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5. June 2019 - 10:14

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the journal, the main source of diffusion of advances in all sciences related to physical characterization and sensory perception of texture, seeks to recognize the great scientific contributions and achievements of food texture with prizes in two separate categories: Recognition of the great successes of food texture research The first is named in honor of texture researchers who have an international reputation for outstanding contributions to the...

4. June 2019 - 14:57

The aim of this meeting was to present the latest developments on bioactive peptides and their health benefits for consumers. Fidel Toldrá, research professor at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), organised last week, together with Jianping Wu, researcher at the University of Alberta (Canada), the Second International Symposium on Bioactive Peptides which was held at ADEIT Fundación Universidad-Empresa de...

28. May 2019 - 13:32

Yolanda Sanz, researcher of the Microbial Ecology, Nutrition and Health group of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology was interviewed last Monday on the National Radio program on the Shoulders of Giants in which they talked about intestinal bacteria against stress, obesity and depression. Our intestines are colonized by an enormous number of microscopic beings. This is the microbiota, mostly bacteria, although viruses, fungi and protozoa are also present. These microorganisms...

28. May 2019 - 11:29

To celebrate the National Celiac Day, Cristina Molina Rosell, director of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology has come to the À Punt evening news to talk about celiac disease and advances in research dedicated to developing new gluten-free products from a nutritional and healthy point of view. In Spain, the National Celiac Day is celebrated every 27th of May in order to give visibility and support to celiac people with the intention of normalizing the life of the group. A day in...

27. May 2019 - 14:45

More than 5,000 people visited the Science Park on Saturday 25 May to celebrate the great science and innovation festival of the University of Valencia and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), which has the support of the Generalitat Valenciana. A volume of public that has once again demonstrated the stability of Expociencia, already consolidated as one of the main initiatives aimed at sharing the scientific spirit with people and stimulating scientific vocations. The...

27. May 2019 - 8:51

This project, led by CSIC researcher Amparo López, forms part of the European Union's ERA-Net SUSFOOD2 call for proposals and is endowed with one million euros. The Instituto deAgroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), coordinates the European project BIOCARB-4-FOOD, of the call ERA-Net SUSFOOD2, endowed with one million euros, and whose objective is to obtain new food ingredients from algae. The growing demand for food, combined...

24. May 2019 - 0:00

A very fruitful collaboration between Global Omnium and the microbiological food safety group: pathogen detection, conservation processes and risk assessment of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA - CSIC) has been awarded at SESA 2019. Prize for the best communication in the Valencian Community awarded by the Very Illustrious Official College of Pharmacists of Valencia at the XV Spanish Congress, V Iberoamerican Congress of Environmental Health and the II Conference of the...

22. May 2019 - 15:57

On May 15th, José Manuel Guillamón gave a course at the "School of Nutrition of Wine Yeast" in Castel San Pietro, Bologna, Italy. This day brought together all the oenologists from the Emilia-Romagna region, the largest wine producing area in Italy, to talk to them about the nutrients necessary for yeast to carry out a good fermentative activity during wine making. Specifically, the IATA researcher spoke to them about "Nitrogen metabolism in wine yeast and its impact on growth, fermentation...

22. May 2019 - 10:03

The MyNewGut project, coordinated by IATA, shows the influence of the intestinal microbiota on the energy balance that regulates body weight and brain function. Identified bacteria may lead to new probiotics to combat obesity and stress, and their complications, such as metabolic syndrome and depression. The intestinal microbiota (the community of microorganisms that inhabits the digestive system) plays a key role in our organism: it influences the development and functioning of the immune,...

20. May 2019 - 20:32

The CSIC research institute and the FPCUV organize a scientific-technological networking to promote the transfer of knowledge within the park. Thirty professionals from the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) and the companies located in the Science Park have shared their current lines of work in a scientific-technological networking in search of possible collaborations through joint research projects, provision of services, patent exploitation licenses or even personnel...