Startup Challenge: Live pitches on the showfloor
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 2:45 PM to 4:10 PM · 1 hr. 25 min. (Europe/Berlin)
Innovation Hub, 41Q22
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Learn about the most ground-breaking innovations in the food ingredient industry as our top finalists pitch their projects to the audience – and find out who the winners are!
Categories:
- Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient
- Most Innovative FoodTech Solution
- Most Innovative Service or Digital Solution in F&B
Plus, a special jury's choice award for the Most Innovative Sustainable Solution
Here are our finalists for each category:
Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient
- Felix Kasper, CCO, Biophelion
- Nissim Chen, CEO, EcoCrystal
- David Peters, CEO, MicroLub
- Nathalie Rolland, Co-Founder and CEO, Nutropy
- Frederik Jensen, CEO and Founder, SUMM Ingredients
- Hille van der Kaa, CEO, Those Vegan Cowboys
- Leila Strickland, Co-Founder, CEO, Totality Biosciences
Most Innovative FoodTech Solution
- Juan Cassini, CEO and Co-Founder, BioClé
- Marie-Astrid Gouin, Head of Sales and Marketing, Fungu'it
- Bob Jacobs, President, Hydrosome Labs
- Myrthe Lim, Product Developer, Rival Foods
Most Innovative Service or Digital Solution in F&B
- Ömer Özkan, CEO, Enbiosis Biotechnology
- Dustin Hansley, Founder and Research & Development, Hans-Made Research
- Andre Limmer, Co-Founder, NF1 SmartTech GmbH
- Jochen Matzer, Co-Founder, NF1 SmartTech GmbH
- Nicola Colombo, CEO, PRODEEN
- Violette Henot, COO, Taama
- Krystle Law, Chief Executive Officer, Taama
Availability
In Person
Event Type
Innovation Hub
Accessibility
Free-to-attend