Objective The food and health relationship focuses on maintenance of optimal health, both in terms of physiology and new European legislation. Yet, most accepted biomarkers quantify (intermediate) disease endpoints or damage. This has led to major problems in demonstrating health benefits and establishing health claims, and blocks competitive economic and health developments in the food sector. BIOCLAIMS develops new biomarkers by exploiting the new concept of “health biomarkers” through quantification of the robustness of the homeostatic mechanisms involved in maintaining optimal health, based on the assumption that the ability to maintain homeostasis in a continuously challenged environment and changing physiology is key for healthy ageing. Mechanisms involved will be investigated during a series of food interventions in animal models and humans using “predisposed” conditions. Human models of presumed impaired robustness in maintaining metabolic and vascular health will be employed to study the responses of established and novel biomarkers to the challenging of homeostasis and to selected food interventions. Both advanced analytical methodology including nutrigenomics tools (transcriptomics, metabolomics, fatty acid composition, adipokine profile, macromolecule damage) and “whole body” physiological assessments will be exploited to derive a series of new biomarkers. Gender differences will be addressed. BIOCLAIMS thus delivers a series of robust biomarkers predictive of a healthy metabolic phenotype during ageing, based on stressors of homeostasis, These biomarkers will be fully characterized and evaluated for practical application in human nutrition, and compared to traditional ones. The consortium consists of 11 teams, balanced in gender and geographical distribution, with track records in animal physiology, human studies in the relevant health areas, nutrigenomics and new analytical approaches, and scientific assessment of health claims in the EU. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinephysiologyhomeostasis Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2009-2-2-03 - Development of biomarkers for health-promoting functions Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2009-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS EU contribution € 998 531,00 Address CARRETERA DE VALLDEMOSSA KM 7.5 07122 Palma De Mallorca Spain See on map Region Este Illes Balears Mallorca Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Xavier Garcias Amengual (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution € 498 043,00 Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martijn Gerretsen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE TECNOLOGIC EN TECNOLOGIES DE LA NUTRICIO I LA SALUT Spain EU contribution € 481 328,00 Address AVDA DE LA UNIVERSITAT 1 43204 REUS See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lluis Arola (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FYZIOLOGICKY USTAV AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY VEREJNA VYZKUMNA INSTITUCE (VVI) Czechia EU contribution € 488 849,00 Address VIDENSKA 1083 142 20 Praha 4 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Administrative Contact Jan Kopecky (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER ERNAEHRUNGSFORSCHUNG POTSDAM REHBRUECKE Germany EU contribution € 484 998,00 Address Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116 14558 Nuthetal See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam-Mittelmark Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Judith Schaefer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI COLLEGIUM MEDICUM Poland EU contribution € 454 007,00 Address Sw Anny, 12 31008 KRAKOW See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katarzyna Gubernat (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 685 169,00 Address UNIVERSITATSPLATZ 3 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Brigitte Winklhofer-Roob (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK United Kingdom EU contribution € 477 699,00 Address Kirby Corner Road - University House CV4 8UW Coventry See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Hedges (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution € 464 737,00 Address Highfield SO17 1BJ Southampton See on map Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southampton Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yan Qiao (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 506 984,00 Address NEUE STIFTINGTALSTRASSE 6 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Johannes Roob (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO Netherlands EU contribution € 458 866,00 Address ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 2595 DA Den Haag See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ben Van Ommen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data