10 April 2025
On Tuesday, April 8, the Vitagora association celebrated its 20th anniversary at its annual general meeting. This symbolic moment was marked by a change in leadership: Oisin Morrin, CEO of Tippagral, succeeded Pierre Guez, who had been president since 2006. It was an opportunity to look back on two decades dedicated to innovation and excellence in the agri-food industry, in figures and images. Proposal documents for the Vitagora cluster in 2005The story of Vitagora began in 2005, on the initiative of Greater Dijon and a group of business leaders led by Thomas Derville, former CEO of Amora-Maille and executive at Unilever: the young association obtained its certification as a “competitiveness cluster” with the unique strategic focus…
29 September 2021
The drivers of nutritional change, the impact of digital technologies on children, and optimising the aging of white wines NuTWInd: understanding the nutritional transition in the French West Indies Faced with rising levels of obesity and chronic…
30 June 2021
Sustainable microalgae for aquaculture, and preventing age-related cognitive decline DEMETRA: Environmental optimisation of the production of microalgae biofilms Food production, arable land and fish stocks are under pressure, and our societies a…
11 June 2021
For over 10 years, Vitagora has been building a working relationship with Japan’s agri-food sector, with the goal of facilitating collaborations between French and Japanese research and industry players. One of Vitagora’s main partners in Ja…
28 May 2021
An innovation contest for start-ups and SMEs to accelerate the transition to agro-ecological food production On June 1st, 2021, Agronov, Vitagora, le Village by CA Champagne-Bourgogne and INRAE, in partnership with 6 companies and professional ass…
30 March 2021
News of Vitagora's accredited projects FOODSAFEBIOPACK - Towards safer food contact materials In the context of increasing demands for bio-sourced, recyclable or biodegradeable food packaging, cellulose fibres appear as a viable solution from a t…
23 March 2021
Des innovations au service d’une alimentation saine, savoureuse et durable This spring, five new startups and innovative SMEs have been selected to join the ToasterLAB agrifood acceleration program, run by Vitagora. Bulk retail of liquids,…
12 January 2021
Results of Vitagora accredited projects GASPPLI - A sensory application 2.0 to reduce food waste Food waste generated by mass catering in France represents around 150_200g/meal, or 0.3-0.4€/meal. An establishment serving 500 covers pers day for a…
18 November 2020
In September 2020, the FoodPackLab project launched with the support of the European Union’s COSME Programme, to focus on generating opportunities for European SMEs in the areas of deeptech and packaging for food safety, as well as creating a br…