New techniques to ensure the quality and safety of food as well as to authenticate the origin of food supplies, thus helping you to avoid fraud and contamination of your supplies

New foods and food ingredients that have properties which are healthier or more attractive to consumers

Testing for absorption levels or bioavailability of food ingredients

New technologies for more efficient, competitive, sustainable and secure agriculture, livestock and aquaculture

Efficiency improvements in classical biotechnological processes, like lactase fermentation, the curing of sausages, or for the production of alcoholic beverages

Technological tools to reduce the environmental impact of food industries and to provide a value added to by-products and residues    

Oral cosmetics or "cosmeceuticals" (products or ingredients with cosmetic properties that can be incorporated into a diet)

New innovative biomolecules and / or improvements in current biomolecules

Identification, extraction and fabrication of derived properties from natural conventional and exotic resources like microorganisms, algae and seaweeds, etc.)

In Vitro test models to test-products and technologies

The development of sophisticated administration and release systems for cosmetics

Incorporation of next-generation technologies, like regenerative medicine and regenerative cosmetic and beauty treatments     

Bio-refinement of organic materials for the creation of combustibles and other renewable products (bioplastics, biosolvents) as an alternative to chemical processes of petroleum production

Safety assessments of substances which are subject to the norms of Reach

Enzymatic and microbiological catalysis of products in the intermediate or final stages

Usage of bio-detergents and other biological purification and sanitisation treatments

Valuing by-products or residues through the extraction or synthesis of integral substances (metals, macromolecules, etc.)

Identification of alternative processes and getting the best value from natural materials (paper, wood) or artificial materials (ceramics, alloys)

Obtaining biocompatible materials for application within the healthcare sector

Materials with improved and innovative properties

Assessing the safety and controlling the quality and authenticity of raw materials and final products

Substitution of chemical processes with bioprocesses that are more economic and sustainable (whitewashing and dyeing processes, etc.)

Drawing value from by-products and the processing of wastes and superfluous products

Functional fabrics (antiallergenic, anti-microbiotic, photoprotective, insect repellent, deodorant, etc.)

Materials with technical applications (medical, military, sportive, etc.)

Products which are ecological and biodegradable

Elimination of ground pollutants using enzymes, microorganisms and plants

Innovative technologies for the biological purification of waters and waste water

Testing the safety of substances under the Reach norms and regulations

Using bioapplications to assess environmental quality

Substitution of physiochemical processes for bioprocesses that are more respectful to the environment and reduce energy consumption

Generation of renewable biofuels

Usage of biotechnologies (biological controls, genetically modified cultures) for more efficient and sustainable agricultural sectors and biofuel industries

Adding value to by-products and wastes

New technologies to support research and development of veterinary medicines (in genomics, proteomics, animal and cellular models)

Development of new ingredients and additives for rearing animals (prebiotic, probiotic, etc.)

Improvement of diagnostic tests for zoonosis and alimentary pathogens

Genetic markers applied for conventional improvements and breeding selection

Designing biotechnological vaccines

Transgenic and reproductive cloning applications

Employment of animals as “biofactories” for the production of medicines for human consumption

New technologies to support research and development of medicines (genomics, proteomics, animal and cellular models)

Research and development of active biological ingredients including those derived from exotic sources

Enzymatic and microbiological catalysis of intermediates

Research, development and production of active macromolecules (antibodies, proteins, nucleic acids) through of using Recombinant DNA techniques and technologies

Designing biotechnological vaccines

Development of more sophisticated systems to administer and release medicines

Technologies to improve diagnosis and develop personalised medicines based on genomics

New therapeutic approaches to treating disease (cell, gene therapy and tissue engineering)

Use of plants and animals as biofactories