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Upcoming protein events: get ready!
A study published by the European Commission on the protein crop sector reveals a remarkable decrease in protein crop production in the European Union in the past ten years. The main crops excluding soybeans decreased by 30%, and soybean production by 12%. This trend...
Some alternatives to animal proteins
The primary difference between animal and plant proteins is their amino acid profiles and it is those profiles that direct the rates at which the absorbed amino acids are put to use within the body. Animal based proteins, of course, are much more similar to our...
But, what is RuBisCo?
A key enzyme in green leaves: the most abundant protein present on earth But, what is RuBisCo? Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase, most commonly known by the shorter name RuBisCO, is an enzyme that catalyses the first major step of carbon fixation, a...
GreenProtein at AINIA’s Technical Workshop
On the past 14th June, AINIA, one of the most prestigious Spanish technology centres with over 30 years of experience, organised an International Technical Workshop on Biorefinery of organic agri-food and urban waste. Paulus Kosters, our project coordinator, was...
GreenProtein’s General Assembly in Brussels
Coinciding with the end of the project’s first period, the GreenProtein consortium held its third General Assembly on May 23rd and 24th, this time in Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking premises in Brussels. This was the perfect opportunity for the whole consortium...
GreenProtein at the BBI-JU Stakeholder Forum 2017
GreenProtein was one of the about 80 projects present in the "BBI-JU Stakeholder Forum 2017" took place during the 6th and 7th of December 2017. This event, was the first forum convened by the Private-Public Partnership BBI-JU, which was launched in 2014. The main...
Total Food 2017 “Exploitation of agri-food chain wastes”
Total Food 2017 is a three days conference focused on the sustainable exploitation of agri-food co-products and related biomass, thereby helping to minimise waste. It will bring together agri-food companies, scientists, consumer organisations and waste experts to...
Second general assembly of the Green Protein consortium. This time in Murcia (Spain)
The GreenProtein consortium hold its second general assembly during 7th and 8th of September in Murcia (Spain). The meeting was hosted by BIONET ENGINEERING and took place in its headquarters in Fuente Álamo. The whole group came together for the second time to put in...
Science Policy Dialogue “Harnessing Research and Innovation FOOD 2030”
On 16 October 2017, it will take place in Brussels the Science Policy Dialogue “Harnessing Research and Innovation FOOD 2030”. This one day conference will serve to disseminate successful European Research and Innovation (R&I) initiatives and contribute to the...
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREEN PROTEIN PROJECT AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
On the 1st of September is the first anniversary of the GreenProtein project. After one year of project execution and the collaboration of all the partners, we have made progress in the design of the RuBisCo’s extraction and purification process as well as other key...
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 720728.
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