Barilla G. & R. Fratelli S.p.A. is a Italian food Company founded in 1877, market leader in the production of pasta meals, sauces and bakery products. Barilla developed strong expertise and competencies in cereals' production forecasting and assessment, grain quality evaluation, cereals' supply chain food safety and climatic risk assessment. In its constant effort towards innovation, Barilla has developed a prediction tool based on publicly climatic data for microbial pathogen spread matching ZELDA’s effort in developing AI-based solutions for product delivery on field. Moteover Barilla has strong experience in wheat supply chain worldwide and a large network of suppliers (farmers and storage facilities) to collect reliable information on cereal crops.
Barilla is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Marco Silvestri, in quality of Durum Wheat Senior Fellow. He coordinate the Barilla Durum Wheat, Tomato and Legumes Agronomy Research Team. He is active on plant breeding, precision agriculture, crop agronomic management, regenerative agriculture coordinating several internal projects in collaboration with Universities, National and International Research Centers and private research companies.
Located in Norway, Borregaard operates one of the world's most advanced biorefineries to produce biochemicals by using natural and renewable materials obtained from forest-based feedstock. Within the ZELDA project, Borregaard will support partners as feedstock provider.Borregaard is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Gudbrand Rødsrud, in quality of Technology Director Business.
Located in Estonia, Fibenol operates a first-of-its-kind pilot biorefinery that uses the novel Sunburst™ pre-treatment technology to convert over 90% of lower-quality birchwood into high-value biomaterials such as lignin and wood sugars. Within the ZELDA project, Fibenol will support partners as feedstock provider.Fibenol is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Peep Pikt, CDO.
Cooperativas Agroalimentarias Extremadura represents the interests of 182 agri-food cooperatives, within the Extremadura region in Spain, covering around 37,000 farmers and livestock breeders. Its objective is to promote a professionalized and competitive cooperative business model to generate value that contributes to improving the profitability of its member farmers and livestock breeders and to the sustainable development of the agri-food sector and rural areas. It provides a direct contact with local primary producers represent, as key end-users of ZELDA’s solutions helping co-create solutions and validate project assumptions in real-world scenarios.Cooperativas Agroalimentarias Extremadura is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Carmen Moreno Vargas, in quality of Directora.
ScienceIndustries is the Swiss business association of the chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, bringing together more than 250 member companies from several science-based sectors. Thanks to its wide network, scienceindustries will support ZELDA in its outreach towards agriculture- and life sciences industries towards a wider product alignment with market expectations.Scienceindustries is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Jan Lucht, in quality of Head of Biotechnology,
Based in Spain, Alerion develops smart robotics solutions to increase company’s productivity and preserve the environment with a focus on AI-based precision autonomous infrastructure inspection systems. Within ZELDA, this knowledge will support the development of AI-based solutions for product delivery on field.Alerion is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Oier Peñagaricano, in quality of CEO
Kineton Farm is an Italian urban-agricultural initiative transforming unused green areas into an advanced laboratory of urban farming, technology, and environmental regeneration. As part of the Kineton group, it will represent an ideal setting to test ZELDA’s robotic solutions for product delivery on field.Kineton Farm is represented within ZELDA’s AB by Luigi Novella, in quality of CEO.
PTV aims is a Spanish association dedicated to driving innovation as the key to competitiveness in the viticulture and wine-production sector. Leveraging its network and expertise, the organisation provides a direct contact with local primary producers represent, as key end-users of ZELDA’s solutions.
