Descrizione del progetto
Aumentare la resilienza del settore dei legumi al rischio di micotossine
Le micotossine, tossine naturali presenti negli alimenti a causa di un’inadeguata conservazione o essiccazione, possono causare diversi problemi di salute. Il progetto MYCOBEANS, finanziato dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, si propone di migliorare la collaborazione e l’eccellenza tra istituzioni accademiche e non. Concentrandosi sul rischio emergente di micotossine nei legumi utilizzati come proteine vegetali alternative, il progetto mira a rafforzare la resilienza del settore dei fagioli e dei legumi. Attraverso una partnership di alto livello, MYCOBEANS mira a innovare la diagnostica delle micotossine, la valutazione tossicologica e la mitigazione biotecnologica lungo l’intera catena di fornitura delle proteine vegetali. Il consorzio faciliterà il trasferimento di conoscenze, promuoverà alleanze di ricerca e migliorerà le capacità del personale e dei giovani ricercatori.
Obiettivo
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.
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff ExchangesCoordinatore
43121 PARMA
Italia