Project description
Innovative software for safe food monitoring
According to the World Health Organisation, foodborne illness outbreaks are associated with more than 420 000 deaths annually (2015). Pathogenic organisms like Salmonella and Listeria are estimated to account for 80 % of that toll. The objective of this EU-funded Novo project is to reduce that burden by proposing more robust, preventive pathogen control programmes using the latest digital developments, IoT and machine-learning. The project will focus on enriching FoodSafetyGuardian®, a cloud-based solution that makes it possible to collect data from a variety of food safety operations, including pasteurisation-like systems, cleaning procedures and environmental monitoring programmes. It offers a consolidated platform to reduce manual-handling quality procedures, increase traceability, identify trends and comply with regulations. FoodSafetyGuardian® further develops real-time algorithms to assist Food Safety & Quality Assurance professionals in making faster, more fluid and reliable decisions.
Objective
Stricter food safety laws have been/are being implemented around the globe to minimise largely preventable foodborne diseases that currently afflict over 600 million people a year. A major challenge in verification processes is the inability to guarantee a finished food product is pathogen free. By monitoring and verifying the parameters that have been set are actually effective during food manufacturing, companies can minimise microbial risk.
Accordingly, Novolyze is developing FoodSafetyGuardian (FSG) - the first cloud-based software solution that integrates with equipment already in place at manufacturing plants, to collect data in real time for continuous analysis. FSG uses algorithims to determine if a change in set parameters (e.g. a specified temperature) should trigger an alarm or whether it is not a risk at the specific stage of food processing. FSG is the first platform that performs this level of analysis in real time. It also allows for add-ons such as a hygiene monitoring platform (HMP) to analyse cleaning and sanitation operations within a factory environment.
The aim of this EIC project is to complete development of software for FSG and the HMP and then test it amongst customers. These products are expected to streamline and transform the food safety market. Novolyze aims to take FSG and the HMP to TRL8. Following commercialisation activities post-EIC, both products will be ready for market entry. Novolyze then aims to dominate an estimated total, global addressable market, valued at EUR 457m by 2023.
The company has grown its organisation to ensure they have the expertise and competencies with the team to complete development in the EIC project and eventually launch the products on the market. This will lead to accelerated growth for the company. The current project is therefore central to the company’s long-term vision and growth.
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-2b - SME Instrument (grant only and blended finance)
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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21121 Daix
France
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