Description du projet
Accroître la résilience du secteur des légumineuses face au risque lié aux mycotoxines
Les mycotoxines, des toxines naturelles présentes dans l’alimentation et résultant d'un stockage ou d'un séchage inapproprié, peuvent causer divers problèmes de santé. Le projet MYCOBEANS, financé par le MSCA, entend renforcer la collaboration et l'excellence parmi les institutions universitaires et non universitaires. En se concentrant sur le risque émergent de mycotoxines dans les légumineuses utilisées en tant que protéines végétales alternatives, le projet entend renforcer la résilience du secteur des haricots et des légumineuses. Par le biais d’un partenariat de haut niveau, MYCOBEANS entend innover dans le domaine du diagnostic des mycotoxines, de l'évaluation toxicologique et de l'atténuation biotechnologique dans l'ensemble de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en protéines végétales. Le consortium facilitera le transfert de connaissances, encouragera les alliances de recherche et renforcera les capacités de personnel et de jeunes chercheurs.
Objectif
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.
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinateur
43121 PARMA
Italie