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🚀 F&A Next 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽 Over 700 founders, investors, corporates and researchers gathered to tackle the question that matters most right now: how do we scale agrifood innovation into real-world impact? And the conversations that came out of those two days gave us plenty to think about. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 💡 Eva De Mol Ph.D opened with a sobering truth: most startups fail, and success depends on strong teams, diversity of thought and the resilience to learn from setbacks. 🌾 Michiel Scheffer 🇪🇺 brought the conversation back to the ground, reminding the room that the best agrifood solutions start with a deep understanding of what farmers actually face. 📈 Gali Artzi explored how GLP-1 therapies are quietly reshaping the food landscape and opening entirely new investment frontiers. 🏆 And the highlight of day two: the Feike Sijbesma Sustainable Innovation Award went to B-COS and our alumnus NoPalm Ingredients. Congratulations to both! Innovation alone is not enough. The future of food will be built by the right people working together. And events like F&A Next are where that starts. 👉 Relive the full highlights: https://lnkd.in/eAy-XsWs Proud to be an Organizing Partner of F&A Next 2026 alongside Wageningen University & Research, Rabobank, Anterra Capital and PeakBridge. 👋 See you at the 12th edition on 19 and 20 May! #FANext2026 #AgriFoodTech #StartLife #Startups #Innovation