TPC Networking Event: The Power of Collaboration
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On November 16th, The Protein Community (TPC) organised a Networking Event surrounding the theme ‘The Power of Collaboration’.
Matchmaking between TPC partners
Many amazing innovative Protein products have been developed through collaboration of TPC-partners. In our ongoing pursuit of fostering greater collaboration, we kicked off our meeting with a dynamic way to connect TPC partners with potential partners who can help elevate the success of your innovations.
Showcases
The heart of our event lied in three interactive rounds of workshops, featuring six inspiring showcases. These initiatives reflect the power of collaboration among TPC Partners, each aligned with our three core focus areas: protein self-sufficiency, redefining the protein industry, and shortening time to market.
- Co-Fresh: Ten TPC-partners participated in this project. Minke Burgers, Protein project manager at Foodvalley, and Geert Lindenhols, a faba bean farmer, present falafel made of Dutch faba beans.
- Paul van Zanten, Inveja: offered insights into Inveja’s unexpected collaboration with De Nieuwe Melkboer.
- Jos Bijman, Wageningen University: who presented a business model for sustainable business & collaboration.
- Kirsten Knobel, The Protein Brewery & Frank Smalberg, Uticon: their experience in how their collaboration helped to tackle engineering challenges in building a state-of-the-art Protein Factory.
- Protein Transition Map NL: over 416 companies are identified in the Netherlands and are presented on this online tool made by Foodvalley. Lots of data = food for valuable collaborations.
- Shared facilities & vouchers: this opportunity for upscaling and collaborations was presented by Emmanuel Amon, including two best practices with companies from The Protein Community.