I started my secondment in April 2022 at the Food Processing and Nutrition Group, at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), located in Braga (North of Portugal). Since my early stages of university studies, my professional career has always been focused on the research of micro and nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds with application [...]
My last secondment as part of the FODIAC project took place at SONAE where I visited the warehouses and supermarkets. During that visit, we talked about the fruits that get discarded and their management after they leave the supermarket. We focused on the relevant fruits that could be suited for the FODIAC [...]
Bioinicia’s R&D member Maria Pardo went to work on encapsulation and characterization techniques for a month at the University of Minho in Portugal. For me, as my 2nd secondment under the frame of the Fodiac project, this time I focused on analysing as well as characterizing the encapsulated particles generated by EAPG, [...]
To be honest, I must say that the very first impression after arriving at Porto airport was a bit disappointing. I started my secondment in Spring, leaving my hometown on a very sunny day with very good weather next to the always pleasant Mediterranean coast in the east of Spain. I just [...]
From the 25th of October 2021 to the 25th of February 2022, my four-month secondment gave me the opportunity to have a fantastic and unique experience at BIOINICIA and live in Valencia. I was very excited to start this new adventure, as it is my first experience working abroad, and I have [...]
Which projects are currently on going? How will be the food of the future? How can it improve or way of live? What are FODIAC partners working on? Discover all these topics and more in the next webinars! Electrohydrodynamic Processing Maria Pardo and Cristina Prieto (Bioinicia S.L.) Electric Fields Processing Ricardo Pereira [...]
My secondment under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions represented a prestigious type of funding and I undoubtedly see it as a fundamental step in the progression of my scientific career. In particular, the FODIAC project provided me with the right conditions to perform first class research in a real industrial environment. I was working [...]
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FODIAC – Food for Diabetes and Cognition, a scientific research project funded by the European Union, kicked-off at INL last April 13 with the presence of all the entities that form the consortium. In the next four years, several organisations from Portugal, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom and Sweden will develop [...]
