Participation on HACK Startup Village’22

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En los días 21-22 de octubre se realizó el evento europeo online HACK Startup Village’22 organizado por el AgriFood Lituania. En el evento se presentaron propuestas innovadoras para la atracción de startups a nivel regional o para resolver desafíos del sector agroalimentario. El grupo FoodChemPack lanzó un desafío relacionado con el proyecto VALICET (Prima): “An ICT tool to connect producers, retailers and consumers: The VallCET project approach”. https://lnkd.in/dr6zxj9j

Las investigadoras del grupo FoodChemPack, Raquel Sendón y Letricia Barbosa Pereira participaron como mentoras de los equipos de trabajo en la preparación de las propuestas.

Best poster presentation Award at Polyphenols 2022

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During the 15th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications which was held on September 28-30, 2022 at ADEIT ‘Fundación Universitat’, Valencia, Spain, Sandra Mariño-Cortegoso, a FoodChemPack PhD student received the best poster award for her contribution “Recovery of Bioactive Compounds From Lime and Lemon By-Products Through Sustainable Methodologies”.

This work is a part of the research project VALICET focuses on the valorization of fruit by-products using green extraction technologies for future approaches in the application of fruit by-products as food ingredients and additives through the recovery of added-value compounds. Future work will be done on the encapsulation of the bioactive compounds to develop ingredients, edible and active packaging and coatings to extend food shelf-life.