The 2nd meeting of the FNH-RI Consortium took place on 5 March 2026 via Teams. The consortium, led by Prof. Ing. Adriana Kolesárová, PhD., Director of the AgroBioTech Research Centre, continues to create space for coordinated cooperation in the fields of food, nutrition and health, and for strengthening Slovakia’s connection to the European research infrastructure community.
During the meeting, partners focused on current opportunities, coordination tasks and next steps for the development of the consortium platform.
The main topics discussed included:
- current Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls relevant to the consortium
- potential areas for joint project preparation, including sustainable and healthy diets, microbiome research, AI-based tools and food-related decision-making
- update and redesign of the FNH-RI website
- revision of national notes and partner information
- update of consortium agreements and national-level cooperation arrangements
- planning of the next consortium meeting and follow-up activities
The meeting also highlighted the importance of keeping national platform information up to date. Partners will be asked to review their national notes, update contact details, identify national contact persons and suggest improvements to the common template. A unified structure and visual style for national platform pages was recommended.
SPU in Nitra also informed partners that a redesign of the FNH-RI website is currently being prepared on the Slovak side. The updated website should better reflect the current composition of the consortium, partner expertise and future cooperation opportunities.
The consortium agreed to continue regular monthly meetings. The next meeting was proposed for April 2026, with SPU planning to present the first steps related to the website redesign and further updates connected to the development of the consortium platform.
