Our partners

Gilde Healthcare has joined NIZO food research as a shareholder to facilitate long term growth.

NIZO is a partner of Brave New Food. This is an open innovation challenge platform to connect innovators in the food industry.

Together with StartLife, Europe’s leading agrifoodtech accelerator, NIZO supports innovative foodtech startups in accelerating their go to market development.

Operating in the at the interface of human and animal health, NIZO works together with almost 40 partners in Immuno Valley.

Innovation partner to offer state-of-the-art microbial genomic solutions and DNA analysis.

Wageningen UR is innovation partner for exploring the potential of nature to improve the quality of life

Oost NL’s aim is to support (international) entrepreneurs throughout the entire process of establishing businesses and fostering growth in our region.

The Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Food Product & Process Modelling, comprising PSE and NIZO, provides a single-point service for food characterisation and predictive modelling. Process Systems Enterprise (PSE) is the leading supplier of Advanced Process Modelling software and digital design and operation technology and services to the process industries.

NIZO is a partner in Food Valley NL, an organisation that aims to increase innovation by bringing together knowledge and entrepreneurship in an effective way.

The strategic partnership of NIZO and HAS aims to develop new process technologies, insights and plant-based foods and ingredients contributing to the protein transition and extends the pilot facilities in the area of bakery and (alcoholic) beverages. Joined projects have result in, for example, new process routes for plant-based ingredient production as well as new product concepts based on these ingredients, such as creamy ice cream based on faba bean protein.

The strategic partnership of NIZO and VHL aims to develop new process technologies for sustainable food/dairy products and extends the pilot facilities. Joined projects have result in, for example, new simulation models to improve bioavailability of proteins by enhanced processing. NIZO and VHL also co-operate in improving food process performance by using advanced computer simulation tools.

NIZO collaborates with the VU University in multiple projects where dairy and non-dairy food fermentations are being optimized. In order to do so a Systems Biology approach is applied, which is crucial for the understanding of cellular processes, leading to relevant solutions in the market.

Collaborating to understand the role of food ingredients in protection against respiratory infection

An international network of excellence on the fate of food in the gastrointestinal tract.

NIZO food research is partner of Next Food Collective to help accelerate the transition to sustainable food systems and healthy diets.

Eat2Move center of excellence focuses on the importance of diet and exercise for the conditino of people East2Move brings disciplines together and promotes interaction: between researc intsitutions and companies, between the practice of (elite) sports and care. This creates synergy.

NIZO food research studies genomes of food-relevant bacteria in collaboration with the Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI) of Radboud University Nijmegen.

Fascinating is an open innovation program that connects (agricultural) companies, knowledge institutions and society. Together with Fascinating, we work on circular agriculture: sustainable and with space for nature, resulting in healthy food and healthy yields.