A three-day national innovation event co-funded by the European Union through EIT Food, uniting entrepreneurs, researchers, students, and industry leaders around the future of agro-food in the Western Balkans.
Vita Nova Consulting, in partnership with EIT Food and co-funded by the European Union, organised the EIT Food Challenge Labs Macedonia 2025 as part of the Vita Nova Innovation Days — a flagship three-day event held 28–30 October 2025 across two Skopje venues.
The event brought together over 100 participants including young entrepreneurs, students, researchers, innovators, and senior industry professionals to collaborate on solutions to the most pressing challenges in the agro-food sector.
Three early-stage food and agri startups were selected by the jury and awarded €500 vouchers each to accelerate their development:
Vita Nova Consulting served as the lead implementing organisation — responsible for the full event design, programme curation, venue logistics, participant recruitment, jury selection, media outreach, and all EU co-funding compliance and reporting requirements.
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Three teams were selected by an independent jury and each awarded a €500 EU-backed innovation voucher.
An innovative food drying and preservation technology startup addressing post-harvest losses and supply chain efficiency in the agro-food sector.
Agri-tech precision farming solution focused on soil health monitoring and data-driven agricultural decision-making for the Western Balkans.
A functional nutrition and synbiotics startup targeting gut microbiome health, combining probiotic and prebiotic innovation for consumer wellness.
Moments from Vita Nova Innovation Days 2025 — keynotes, panel discussions, the jury, and the award ceremony at Mercedes-Benz Rooftop, Skopje.
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