Redesign the food system
Become a BioSustainability Designer
The BioSustainability Design Fellowship is a 10-month, full-time talent and innovation programme that brings experienced professionals together to design, test, and commercialise solutions for a more sustainable agri-food system.
Lead the Green Transition. Design the Future of Food
The global food system is facing urgent sustainability challenges that demand innovative approaches and transformative methodologies. To address these challenges, we want to cultivate a new generation of change agents equipped to drive systemic change across the agri-food industry.
As a fellow, you are someone who sees challenges not as roadblocks, but as a call to action.
You know that individual efforts alone are not enough to transform a system this vast. You have the drive and the talent to make a difference, yet the path to creating meaningful impact is fragmented and unclear.
That is why we created the BioSustainability Design Fellowship. A 10-month, full-time programme that brings experienced professionals together to design, test, and launch solutions for a more sustainable agri-food system.
Explore our website to discover how the fellowship works, learn more about our approach and take the next step to lead the transition. Let us design the future of food together!
Please note: The application deadline has passed. Applications for cohort 2027/28 will open the 16th of December 2026.
The programme
Innovation, Sustainability, Design
BioSustainability Design is focused on creating talents and change agents for the food sector. With an aim to elevate and inspire a new generation of talents to think innovative using the needs-driven approach to innovation, we offer fellows and curious minds a deep dive into the agri-food industry to redesign and boost the sustainabiliy with innovative hosts companies and partners.
Skills and expertise
Launchpad for your career
We are not the heroes of this story – you are. We are the guides created to empower you. Hosted by the Danish Technological Institute, we provide the innovation framework and deep industry access you need to channel your ambition into scalable solutions. We do not just teach you; we equip and empower you to lead.
- Join a hand-picked, cross-disciplinary team and receive foundational training in needs-driven innovation.
- Immerse yourself directly in the agri-food value chain alongside our industry-leading hosts to uncover and validate the most critical sustainability needs.
- Develop, prototype, and validate a commercially viable solution, emerging with a concept ready for implementation and a robust business model.
News & Events
Watch the video from our kick off
Three Danish food companies open their doors to 12 change agents
Pictures from the BioSustainability Design kick off
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From expert to Systemic innovator
Graduating from BSD means that you are no longer just an expert in your field; you are a systemic innovator with the skills, confidence, and powerful network to lead change.
Whether you will launch your own start-up or drive innovation from within an organisation, you will be part of an elite alumni community shaping a resilient, sustainable, and responsible global food system.
Step into your role as a leader of the green transition
Apply to the BioSustainability Design Fellowship Programme:
The application deadline has passed. Applications for cohort 2027/28 opens the 16th of December 2026.
Want to know more?
Bring BSD to your stage
Would you like to hear more about the BioSustainability Design Fellowship Programme and innovation in sustainable food systems and biosolutions?
Programme Director Louise Krogh Johnson is available for presentations, trade fairs, events, and panel debates. Connect with her on LinkedIn and make your request.