We are pleased to share some exciting updates on TU Dublin's dissemination and communication activities in the Up4Health project. TU Dublin has engaged in three activities to promote the project among external stakeholders and to progress Up4Health’s goal of contributing to the standardisation landscape. On March 8th, 2023, Dr. Catherine Barry-Ryan, hosted a visit by
Why circular economy in bio-economy is needed and how it can be environmentally and economically optimized at industrial plants? Circular economy strategies are crucial to decrease the environmental impacts of human activities. Avoiding the generation of waste is a priority, followed by the reuse, repairing, reconditioning, recycling, energy recovery and, as last option, landfilling of
Researchers from the Nutrition and Bromatology Group led by the Professor Dr. Jesús Simal Gándara at UVigo are evaluating by-products from olive oil, wine, and nut production to transform them into natural and healthy ingredients for nutraceutical, cosmetic and food applications in the context of the UP4health project. By-products generated during extraction of olive
Olive oil is a multibillion-euro global business and Manuel Román is determined to create an even bigger market from the sacred ancient fruit. Román is co-founder of ISANATUR, a Spanish company that has built a refinery able to turn every part of an olive into a commercial product of some kind. Pulp and pits Only
Circular economy is key towards a more efficient and ecological food production system. As you already know, at Up4Health we are pursuing good quality functional ingredients to be part of the food chain. Ingredients that can enhance the final products’ quality or improve their performance in some aspects. Part of the research is being
This new initiative by the European Commissio started last March 8th 2022. It was launched by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth #SHEULeads is a social media campaign dedicated to women and girls, which aims to highlight the work of women under 30 who are making a difference
UP4HEALTH celebrated its 4th General Assembly with an online meeting gathering the members of the consortium Our team reunited again! We held an online meeting with the objective of assessing the last months and preparing for the next ones. Our partners ISANATUR and Contactica organised the agenda of the day, which consisted of
