PROJECT R&D+I

TITLE
NEWFOOD FOOD TECHNOLOGIES VALORIZATION

HIGHLIGHTS
Valuing traditional food products by incorporating innovation, and promoting them to the
national and international market

ABSTRACT
The NEWFOOD - Food Technologies Valorization project joins the ambitions of 4 Universities of the
Northern Region (University of Trs-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portuguese Catholic University -
Porto Regional Center, University of Minho and University of Porto) to accelerate the expansion
and consolidation of the so-called "traditional products" through a proposal of innovation catalyzed
by the transfer of knowledge and technology.
This project proposes three Actions that are articulated and include: (i) map knowledge and skills
in the Region and inventory the needs of the sector to ensure the innovation process focused on
the central axes of expansion and consolidation of the sector; (ii) promote innovation projects
aimed at generating new products/solutions of economic relevance in the "Traditional Products"
sector and (iii) actively disseminate knowledge, skills and resources to the entities involved,
including stakeholders from the relevant economic sectors.

In addition, with product development/improvement actions geared to industry needs and

consumer trends, factors critical to the competitiveness of the traditional sector are being worked
on. Given the territorially distributed nature of the project, it will also promote the
competitiveness of the Region associated with Agro-food activity, but also related activities such
as Tourism.

In this way, this project aims to foster these established links, with initiatives, on the one hand
integrative but also eminently practical and concrete.

KEYWORDS
Traditional Food Products, Innovation, Valorization, Technology Transfer, Agro-Food, Tourism

PROMOTERS / PARTNERS
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia Universidade Catlica Portuguesa; Universidade de Trs-os-
Montes e Alto Douro (Coordinator); Universidade do Minho; Universidade do Porto

FINANCING PROGRAM EXECUTION DATE GLOBAL BUDGET

Norte2020 2017-2019 210 000,00

CONTACTS E-MAIL PHONE

Eduardo Lus Cardoso ecardoso@porto.ucp.pt +351 22 55 800 71