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Functional food from algae - the webinar recording is now available 👀 Last week, we had the pleasure to welcome experts from industry, academia and authorities to our webinar on functional food from algae. They talked about developing algae-based food, consumer acceptance and complying with EFSA regulations. The speakers and panel participants were: Jean-Paul Cadoret who shared some of the experieces he made as CSO of Algama with the team there when developing an algae-based egg replacement. Marie Jane FALLOURD, the Marketing and Product Marketing Director at Fermentalg shared some of the lessons learned when bringing omega-3 and phycocynine from algae to the market. Fabio Fanari, Junior Researcher at IRTA and Coordinator of the ProFuture project, talked about some of the challenges the project consortium faced when bringing products enriched with algae proteins to the market. Clare O'Donovan from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland explained the differences between making a nutritional and a health claim. And she highlighted information to read up on. Pernilla Sandvik, Associate Professor at Uppsala University, is studying the consumers opinions' on algae based food and shared results from her work. Benoit Queguineur, Partnership Manager at ALGAIA - JRS Group, who is managing the development of macro- and microalgae based products. Maria Hayes, Senior Researcher at Teagasc, who is isolating and characterising techno-functional and health ingredients for applications including food. Watch the webinar now: https://lnkd.in/easA82vi #Algae #FoodIndustry

Why should we protect our oceans, rivers and lakes? For recreational reasons as many of us like to take a swim on warm days. But let's not forget the medical potential of marine algae. They can be a source for new medicines that could treat unmet diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, also known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Or, they can be added to our food to promote our health. In this video, Luísa Barreira, researcher at the Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) located at the University of Algarve, explains how compounds from algae can treat diseases. Prof. Barreira and her team did identify such compounds in algae. They are now carrying out the tedious task of isolating these compounds and characterising them. As our project progresses, we will share updates. So stay tuned, to learn if we managed to isolate and characterise the identified compounds, and whether their bioactivity is preserved when using them as functional food ingredient.

The green microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can adapt its shape and metabolism to different conditions without changing its genome. In nature, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii dwells in acetate-rich paddy rice soil, which is not mimicked by standard liquid laboratory conditions. In a recent study, scientists maintained the algae in a liquid environment with spatially structured 3-D components and acetate recreating natural conditions. The algae underwent a metamorphosis-like process when transitioning from homogeneous aquatic to a lifestyle simulating acetate-rich rice soil. These conditions resulted in reduced cell size and cilia length, an enlarged eyespot and many cells with double-layered cell walls. In the acetate-rich rice soil simulated conditions, the strains demonstrated stable overexpression of certain biomolecules such as carotenoids (upper layers in the syringe) or starch without the need for genomic transformation. The applied conditions could thus be interesting for biotechnological applications. Read the details in the paper: Metamorphosis of a unicellular green alga in the presence of acetate and a spatially structured three-dimensional environment https://lnkd.in/dG6y857u #Algae #Microalgae

Are you working on life cycle assessment about algae-based products or interested in it? Then this free webinar might be for you 👇 Five LCA experts will explain their approach toward process selection and later discuss the challenges as well as solutions. For more information and registration visit: https://lnkd.in/e36Ywmxg #FreeWebinar #Algae

The 13th European Algae Industry Summit is once again fostering deeper understanding of the recent industry developments. The event will bring together industry professionals from the food, feed, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics sector as well as algae producers. 📍 Antwerp, Belgium 📅 2nd & 3rd April 2025 Find more information on the event and registration here: https://lnkd.in/e973VPVY #Algae #FoodIndustry

Starting into 2025 with a short recap of our work on algae to find new treatments for pain, inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Algae-derived compounds have the potential to improve treatment outcomes when used as prebiotics for instance. Algal compounds like ulvans and fucoidans from seaweed or polyphenols such as phlorotannins can enhance gut health by promoting beneficial bacteria, inhibiting pathogens, and reducing inflammation. At Algae4IBD we're studying underexplored algae for prebiotic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and other different bioactivities. Such compounds can relieve the symptoms of IBD and help prevent the onset or relapse of the disease. #Algae #Biotechnology #InflammatoryBowelDisease

In their free webinar, the SECRETed Project H2020 shares their team's latest advancements and innovative results on the production of industry-driven amphiphilic molecules. 🗓️ 20th January, 2025 🕚 11:00 CET Expert talks include: 🗣️ Integrating Computational Approaches for the Discovery of Bioactive Metabolites. 🗣️Biosurfactants Applications for the Encapsulation in Cosmetic, Agrochemical & Nutraceutical Fields: A Comparison Study. 🗣️Design and Synthesis of Siderophore Based Antimicrobials. 🗣️ and many more topics Find out more about the webinar and register for free: https://lnkd.in/dMwKZ3eU The SECRETed project is developing innovative industry-driven amphiphilic compounds for applications in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals and chemistry. #FreeWebinar #Webinar #Biotechnology

Another leap towards closing the knowledge gap on the algal histone code language was made. Modifications on histones play a crucial part during gene expression. Scientists developed an open-source Python application that automates some of the repetitive and time-consuming tasks when identifying algal histone modifications (type, location and dymics): pyMS-Vis. pyMS-Vis made it possible to rapidly analyse data and discover a new and unexpectedly large population of a specific histone sub-type that was missing a mark which had always been assumed to be present on nearly every histone of this sub-type. Knowing the histone code language helps make improved strain varieties with beneficial traits. Read the details: https://lnkd.in/efFiyJkc #Algae #Biotechnology

Brown algae follow a conserved development pattern during embryogenesis, extending the hourglass model to an algae lineage⏳ ⏳What is the hourglass model? During the early and late phases of embryogenesis, the development is morphologically and molecularly diverse. The middle phases are conserved across species and include the developmental steps that establishing the basic body plan of the organism. 👩🔬 What was done? Scientists explored transcriptome patterns across different developmental stages of brown seaweed species, including Fucus sp., Ectocarpus sp., and Laminaria sp. 👀 What was the finding? They found that, Fucus serratus and Fucus distichus, that have a higher morphological complexity, displayed a clear hourglass pattern during development. Gene expression was more diverse at the early and late stages, and highly conserved in the middle stages of embryogenesis. 💡 What does this mean? The study provides another piece of evidence that the hourglass model may be universal across multicellular organisms. Read the publication: https://lnkd.in/egASBmHw Jaruwatana (Sodai) Lotharukpong and colleagues #OpenAccess #Algae #Macroalgae

Last days to get a regular ticket for the European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology (ESIB), taking place in Graz, Austria. This year's topics include: - Sustainable production in biopharma - The impact of AI on biotechnology - Life cycle assessment of biopharmaceutical manufacturing - CO2-based bioeconomies - New diagnostics and treatment options for chronic diseases Find more information here: https://www.esib.at/ Organised by acib GmbH #Biotechnology #Bioeconomy