ZEST brings alternative proteins to Denmark’s largest food festival
Partners Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark (FBCD) showcased the project at Food Festival 2026. ZEST’s Danish partners, the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) and Food & Bio Cluster Denmark (FBCD), presented the project at Food Festival 2026, Denmark’s largest food festival, held from 4 to 6 September at Tangkrogen in Aarhus. […]
ZEST joins the conversation on Bluesky
The European research project expands into an emerging platform to broaden its reach and connect with new audiences. The European research project ZEST has expanded its social media presence with the launch of its new account on Bluesky, adding a new communication channel to its existing profiles on LinkedIn and X. By joining Bluesky at […]
Protein Pioneers cluster members organise a new workshop
The session brought together representatives from several initiatives in the field. ZEST recently participated in an online workshop organised within the framework of Protein Pioneers, a cluster of European projects working to advance innovation in alternative proteins. The session brought together representatives from several initiatives in the field, including Like-A-Pro, InnoProtein, CIRCALGAE, ZEST, Sustainabite and […]
Interview: 10 questions for… CTA (Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía)
This section seeks to introduce each beneficiary, explain their sector, and describe their work in the project. Today it is the turn of Manuel Silva, from CTA (Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía). What’s CTA (Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía)? CTA (Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía) is Andalusia’s leading innovation cluster, bringing together companies, universities, research centres and public organisations to […]
ZEST marks project midpoint at fifth General Assembly in Lübeck (Hamburg)
Representatives from the twelve participating entities met on 6–7 May for a meeting hosted at Tate & Lyle offices. The bioeconomy project focused on alternative proteins is expected to publish new technical deliverables shortly. Representatives from the twelve entities participating in the ZEST project gathered in Lübeck (Hamburg) on 6–7 May for the consortium’s fifth […]
ZEST attends the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum (Brussels)
The event brought together around 400 participants from 40 countries, representing key players from across the European bio-based community. ZEST is supported by the Circular Bio-based Joint Undertaking and its members. The Spanish partner CTA attended the CBE JU Stakeholder Forum with the aim of raising awareness of ZEST, learning about the latest developments and […]
ZEST joins the Protein Pioneers Cluster
The Protein Pioneers is a cluster formed by EU-funded projects with the common objective of transforming protein production with sustainable innovation. ZEST has joined the Protein Pioneers Cluster, a collaborative initiative launched at the end of 2024 by several EU-funded projects with the shared ambition of transforming protein production through sustainable innovation. The Protein Pioneers […]
ZEST strengthens collaboration to accelerate innovation in alternative proteins
Partners continue to explore strategic synergies with research centres and EU projects to boost knowledge sharing, market uptake and regulatory alignment. Building strong synergies with other European projects and key actors in the bioeconomy and alternative proteins ecosystem is at the core of the ZEST project’s work plan. This collaborative approach is essential to maximise […]
Fourth ZEST General Assembly confirms satisfactory progress and publishes first deliverables
D 3.1, ZEST Data Management Platform and Digital Modelling Framework Specification, and D6.1, Roadmap and Application of the SSbD Framework are now available here. The partners of the European research project ZEST held their fourth General Assembly online on 18 and 19 December 2025. The meeting represented a key milestone to review technical and strategic […]
ZEST showcases its approach at the SSbD25 Conference in Switzerland
LEITAT presents ZEST’s Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design methodology at Europe’s leading forum on responsible innovation in materials and processes. As leader of Work Package 6, LEITAT presented the methodology and objectives of the ZEST project in applying the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework during the SSbD25 Conference, held in Zurich, Switzerland. Organised by the IRISS SSbD Community and hosted at […]
