News and Events

The chemical and microbiological safety of emerging alternative protein sources and derived analogues: A review

As part of her PhD project and thesis, and as a source of information for Giant Leaps’ Work Package 7, Matilde Milana wrote her first publication. 

VALPRO Path Webinar: European consumers perspectives on plant-based proteins

July 10, 2024
14:00 – 15:00 CET

Research position open at UNINA!

Join the Giant Leaps team at the University of Naples "Federico II" on a 2-year postdoctoral position.

Giant Leaps in VALPRO Path Podcast: Factors influencing the adoption of plant proteins (PART I)

Giant Leaps’ project coordinator Paul Vos, from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research was interviewed by Tamara Glišić-Krivošija from Foodscale Hub.

Horizon4Proteins webinar: Alternative protein integration in EU diets

Join us on Tuesday 23 January 2024, from 15:00 to 16:20 CET, and get insights on the integration of alternative proteins in EU diets.

Giant Leaps in Future of Foods podcast

Giant Leaps’ Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation Leader Edward Sliwinski from EFFoST sat down with Alex Crisp to talk about the project mission and activities.

Watch the new Giant Leaps video!

We are excited to present our new project video, highlighting our four-year mission to reshape nutrition across Europe.

Horizon4Proteins publishes Policy Brief to Revolutionise the Alternative Proteins Sector

The European Commission is being urged to take a series of measures to accelerate the shift to alternative protein in a policy brief published by Horizon4Proteins, a cluster of projects namely NextGenProteins, SUSINCHAIN, ProFuture, Smart Protein, and LIKE-A-PRO.

ProFuture final conference: Microalgae for the foods and feeds of the future

13-14 September 2023

Comet Louise, Brussels

Unlocking the potential of alternative proteins in the EU: a Horizon4Proteins Policy Roundtable event

17th May 2023

WP8.3 Workshop: Dissemination of results to policy makers via dedicated policy briefs

NextGenProteins Conference: Exploring the potential of new protein sources for food and feed

07-08.09.2023

Bremerhaven, Germany

GIANT LEAPS joins the Horizon4Proteins Cluster

We are proud to announce that GIANT LEAPS, Like-a-PRO and VALPRO Path have become members of Horizon4Proteins, a collaboration launched in 2021 by four EU-funded projects working on alternative proteins (NextGenProteins, ProFuture, Smart Protein and SUSINCHAIN).