Scope of the Protein Competence Center (PCC)
The Protein Competence Center is a balanced network of aspiring food and feed companies together with strong partners in the research sector, universities and other knowledge partners.
Based in the Netherlands it is internationally orientated to innovate the world's protein supply, with all its aspects of economy, sustainability, health, and environment.
Although at present focused on protein in feed and food, the Protein Competence Center certainly also consider the use of protein in non-food applications and links to biobased economy.
A flexible network
All partners are required to sign their Consortium Agreement. Each project is arranged in a dedicated agreement that lays down all aspects of, e.g., finances, time line, responsibilities, and intellectual property.
So partners only take financial responsibilities for those projects in which they participate. Revenues (and intellectual property rights) are acquired according to this arrangement, and dispensed according to input ratio.
The latter can be otherwise adapted to the wishes of the partners in a project if they agree on a different division.
The Center was founded on May 1, 2014
Participating Companies:
- Agrifirm
- AVEBE
- Darling Ingredients
- DSM
- Duynie-COSUN
- FrieslandCampina
- VanDrie Group
Participating Knowledge Partners:
- Wageningen University and Research centre
- NIZO Food Research
- University of Groningen
- TNO (healthy living)
- University Medical Center Groningen
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences
