Descripción del proyecto
Aumentar la resiliencia del sector de las legumbres frente al riesgo de las micotoxinas
Las micotoxinas, toxinas naturales presentes en los alimentos como consecuencia de un almacenamiento o secado inadecuados, pueden provocar diferentes problemas sanitarios. En el proyecto MYCOBEANS, financiado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, se promoverá la colaboración y la excelencia entre instituciones científicas y el sector industrial. El proyecto, centrado en el riesgo emergente de las micotoxinas en las legumbres, utilizadas como proteínas vegetales alternativas, tiene por objeto mejorar la resiliencia del sector de las judías y las legumbres. A través una asociación de alto nivel, MYCOBEANS pretende innovar en el diagnóstico de micotoxinas, la evaluación toxicológica y la mitigación biotecnológica en toda la cadena de suministro de proteínas vegetales. El consorcio facilitará la transferencia de conocimientos, fomentará las alianzas de investigación y mejorará las capacidades de los profesionales y los jóvenes investigadores.
Objetivo
The overall aim of the MYCOBEANS project is to strengthen the collaboration and promote the excellence of the academic and non-academic institutions involved with the common goal of exploring the emerging risk due to the occurrence of mycotoxins in legumes intended as alternative plant proteins, and therefore increase the resilience of the beans and legumes sector. Thanks to its top-class partnership, MYCOBEANS will bring innovation in mycotoxins diagnostics, toxicological evaluation, and biotechnological mitigation along the entire plant protein supply chain.
The consortium, led by the University of Parma, Italy, involves internationally-leading academic and non-academic partners from the EU, UK and ASEAN countries, and has been designed around the already existing network of the International Joint Research Center on Food Security, Thailand. The strong connectivity already in place among partners will ensure the knowledge and expertise transfer, help build new research alliances, and enrich staff and young researchers' capacities from all members of the consortium. Young researchers will be exposed to a very diverse and multidisciplinary environment, thus ensuring a quick professional growth.
The specific objectives will be achieved through an extensive program of interdisciplinary and intersectoral short- and medium-term staff exchanges and expert visits, involving doctoral and postdoctoral researchers as well as senior staff, aimed at cross-pollination among scientific disciplines, from chemistry to toxicology, biotechnology, industrial processing as well as regulatory science. As a complement, a rich program of training workshops, seminars, summer schools and dissemination and outreach activities will ensure a significant impact both at a professional career level as well as for industry and society.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinador
43121 PARMA
Italia