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 [...]
At Food4Future, which is taking place in Bilbao until 18 April, the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing a connected, smart device for controlling the cooking of meat and fish in real time which gives instructions in the kitchen to optimise the quality of the process together with a cutting-edge solution harnessing solid-phase fermentation technology [...]
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, [...]
At the Alimentaria trade fair, the Eurecat technology centre is showcasing fermentation technology as an innovative tool for getting novel ingredients based on alternative protein from plant sources, insects, nuts, mushrooms and algae while also optimising the sensory and nutritional properties of plant-based proteins to help make the agri-food industry more sustainable. With the [...]
The Eurecat technology centre is studying the effectiveness of a new therapy based on a multi-ingredient amino acid to ameliorate the impact of obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the health of menopausal women. Specifically, Eurecat’s Nutrition and Health Unit is to run a three-month nutritional intervention with menopausal women to investigate how [...]
The burgeoning potential of generative artificial intelligence is set to play a leading role in the healthcare industry in 2024 along with gene editing and its applications in precision medicine and synthetic biology. This will enable the generation of new ingredients for the food sector and bioactive substances for the pharmaceutical industry to unlock [...]
The University of Barcelona, through the Torribera Food Campus, and the and the Eurecat technology centre have signed a collaboration agreement to promote research and technological innovation projects in the food and health sector. The agreement also includes the development of joint doctoral theses in this field; the generation of projects of high strategic [...]
Ebro-based company Kenshô and the Eurecat technology centre have teamed up to examine solid-phase fermentation for more sustainable manufacturing of fermented products such as Mediterranean sake and miso in L’Ampolla. As part of this R&D and innovation project, Eurecat has looked into the recovery of potential fermentative microorganisms from the washing water of a [...]
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 [...]
