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Test, validate, and de-risk your agri-food innovation faster. 

Sustainable Foods Test Bed supports SMEs, startups and innovators running real-world pilots across soil and soilless production contexts, combining physical testing with modelling and simulation to accelerate evidence generation. 

• Pilot in operational conditions
• Co-funding available (up to 50%)
• Supports progress from TRL 4 toward TRL 7–9
• Open, transparent, non-discriminatory access

Value Proposition

Faster validation: Structured pilots aligned with real KPIs. 
Evidence you can use: Results to support customers, scale-up, and funding.
Real environments + modelling: Combine field testing with simulation and digital tools.

How it works ?

Define the proof
Objectives, KPIs, and success criteria.

Pilot implementation
Soil and/or soilless operational environments.

Deliver evidence
Structured results and recommendations.

Who is this for?

Designed for SMEs, startups and innovators developing digital solutions for agri-food systems, including AI, IoT, sensing, automation, robotics, decision-support, and digital twin technologies. 

Testing Environments

Soil & regenerative contexts: Field and soil-based systems where variability and adoption matter. 

Soil & regenerative contexts: Field and soil-based systems where variability and adoption matter. 
Soilless & controlled environments: High-control production settings requiring monitoring and automation. 

Soilless & controlled environments: High-control production settings requiring monitoring and automation. 

Case Studies

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Seaqure Labs

Aquafeed validation in operational aquaculture systems.

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Nitrogen sensing

Real-time nitrogen water quality monitoring in RAS

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Agrodrone

Enhancement of Oxygenation in controlled cultivation environments

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Smartfisher

AI-based video monitoring in aquaculture tanks.

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Delox

Bio-decontamination for enclosed operational environments

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Oceano Fresco

Marine microalgae cultivation and growth modelling.

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Mouraplas

Soil bio-restoration in highly disturbed agricultural soils

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Verrio

Digital decision-support validation in real production environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who can apply and what TRL levels are supported?

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How long does a pilot take?

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What outputs and evidence are provided?

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Can pilots be confidential?

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