The Food and Health Entrepreneurship Programme (FHEP) will take place from 16 to 20 June 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

This event aims to provide the participants with the knowledge on how to move their research from the laboratory to the market. It comprises seminars, mentoring and networking sessions that are foreseen as follows:

·        Acquire the tools to communicate the potential of your idea to the food sector;

·        Gain knowledge about the Intellectual Property rights and how to manage them in your activities;

·        Learn how to evaluate your technology from the market point of view;

·        Understand the business concepts related to financing, work teams, investment, subsidies, etc.;

·        Get the feedback from industry professionals, investors and business managers from food sector.

Discussions will be led by experts from leading EU Universities and public institutions, industry executives, entrepreneurs and investors. International academic researchers and engineers working in food science, nutrition and health related fields from any university or research institute are expected to participate.