SME Goes Digital Challenge Factory Tour: Maynooth University visits BIA Innovator Campus
By Eliseah Robinson, BIA Innovator Campus, Ireland Over the coming months, students from universities in Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Slovakia, and Poland will embark on the SME Goes Digital Challenge – a learning initiative that connects multidisciplinary university students, educators, and SMES to co-create solutions addressing digitalisation challenges in the food and beverage sector. Maynooth […]
Living labs in NL: How SMEs are testing the future of food production
In recent years, the Netherlands has become one of Europe’s most active hubs for food innovation, thanks in part to an increasingly dense network of “Living Labs”. These labs, which are real-world environments where companies can test new technologies before committing to major investments, give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a rare opportunity to experiment, […]
Recovery of Food Retail One Year After the DANA
One year after the DANA on 29 October 2024 that severely affected the province of Valencia, the food and beverage sector shows an advanced, albeit uneven, level of recovery. The scale of the damage—particularly in l’Horta Sud and La Ribera—required urgent reconstruction measures, exceptional financial support, and a strong push for the digitalization of businesses […]
The latest DIGIFABS ezine has been published
The third issue of the DIGIFABS Ezine has been published. This issue looks back on the work and achievements of the past six months. It includes reports on several events where the project team have been presenting project results and information. These include the IVI summit in Maynooth University, Ireland and the UIIN Conference in Amsterdam […]
Empowering Digital Transformation: DIGIFABS Summer School in Nitra Brings Together 80+ Students Across Europe
In early September, the Slovak Agriculture University in Nitra hosted the DIGIFABS Summer School, a vibrant event that united over 80 students from Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Poland, and Slovakia. The programme focused on digital transformation for food and beverage SMEs, combining expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and collaborative projects. Participants explored practical strategies and emerging […]
DIGIFABS launches the SME Goes Digital Challenge: Driving Innovation in the Food & Beverage Sector
The DIGIFABS SME Goes Digital Challenge is designed to bridge the gap between academic talent and real-world business needs. Its core mission is to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Food & Beverage sector embrace digital transformation while giving students hands-on experience with practical challenges. The Challenge is built around four key objectives: […]
DIGIFABS Consortium Meets in Nitra, Slovakia
The fourth Transnational Partners Meeting (TPM) for the DIGIFABS project took place on September 4th and 5th at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. The TPM took place in parallel with the in-person portion of the DIGIFABS Student Summer School, which ran in Nitra for two weeks following its online portion of the previous […]
Food and Beverage Regional Stakeholder meeting
Exploring Digital Solutions for Food Waste: DIGIFABS Presented at Regional Stakeholder Meeting In June, Paula Whyte from Momentum had the pleasure of speaking at a Food & Beverage Regional Stakeholder Meeting held at the BIA Innovator Campus in Galway – a fellow partner in the Erasmus+ DIGIFABS project. The event focused on one of the […]
DIGIFABS at the IVI Summit 2025 – Accelerating Digital Transformation in Food & Beverage
The DIGIFABS project was well represented at the Innovation Value Institute (IVI) Summit 2025, held on 11–12 June at Maynooth University, showcasing its commitment to driving digital transformation in the food and beverage (F&B) sector. With over 300 attendees from across Europe, the summit focused on the theme: “What is possible by 2030? Accelerate Change […]
DIGIFABS Online Bootcamps launched
The DIGFABS Online Bootcamps were developed for university educators and SMEs willing to harness the power of digital innovation to make food and beverage companies more sustainable and resilient. The Bootcamps series is a blend of live and recorded sessions held over four weeks in May and June 2025, with all sessions available to view […]