Countering diet-related diseases through competitive regional food- and physical activity clusters

Project Information

AFRESH

Grant agreement ID: 266181

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2010

End date 31 December 2013

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Regions of knowledge and support for regional research-driven clusters

Total cost € 3 344 483,00

EU contribution € 2 949 032,00

Coordinated by

WIRTSCHAFTSFORDERUNG REGION STUTTGART GMBH
Germany

Objective

"The European Commission has identified poor diets and low physical activity levels as health challenges wich should be adressed by actions across policy areas and engaging a range of public and private actors. Research points to a necessary link between nutrition and physical activity, but regional health economies need better collaboration between triple-helix actors to tap this potential.
This project aims at developing a research agenda for reducing diet- and physical inactivity-related (chronic) diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and various types of cancer, by developing innovative products and services within the field of nutrition and physical activity. Instrumental for this is collaboration on a EU wide platform for new research and innovation in the combined field of healthy food and physical activity.
The novelty lies in a multidisciplinary approach closing the gap between regional economic hotspots related to food and physical activity. Following this logic they chose the acronym ""AFRESH - activity and food for regional economies supporting health"".
Novel is also the fact that highly competitive RDCs undertake mentoring activities to help those to “get on board” where the collaboration within the triple-helix is insufficient.
Finally, the project is novel in the actions which will be implemented: ‘AFRESH Ideas’ research and product concepts and a Change Management Toolkit for mentoring regions."

Programme(s)

• FP7-REGIONS - Specific Programme "Capacities": Regions of knowledge and support for regional research-driven clusters

Topic(s)

• REGIONS - Regions of Knowledge

Call for proposal

FP7-REGIONS-2010-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions

Coordinator

WIRTSCHAFTSFORDERUNG REGION STUTTGART GMBH

Administrative Contact

Birgit Häbich (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 736 700,00
• Address: FRIEDRICHSTRASSE 10 ; 70174 STUTTGART ; Germany
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 289 435,00
• Address: SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25 ; 9000 Gent
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen › Arr. Gent
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

ERKEND REGIONAAL SAMENWERKINGSVERBAND OOST-VLAANDEREN VZW

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Frank Geyssens (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 119 091,00
• Address: Gouvernementstraat 1 ; 9000 GENT
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

Erkend Regionaal Samenwerkingsverband West-Vlaanderen vzw/

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Brigitte Smessaert (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 71 690,00
• Address: Koning Leopold III-laan 41 ; 8200 Sint-Andries
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

MENSANA-M.C.S.B.R.

Belgium

Administrative Contact

Tanja Latre (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 75 435,00
• Address: Gentse Steenweg 132 ; 8340 Sijsele-Damme
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

AGROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

France

Administrative Contact

Michel Salas (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 252 627,00
• Address: AVENUE AGROPOLIS ; 34394 MONTPELLIER
• Region: Occitanie › Languedoc-Roussillon › Hérault
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE FABRICANTES DE CONSERVAS DE PESCADOS Y MARISCOS-CENTRO TECNICO NACIONAL DE CONSERVACION DE PRODUCTOS DE LA PESCA

Spain

Administrative Contact

Maria Gomez-Reino Garrido (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 321 000,00
• Address: LAGOAS MARCOSENDE ; 36310 Vigo
• Region: Noroeste › Galicia › Pontevedra
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Administrative Contact

Gareth Stratton (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 292 003,00
• Address: RODNEY STREET 2 EGERTON COURT ; L3 5UX Liverpool
• Region: North West (England) › Merseyside › Liverpool
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Maria Hopman (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 198 378,00
• Address: HOUTLAAN 4 ; 6525 XZ Nijmegen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Arnhem/Nijmegen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO

Poland

Administrative Contact

Barbara Kowrygo (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 125 939,00
• Address: UL. NOWOURSYNOWSKA 166 ; 02 787 Warszawa
• Region: Makroregion województwo mazowieckie › Warszawski stołeczny › Miasto Warszawa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Sante A. Kowalski sp.j.

Poland

Administrative Contact

Monika Etryk-Kowalczyk (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 35 738,00
• Address: UL. JAGIELLONSKA 55 ; 03 301 Warszawa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Mazowiecki Osrodek Doradztwa Rolniczego w Warszawie

Poland

Administrative Contact

Wojciech Rzewuski (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 62 060,00
• Address: Czeresniowa 98 ; 02-456 Warszawa
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

INNOVA ESZAK ALFOLD REGIONALIS FEJLESZTESI ES INNOVACIOS UGYNOKSEG NONPROFIT KFT

Hungary

Administrative Contact

Anita Tóth (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 204 156,00
• Address: KASSAI UT 26 INKUBATORHAZ ; 4028 DEBRECEN
• Region: Alföld és Észak › Észak-Alföld › Hajdú-Bihar
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

DEBRECENI EGYETEM

Hungary

Administrative Contact

Nora Kovacs (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 89 987,00
• Address: EGYETEM TER 1 ; 4032 Debrecen
• Region: Alföld és Észak › Észak-Alföld › Hajdú-Bihar
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

KATKER 2005 KERESKEDELMI VENDEGLATOES SZOLGALTATO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

Hungary

Administrative Contact

Zoltán Katona (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 37 664,00
• Address: FUREDI UT 49-51 ; 4027 DEBRECEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Innovativ Elelmiszeripari Klaszter Kft.

Hungary

Administrative Contact

József Prokisch (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 37 129,00
• Address: BOSZORMENYI UT 138 ; 4032 Debrecen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data