Objective Natural substances and plant extracts are increasingly important components in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry as well as in the wellness sector thanks to its inherent characteristics and their high acceptance among the consumers. Therefore, the market share of natural products has been growing very fast, and for instance plant based drugs represent today a market share of approx. 30 % of Pharmaceuticals. Aloe vera is benefiting of this demand on natural ingredients thanks to its unique healing an d nutritional characteristics: The Aloe vera leaf contains over 75 nutrients and 200 active compounds, including 20 minerals, 18 amino acids, and 12 vitamins and works effectively against sunburn and UV irradiation.However, up to now no objective method f or quality demonstration and assessment of Aloe Vera has been established, which affects the competitiveness of European producers since they can only compete against imported raw material through offering a higher quality product. The companies of the consortium consider that an European project is the best mean to perform the necessary study and development to establish the regulations and standards that will guaranty their permanence in market keeping to their current product quality.The AMAY project ai ms at obtaining:- Exchange of best practises for plantations (maximising yield) regarding soil quality, cultivation methods, plant cultivars- Isolation and Quantification of Aloverose by NMR (irregularly acetylated polymer of Mannose)- Development and testing of new products with standardised content of effective compound Fields of science medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaminesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator SANTAVERDE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR NATURPRODUKTE MBH Address Klärchenstrasse, 11 Hamburg Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALFAVERDE PRODUCTOS NATURALES S.L. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address C/ gaudí n° 25, polígono industrial josé martín méndez Estepona See on map GRADIENS TERMÉKFEJLESZTÓ KFT. Hungary EU contribution € 0,00 Address Gizella str. 42 Budapest See on map Links Website Opens in new window PIANTE FARO Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via provinciale per riposto, 184 Carrubba di riposto See on map Links Website Opens in new window PLANT SCIENCE SERVICES GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Heerstr. 49 Westerkappeln See on map Links Website Opens in new window POULIMENOS CACTI Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kapandriti See on map Links Website Opens in new window QUIVERA COSMÉTICOS S.L. Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Saavedra fajardo, n°3 Fuente alamo See on map SPECTRAL SERVICE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Vogelsanger str. 250 Köln See on map Links Website Opens in new window STATNI ZDRAVOTNI USTAV Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Srobarova 48 Prague 10 See on map Links Website Opens in new window TELA GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Fischkai 1 Bremerhaven See on map TOPORIINA OY Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ukkohauentie 11-13 a. Espoo See on map Links Website Opens in new window VEREIN ZUR FÖRDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address An der karlstadt 10 Bremerhaven See on map Links Website Opens in new window
