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The Eurecat technology centre is to harness new single-cell genomics technology to assess the health impact of a diet based on alternative protein sources and characterise cells from cultured meat to move towards precision nutrition as part of the OPTIPROT Cervera Network of Excellence, the network of omics technologies for innovation in optimal protein [...]
Designing and manufacturing specific chips for key sectors of the economy is one of the technological trends set to shape 2025 says the scientific team at the Eurecat technology centre. They also predict that generative artificial intelligence will continue to grow in the coming year with disruptive applications and greater integration with technologies including [...]
The Centre for Omic Sciences (COS), a joint unit of the Rovira i Virgili University and the Eurecat technology centre, is building on its cutting-edge research in metabolomics and proteomics applied to life sciences, biomedicine, agri-food and the environment with the installation of two new high-resolution and high-sensitivity mass spectrometers. Metabolomics and proteomics are [...]
The Centre for Omic Sciences (COS), a joint Eurecat technology centre and Rovira i Virgili University unit, has stressed at the COS 2024 Annual Symposium held in Reus the role of microbiota in innovation projects and studies conducted to understand and improve human health, nutrition and the environment. “It has been shown that balanced [...]
This October, the second Symposium of the Centre for Omic Sciences, a joint unit of the Eurecat technology centre and Rovira i Virgili University (URV), will address the latest advances in understanding microbiota and their role in clinical studies in various fields of health, nutritional interventions and the environment with academic and industry experts. [...]
Red-fleshed apples are the ones with red skin and flesh. They belong to the Red Sun variety derived from commercial cultivation of red-fleshed “Redlove” apples originating in Switzerland, and in Catalonia they are mainly grown in Mollerussa. This red fruit stands out for its high anthocyanin content, a pigment from the flavonoid family that [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is taking part in the Cervera Network of Excellence OPTIPROT project, coordinated by AZTI, which seeks to furnish the food industry with tools to find the best combination of protein sources and shift towards a healthy and sustainable food system. AZTI, the project's coordinador, together with the technology centres Eurecat, [...]
The European HYPIEND project, coordinated by the Eurecat technology centre, is studying the impact of endocrine disruptors on the hormonal system during pregnancy, the first 18 months of a baby’s life and during pre-puberty to gain the understanding needed to devise strategies to minimise exposure to these chemicals and minimize their adverse effects on [...]
The Centre for Omic Sciences, a joint Eurecat technology centre and Rovira i Virgili University unit, has underscored at the COS 2023 Annual Symposium held in Reus and online the potential of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and for studying people’s biomarkers to unlock personalised nutrition and medicine. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) “is an analytical [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is working in the European OPADE project for the identification of key biomarkers in major depressive disorder to support healthcare professionals in their decision-making and increase the accuracy of diagnosis and antidepressant treatment. Specifically, the Eurecat research team is analysing multi-omics data from hundreds of patients with severe depression “to find [...]
