ILVO aims to help eradicate malnutrition as well as an excessive food intake through knowledge about the functionality of primary products and process optimization.
Within so-called 'living labs' ILVO aims to further build on its role as a future-oriented and demand-driven knowledge center. Currently ILVO has 6 thematic living labs.
The project will be implemented iteratively, engaging key stakeholders and leveraging open calls to ensure broad representation and participation from all EU Member States.
During his visit to ILVO on June 12, 2025, EU Commissioner Piotr Serafin was able to note that ILVO in Merelbeke-Melle is making excellent use of European resources for innovation to provide services ...
ILVO has been alerted to the circulation of a counterfeit validation report relating to a screening test kit intended for the detection of antibiotic residues.
Flemish minister-president Matthias Diependaele laid the symbolic foundation stone for the Feed Pilot, new precision feed research infrastructure at ILVO, on June 3, 2025.