Description du projet
Une formation sur la qualité, la sûreté et la sécurité des aliments pour les chercheurs en début de carrière
En raison de la croissance et de l’évolution rapides de la science des aliments, les chercheurs doivent posséder une compréhension multidisciplinaire et intersectorielle de la spectrométrie de masse afin de parvenir à exploiter les méthodologies et techniques, qu’elles soient classiques ou de pointe. Le projet FoodTraNet relèvera ce défi en offrant une formation à de brillants chercheurs en début de carrière (CDC), par l’intermédiaire d’une plateforme commune d’outils de spectrométrie de masse avancés, dédiés à la qualité, la sûreté et la sécurité des aliments. Un réseau de formation et de recherche multidisciplinaire sera mis en place pour donner aux CDC la possibilité de transférer leurs connaissances des pratiques scientifiques aux applications industrielles. FoodTraNet couvrira différentes techniques, notamment la mesure d’isotopes stables, la détection de composés ciblés, suspects et non-ciblés et l’imagerie par spectrométrie de masse, pour identifier les biomarqueurs et les composés bioactifs afin d’assurer la qualité et la traçabilité des aliments.
Objectif
FoodTraNet is designed to provide high-level training of a new generation of high achieving early stage researchers (ESRs) in a common platform of advanced mass spectrometry tools for food quality, safety and security. Due to the fast growing and changing area in food science researchers need a multidisciplinary, intersectoral grounding in these tools to extract all the potential from traditional and new available methodologies and techniques. Although already available there is still a big gap between research capability and industrial uptake that needs to be bridged to assure their use in more practical and efficient way. The network is designed to bridge this translational gap by creating a multidisciplinary training and research network that will give ESRs the ability to transfer their knowledge from basic sciences to industrial applications. FoodTraNet will cover techniques including stable isotopes, target, suspect, non-target screening and mass spectrometry imaging to obtain the following objectives: 1) identify biomarkers and bioactive compounds to assure food quality and traceability; 2) characterize novel foods to support food safety and security; and 3) developed and characterize new products based on the latest advances in nanotechnology: edible photonic barcodes; nano-sensors; multi-functional polymer nanostructured materials; and new, active and intelligent packaging. These goals will be achieved by a unique combination of “hands-on” research training, non-academic placements/courses and workshops on scientific and complementary transferrable skills facilitated by the academic-non-academic composition of the consortium. Strong industry involvement in the project, with full participation of CONCAST and SMEs from different sectors, will provide ESRs with the transferable skills necessary for thriving careers in a burgeoning area that underpins food sustainability through innovative technological development across a range of diverse disciplines.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
1000 Ljubljana
Slovénie