From October 4th to 5th was organised the 8th edition of NutrEvent in Nantes, the leading European partnering event dedicated to innovation in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health. With over 550 international participants, this edition was a success.

In 2009, the first edition of NutrEvent took place in Lille. This year, the city of Nantes hosted the 8th edition of the event dedicated to innovation in the nutrition and health sectors on October 4th and 5th.
To satisfy a wider international audience, NutrEvent was organised in a hybrid format. The event online platform allowed participants who could not travel to Nantes to review conferences, pitch sessions and also one-on-one meetings.

An edition that reflects the sector: dynamic!
NutrEvent was a success with more than 550 participants from over than 25 countries. 60 speakers took the floor to lead the conference programme and discuss the challenges of the sector. The exhibition area welcomed more than 50 exhibitors and 15 project leaders competed in the pitches sessions. The choice of combining one-on-one meetings, conferences, presentation sessions and an exhibition in one place continues to prove its worth. Take part in NutrEvent allows participants to meet and create collaborations with key players in the sector. Participants have lively discussions with speakers from a variety of perspectives and opinions.

“As a Newcomer to NutrEvent I was amazed by the lively discussions bringing highly diverse aspects and views on the table. It is a great learning experience and an excellent opportunity to create new bonds and partnerships. The conference delegates and presenters were open, friendly and energizing.” Dr Elke Duwening, Senior Expert Global Regulatory Biotechnology, Nutrition & Health – BASF

The partnering dimension of the event has allowed 2,000 connections to be made thanks to its online platform, not to mention the many informal networking opportunities.

A plenary session about the transition to healthier and more sustainable nutrition
NutrEvent also provided the opportunity to discuss developments in the sector and, more specifically, the transition to healthier and more sustainable nutrition. It was the subject of the first plenary session of the event who reunited a panel of six experts.
Bo Dohmen, Nutrition and Health Manager at FoodDrinkEurope, talks about the issue of transparency: “Transparency is essential in food processing. It is important to demystify the process to build real consumer confidence.”
All the speakers in this session agreed on the main obstacles to this transition: the eating habits of consumers who are attached to price, taste and accessibility. Preconceived ideas are also an obstacle to a coherent food transition. An example would be the natural food trend: a natural product is not necessarily good for your health, just as a processed product is not inevitably harmful. In other words, information must play a major role in making the dietary transition possible.
The conference program and the speakers gave elements of solution concerning human and animal nutrition, in finished products and food supplements.

Plant-based foods at the heart of discussions
Other more specifical issues were raised. Among solutions who permit the transition to healthier and more sustainable nutrition, plant-based foods were at the heart of the debate.
For Adrien Villalong, Investment Associate – Big Idea Ventures, “replacing animal products with plant-based foods can have a major positive impact on the environment, animal welfare and public health. However, consumer adoption has not matched investor expectations.” The solution? Innovate to make these products attractive by taste, texture, material and financial accessibility.“Luckily, many innovative startups (among which some of our portfolio companies!) are working on. Improving texture through precision fermentation, industrial processes allowing to build whole-cuts, diversify the applications of plant-based foods.”
Paula Álvarez Ameijeiras, innovation consultant – Eatable Adventures, adds that it would be “crucial to get the support of public institutions to promote these solutions”. This solution should also be extended to animal nutrition, as was discussed during a session dedicated to alternative sources of animal nutrition. The conference programme and the speakers gave elements of solution concerning human and animal nutrition, in finished products and food supplements.

KetoM+, awarded most innovative start-up in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health
During the NutrEvent 2022 Start-up Slams, the selected organisations presented their innovative projects in different categories: Digital solutions, Finished food products and Food supplements & ingredients.
Represented by Sybille Bellamy (Founder & CEO), KetoM+, a French start-up, won this year’s edition of the Start-up Slams. KetoM+ develops and produces ketogenic and low carb products for individuals requiring a medically indicated ketogenic diet. In addition to medical food, they also produce a line of ketogenic and low carb supplements and whole foods for anyone who would like to lower their daily sugar consumption.
“I had the opportunity to attend and pitch at the Start-up Slams, one of the best ways to display disruptive enterprises and engage with projects like mine. It was a wonderful surprise to win the NutrEvent prize! The jury was fully aware of the need for a new generation of healthy low sugar food products.” Sybille Bellamy

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We are very pleased to count, this year again,

Roquette among our sponsors, as a Bronze sponsor

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Founded in 1933, the company currently operates in more than 100 countries, has a turnover of 3.9 billion euros, and employs more than 8,000 people worldwide.
Life and nature have been our sources of inspiration for decades. All our raw materials are of natural origin. From them, we develop innovative ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets. We truly unlock the potential of nature to improve, cure and save lives.

Join the NutrEvent sponsors to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health
  • Assert your corporate focus on innovation in the sector
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key organisation in the sector

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are greatful to count Ingredia among the NutrEvent 2022 sponsors!

Ingredia Dairy Experts is a French dairy company which develops and manufactures innovative ingredients: natural bioactive ingredients, functional & nutritional milk proteins and dairy powders – for the worldwide Health, Nutrition and Food industries.

Through strong links with its customers, Ingredia is constantly innovating for the products of tomorrow. Oriented in a sustainable production, Ingredia works to better feed and protect the planet. Ingredia is present worldwide through its production sites, subsidiaries and partners. This geographical proximity enables effective support throughout the world.”

Join the NutrEvent sponsors to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health
  • Assert your corporate focus on innovation in the sector
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key organisation in the sector

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are very happy to welcome Adare Biome as a Silver Sponsor!

Adare Biome is a division of Adare Pharma Solutions, a global technology-driven CDMO.

Adare Biome operates from Houdan (France) in a GMP drug facility for microbial fermentation. As Pioneer of postbiotics, Adare Biome revolutionizes health by providing high-quality postbiotic solutions through its unique microbiome technology platform.

Adare Biome’s activity is to develop, produce, and commercialize microbiological products including its pharmaceutical product Lactéol™ marketed in almost 40 countries around the world, and its ingredients, LBiome™ and LBiotix™ for digestive health applications, in human, pet and production animals.”

Join the NutrEvent sponsors to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health
  • Assert your corporate focus on innovation in the sector
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key organisation in the sector

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

As a gold sponsor, Gnosis by Lesaffre is once again
supporting NutrEvent for this 8th edition

“At Gnosis by Lesaffre, we harness the power of microorganisms and biotransformation processes like fermentation to cultivate nutritional actives, probiotics, and nutritional and functional yeasts that benefit human health and wellbeing.

We draw on our focused research and development capabilities, rigorous quality and regulatory standards, and extensive clinical validation procedures so that we can effectively collaborate with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical brands to develop game-changing products that help their customers thrive. We relentlessly explore the potential of microbial biotransformation–an untapped, transformative resource–to develop natural, sustainable, and efficacious solutions.”

Join the NutrEvent sponsors to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health
  • Assert your corporate focus on innovation in the sector
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key organisation in the sector

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are very honoured to count Phytocontrol among the Sponsors of NutrEvent Winter 2021

A specialist in water and food safety, the Phytocontrol Group independently delivers a high-tech analytical service in terms of innovation, reactivity and reliability through local support. At Phytocontrol, our specific expertise and advanced equipment, allow us to work with all the actors in the agricultural, agri-food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.

Join this key Nutrevent Winter 2021 sponsor to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in feed, food, nutrition and health
  • Highlight your interest in early-stage innovation
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players in this sector
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key innovative actor
  • Show your expertise thanks to specific communication tools

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are very honoured to count Orexial among the Sponsors of NutrEvent Winter 2021

Join this key Nutrevent Winter 2021 sponsor to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in feed, food, nutrition and health
  • Highlight your interest in early-stage innovation
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players in this sector
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key innovative actor
  • Show your expertise thanks to specific communication tools

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are very honoured to count Ingredia among the Sponsors of NutrEvent Winter 2021

Ingredia is a dairy company that develops and manufactures dairy powders, milk proteins and innovative bioactive ingredients for the food, nutrition and health industries worldwide. Ingredia supports its dynamic growth by continued investments in cutting-edge industrial facilities and scientific research and innovation. For over 20 years, Ingredia has developed sustainable partnerships with its customers based on the shared values of its founding milk-producing cooperative.

Join this key Nutrevent Winter 2021 sponsor to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in feed, food, nutrition and health
  • Highlight your interest in early-stage innovation
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players in this sector
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key innovative actor
  • Show your expertise thanks to specific communication tools

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.

We are very honoured to count Roquette among the Sponsors of NutrEvent Winter 2021

Roquette is a global leader in plant-based ingredients, a pioneer of plant proteins and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

In collaboration with its customers and partners, the group addresses current and future societal challenges by unlocking the potential of nature to offer the best ingredients for food, nutrition and health markets.

We are very proud of our history, a success story that started in 1933 when the company was founded. Roquette currently operates in more than 100 countries, has a turnover of around 3.7 billion euros and employs 8,670 people worldwide.

Join this key Nutrevent Winter 2021 sponsor to have the opportunity to:

  • Identify your organisation with the leading  partnering event in Europe dedicated to innovation in feed, food, nutrition and health
  • Highlight your interest in early-stage innovation
  • Present your ideas and technologies to key innovation players in this sector
  • Enhance your visibility on an international scale and be recognised as a key innovative actor
  • Show your expertise thanks to specific communication tools

For more information about the sponsorship opportunities, visit the dedicated site page.