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Promoting the Mediterranean diet and healthy, sustainable eating habits in families from pregnancy through to the baby’s first months
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Promoting the Mediterranean diet and healthy, sustainable eating habits in families from pregnancy through to the baby’s first months
Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Promoting the Mediterranean diet and healthy, sustainable eating habits in families from pregnancy through to the baby’s first months

EurecatEQZ2026-07-10T12:00:01+00:00July 2nd, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The technology centre Eurecat coordinates the international PANACEA project, that promotes the adoption of Mediterranean, healthy and sustainable eating habits in pregnant women from the second trimester until the baby's first four months. The project integrates nutritional and culinary education, digital coaching tools, motivation strategies and initiatives to promote local consumption, with the aim [...]

Eurecat is seeking volunteers for a study on the effects of a nutritional supplement on knee pain
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Eurecat is seeking volunteers for a study on the effects of a nutritional supplement on knee pain
Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Eurecat is seeking volunteers for a study on the effects of a nutritional supplement on knee pain

EurecatEQZ2026-02-19T12:43:00+00:00February 5th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is seeking 80 volunteers aged between 40 and 70 with mild and persistent knee pain to evaluate the effect of a nutritional supplement on the reduction of joint pain, one of the most prevalent conditions in the population and a major cause of disability. The project, called Agartrosis, will allow [...]

Eurecat demonstrates the neuroprotective potential of polyphenol-rich agricultural extracts obtained from red onion, chicory, and vine and olive pruning residues
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Eurecat demonstrates the neuroprotective potential of polyphenol-rich agricultural extracts obtained from red onion, chicory, and vine and olive pruning residues
Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Eurecat demonstrates the neuroprotective potential of polyphenol-rich agricultural extracts obtained from red onion, chicory, and vine and olive pruning residues

EurecatEQZ2026-02-09T13:16:01+00:00January 30th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has demonstrated, at a preclinical level, the neuroprotective effects and cognitive performance–enhancing properties of polyphenol-rich extracts obtained from red onion skins, chicory leaves, and vine and olive pruning residues, as a starting point for the development of ingredients that can be transferred to nutritional products with beneficial effects on mental [...]

Biotechnology will emerge in 2026 integrating sustainability, digitalisation and food production to address emerging challenges in nutrition and health
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Biotechnology will emerge in 2026 integrating sustainability, digitalisation and food production to address emerging challenges in nutrition and health
Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes

Biotechnology will emerge in 2026 integrating sustainability, digitalisation and food production to address emerging challenges in nutrition and health

EurecatEQZ2026-02-09T13:21:56+00:00January 19th, 2026|Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

Biotechnology is “leading a transformation that is impacting human nutrition, human and animal health, industrial processes and green agri-food”, areas which this year will be marked by innovation “integrating sustainability, digitalisation and new ways of producing ingredients and foods”, advances the Scientific Director of the Biotechnology Area of the Eurecat technology center, Francesc Puiggròs. [...]

Eurecat coordinates a European study to reduce children’s exposure to endocrine disruptors that alter the hormonal system
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Eurecat coordinates a European study to reduce children’s exposure to endocrine disruptors that alter the hormonal system
E-Health, Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes

Eurecat coordinates a European study to reduce children’s exposure to endocrine disruptors that alter the hormonal system

EurecatEQZ2026-01-30T09:30:32+00:00November 24th, 2025|E-Health, Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is coordinating the European project HYPIEND, an international initiative promoting a study aimed at children aged 6 to 8, with the goal of understanding and preventing the impact of endocrine disruptors on child development and helping to reduce exposure to these chemical compounds that interfere with the hormonal system. As [...]

Potential biomarkers identified that signal the transition to menopause and could pave the way to improving women’s health and well-being
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Potential biomarkers identified that signal the transition to menopause and could pave the way to improving women’s health and well-being
Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes

Potential biomarkers identified that signal the transition to menopause and could pave the way to improving women’s health and well-being

EurecatEQZ2026-01-29T13:09:34+00:00October 16th, 2025|Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is providing new insights into the transition to menopause with the identification of more than 140 potential biomarkers in a preclinical study carried out in collaboration with the Rovira i Virgili University (URV) and the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). These findings could pave the way for the design [...]

Eurecat researches bacteria capable of biodegrading microplastics and nanoplastics present in the sea
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Eurecat researches bacteria capable of biodegrading microplastics and nanoplastics present in the sea
Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Eurecat researches bacteria capable of biodegrading microplastics and nanoplastics present in the sea

EurecatEQZ2026-01-29T13:11:18+00:00October 8th, 2025|Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is leading the MicroWorld Puertos project, which aims to identify and characterize bacteria capable of biodegrading microplastics and nanoplastics present in the sea, one of today’s major environmental challenges. The research will be carried out at the Port of Tarragona and at La Pineda beach, with the objective of ensuring [...]

Eurecat innovates in a precision nutrition strategy to help improve the health of elder people
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Eurecat innovates in a precision nutrition strategy to help improve the health of elder people
Food, Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes

Eurecat innovates in a precision nutrition strategy to help improve the health of elder people

EurecatEQZ2026-01-29T12:02:39+00:00September 30th, 2025|Food, Nutrition and Health, Omics sciences, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has carried out, in collaboration with the technology centre AZTI, a clinical study involving elder people that lays the groundwork for advancing towards precision nutrition for this population group. The aim is to help combat age-related problems such as the progressive loss of muscle mass, strength and function associated with [...]

Eurecat demonstrates photoprotective and anti-inflammatory potential of compounds from agricultural waste to improve skin health
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Eurecat demonstrates photoprotective and anti-inflammatory potential of compounds from agricultural waste to improve skin health
Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Eurecat demonstrates photoprotective and anti-inflammatory potential of compounds from agricultural waste to improve skin health

EurecatEQZ2025-11-03T16:07:46+00:00August 28th, 2025|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre has demonstrated the photoprotective and anti-inflammatory potential of polyphenol-rich extracts from agricultural by-products such as chicory leaves, red onion skins, vine prunings and olive prunings, proving their effectiveness in three-dimensional in vitro models equivalent to human skin exposed to UV-B radiation in a paper recently published in the Journal of [...]

Eurecat drives technologies to power innovation in food and protein alternatives in the food industry
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Eurecat drives technologies to power innovation in food and protein alternatives in the food industry
Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes

Eurecat drives technologies to power innovation in food and protein alternatives in the food industry

EurecatEQZ2025-11-03T15:26:17+00:00July 11th, 2025|Food, Nutrition and Health, Press Notes|

The Eurecat technology centre is developing several technologies to drive innovation in food, such as a new automated digester which will enable the food industry to analyse the digestibility and nutritional quality of new protein sources. The digester simulates the human digestive system and allows in vitro laboratory testing of the digestibility and protein [...]