On 4 November 2020, the Czech Liaison Office for Research Development and Innovation (CZELO) together with the Lithuanian Research Development and Innovation Liaison Office (LINO) invite you to an online event on “Food Safety – What is the role of research and innovation?”

The main objective of the webinar is to address the role of research and innovation in delivering the European Commission and UN SDGs objectives on food safety, adaptation to climate change and improving the tolerance of crops and livestock to stress, drought and floods. It will present successful examples of food safety projects from Czech Republic and Lithuania, as well as the role of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in stimulating innovation and protection of consumers and citizens and the role of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food. The Czech Republic will be represented by Dalibor Húska from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Mendel University in Brno. The event will bring together researchers, innovators and industry representatives to exchange and share their experiences and research results.

Registration is available here, the preliminary invitation is available here.