challenges facing a sustainable food system are addressed through practical research and innovative teaching content. By integrating entrepreneurship and innovation into teaching, students acquire practical knowledge and develop their own ideas. An innovation and start-up pipeline supports them in successfully implementing projects.
Networking
Interdisciplinary exchange between science, business, and society is specifically promoted to develop innovative solutions in the field of food science. Competitions and events, as well as networking with existing food clusters in Bavaria and Germany, strengthen collaborations and increase visibility.
Collaboration
Companies gain access to scientific expertise and a strong innovation network. Joint research projects and development formats generate new impetus for product development. Networking events and workshops also provide space for exchange and the initiation of partnerships.
Food Valley Kulmbach oKers creative minds from science, business, and society a platform to exchange and strengthen their ideas and expertise. Together, they develop innovative solutions to the key challenges of a sustainable and future-proof food system.
Start-ups
From idea to market readiness – we oKer know-how, networks, and support for the next generation of innovative food start-ups.
Companies
Taking innovations to the next level – we connect ompanies with cutting-edge research,
talent, and new markets.
Research and teaching
Your research and teching are an essential component – together we put knowledge into practice and drive innovation.
Associations and foundations
You actively shape Food Valley Kulmbach – together we strengthen the transformation of the food system and set impulses for the future.
That defines us
Interdisciplinary research for a sustainable food system
The Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition, and Health focuses on holistic research addressing the key challenges of food production, healthy nutrition, and disease prevention. Scientific, economic, sociological, legal, and psychological perspectives are combined to develop innovative and sustainable solutions.
Research fields and infrastructures for sustainable solutions in nutrition and health
Key research areas include metabolomics, epigenomics, bioinformatics, digital health, and new breeding methods. To enable eKicient, interdisciplinary research, specialized core facilities are being established on the Kulmbach campus, including mass spectrometry for molecular analysis and an epigenetics facility. A powerful IT infrastructure ensures that modern research approaches can be eKectively implemented.
We are here for you
Location
Food Valley Kulmbach
Alte Spinnerei
Hans-Hacker-Str. 10
95236 Kulmbach
Contact
Michael Schmidbauer
Innovation Architect Food Valley Kulmbach
E-Mail: michael.schmidbauer@uni-bayreuth.de
Telefon: 01522 6893668