The METROFOOD-PP 4th Project Progress Meeting took place last 24 and 25 November. After 2 years of intense activities, the METROFOOD-PP Consortium meet for discussing the advancements of the activities in the first 24 months of the project and to prepare in detail the next steps for the last 6 months. All the WPs of the three project blocks were discussed in detail (Block 1 “Building METROFOOD-RI”, Block 2 “Structuring METROFOOD-RI”, Block 3 “Strategic Planning”), along with the activities related to WP15 “Dissemination”, project coordination and management (WP1) and ethics aspects (WP16). We had the pleasure to host at the meeting also our Project Officer, who gave an inspiring introductory speech.Due to the sanitary restrictions, it was no possible to have all the consortium members meeting in presence, but we had this time the opportunity to organise the meeting in a blended version: the Management Committee members participated in presence, thanks to the local organization of our Belgian partner, Sciensano; all the consortium members, with representatives from all the 48 partner institutions involved in the project participated on-line, with a total of 102 participants the first day and 100 the second day. It was a pity not to meet all of us in person, but – after 2 years of remote work – the possibility to have at least the Management Committee in presence was like a milestone for us and the great participation and contribution from the colleagues participating on-line permitted us to have a very active and fruitful discussion. As always, the best strengthen is the team… our METROFOOD-family!  

FoodSafety4EU project organises the 1st pre-Forum dedicated to its #SupportingPartner! The event will take place online and it will represent the first step to build the future Food Safety Forum together with researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, consumers, food safety authorities and all the other relevant actors that will join it. The topic of this edition is “Sustainable food: how to keep it safe?“. More information and the agenda will be available soon but you can pre-register filling this form. For specific requests, you can contact us via email () or on our social networks.

In the frame of the METROFOOD-PP project (GA 871083), METROFOOD-RI launches the new RM-App, a new tool addressed mostly to researchers and testing laboratories allowing to search for available Reference Materials (RMs) dedicated to the agrifood research area. The database includes the worldwide production of RMs of interest for the agrifood sector, covering both Matrix-RMs and pure substances for calibration. The RMs included in the database are categorised in classes and sub-classes of parameters and matrices and can be searched for the desired parameter or matrix, or by using a cross-search per matrix-analyte combination. The RM-App is open, and can be freely accessed upon registration on our Authentication & Authorisation Infrastructure. Click here to create your account and enter the App. Let’s find the available RMs fit for you purpose, thus promoting metrology in food and nutrition and imporivng the reliability of measurement results! For information and support:

Ljubjlana, Slovenia 06.12.2021 to 08.12.2021 Registration for ESFRI Days

Register here by November 12, 2021 The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) are pleased to announce ESFRI Days, an event scheduled to take place from 6 to 8 December 2021 at the Grand Hotel Union, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ESFRI Days will feature two major events, complemented by the 78th ESFRI plenary meeting (for ESFRI National Delegates only, 6-7 December): ESFRI Roadmap 2021 Launch, 7 December 20211st ESFRI Stakeholders Forum Meetup, 8 December 2021

​For more information, please visit the event webpages: 

- 78th ESFRI Forum Plenary
- Roadmap 2021 Launch 
- 1st ESFRI Stakeholders Forum Meetup 

The Annual APRE Conference entitled "(re) Thinking the relationship between science and society" will be held online from 8 to 12 November 2021. It represents an important moment of learning, study and discussion for the entire national community on research and of innovation. This year's Agenda includes different presentation formats and promises to be full of insights, high-profile comparisons and information sessions.

The Italian research landscape will be held with specific sessions dedicated to the presentation of the Horizon Europe Clusters (APREbrief), which will focus attention on the themes, missions, all the main innovations and challenges envisaged by the new funding program of the European Commission.

There will also be spaces dedicated to the real world of science and technology, with the presentation of specific cases (APREext "Walking with science" and APREoff "The beauty of science") and spaces for the promotion of dialogue on the European world of R&I, which will see the involvement of experts and representatives of the institutions (APREdialogue).

The sessions of the Conference are open to the free participation of all people interested in the themes of Research and Innovation. All sessions will take place online. By scrolling through the agenda, you can easily identify the ones you find most interesting. Claudia Zoani, METROFOOD-RI Coordinator, will interveene friday 12 at 12:00 at the round table HE- coordinator prime experience includend in the Info day 2022 - Cluster Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment.

To participate, registration is required, using the form available at the link: https://www.aprecon2021.it/registrazioni

For more information, visit the official website of the Conference https://www.aprecon2021.it/ and the facebook page of the event https://www.facebook.com/events/464139638226286?ref=newsfeed

The complete 4-day program is available at the link: https://www.aprecon2021.it/