Objective The nutraceutical, functional food and cosmetic EU and worldwide markets are rapidly evolving sectors always in need to develop new classes of products. One of the most important market trends is the use of new bio-based ingredients obtained by environment-friendly extraction processes and testing methods. Of particular importance is the re-cycling and valorization of agro-food industry by-products as feedstocks for the isolation of bioactive molecules.The BIORICE project aims to fill the gap of knowledge of the involved SMEs on rice protein by-product pre-treatment, peptide isolation and relative bioactivity and safety testing. In particular, BIORICE research activities will produce added value bioactive ingredients (semi-purified digestates and small molecular weight peptides) starting from protein by-products contained in the processing water of the rice starch production stream. The protein by-products will be pre-treated via biotechnological approaches (enzymatic proteolysis, microbial treatments) and different small molecular weight (lower than 15 kDa) peptides will be isolated by means of innovative eco-sustainable and not degrading techniques. A new method for in vitro evaluation of the skin sensitization potency will be developed so that the products will be tested without using laboratory animals. The BIORICE project brings together 7 partners distributed in 3 EU Member States and 1 Associated Country. In BIORICE 3 RTD Performers will make their multidisciplinary and complementary expertise in the areas of plant biotechnology, downstream processing and human tissue engineering available to 4 SMEs operating in the nutraceutical, food and cosmetic markets. The project results are expected to have a significant impact on the competitiveness of SME Participants that will be able to expand their business by adding to their product range new bioactive ingredients and protocols enabling new product formulations applicable in food, cosmetic and nutraceuticals sectors. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processesrecyclingnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologytissue engineering Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annalisa Tassoni (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 12 705,30 Address Hansastrasse 27c 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Krause (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data STERLAB SAS France EU contribution € 3 000,00 Address Chemin saint bernard 2720 06220 Vallautis See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Fabien Guillon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data PRINCIPIUM SA Switzerland EU contribution € 490 882,90 Address Via luganetto 4 6962 Viganello See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rosella Malanchin (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AMIDERIA IL CERVO SRL Participation ended Italy EU contribution € 290 564,00 Address Via del lavoro 3 40050 Monterenzio bo See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Matteo Lamborghini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FARCODERM FRANCE SAS France EU contribution € 226 714,30 Address Rue yves collet 4 29200 Brest See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Alexandre Batardiere (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data CARMINIA SNC DI MATTEO LAMBORGHINI E PIERO MORSELETTO Italy EU contribution € 71 696,00 Address Via altaseta 5 40123 Bologna See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Piero Morseletto (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data
