reference letter: 0011-1411-2018-00026/00030/00032/00033/00034/00040

Funding Entity: department de development Económico. Government of Navarre. Aid for the implementation of strategic projects of research and development 2018-2020. challenge 4. ALPES I. Personalised and Sustainable Food.

researcher principal: Dr. Fermín I. Milagro Yoldi.

Consortium: INDUSTRIAS ALIMENTARIAS DE NAVARRA, S.A. (leader), ISANATUR, ACEITES URZANTE, ULTRACONGELADOS VIRTO, Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria (CNTA) and UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA (research center in Nutrition, group of research in food and Genomics Service of CIMA LAB.

Duration: 2018-2020.

project budget 1.7 million, is based on the hypothesis that the ingestion of certain foods rich in various active ingredients can modulate the microbiota and thus improve the health of the population.

All entities in the consortium share the vision that health-oriented food can provide opportunities for differentiation and value creation. In this line, this project will provide scientific information that will allow participants to address new business lines (specialised product ranges, production of ingredients and extracts) and new products (fortified foods, plant extracts) focused on improving health through food.

Furthermore, this project will enable synergies to be established between the participants that can be exploited in the future, strengthening the partnership between the business fabric and the scientific-technological system of Navarre.

Reference: RTI2018-102205-B-I00

Title: Mechanisms by which gut microbiota prevents obesity risk: postbiotics and miRNAs of microbial and food origin

Fundingbody: Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Projects of research Fundamental non-oriented.

Lead researchers: Dr. Fermín I. MilagroYoldi and Dr. José Ignacio RiezuBoj

Duration: 2019-2021.

The objective of the project, which has obtained a total grant of 120,000 euros for the period 2019-21, is to study the role that gut microbiota plays in the regulation of energy metabolism, both through the metabolites produced by the microbiota (known as postbiotics) and the miRNAs produced by the microbiota or from food.

Three types of long-term results are expected:

1 - New metagenomic, metabolomic and miRNAomic biomarkers useful in the early detection of people at high risk of obesity and their comorbidities.

2 - New probiotics and postbiotics that can contribute to weight control and body fat.

3 - miRNAs of food origin, bacterial or eukaryotic, which could lead to new therapeutic targets for the treatment of obesity.

Reference: 0011-1411-2019-000008/000013/000031/000038/000068/000075/00000083

Title: Use of biotechnology for the production of health-promoting ingredients and foods

Fundingbody: department de development Económico. Government of Navarre. Grants for the implementation of strategic projects of research and development 2019-2021. challenge 7. SIBERIA I. Innovative solutions in biotechnology for energy, health challenges, industry and agri-food.

Lead researcher: Dr. Fermín I. MilagroYoldi.

Consortium: BIOSASUN, S.A. (leader), BROTALIA, GARUNKOOK, INBIOLEV, NUCAPS, Centro Nacional de Tecnología y Seguridad Alimentaria (CNTA) and UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA (research center in Nutrition, group of research UNAV-NANOVAC, and Genomics Service of CIMA LAB).

Duration: 2019-2021.

This project, with a duration of about three years and a budget of 0.8 million euros, is based on the hypothesis that the intake of fermented foods and some microbiota-related compounds are able to improve the state of health of the population.

The general objective of the project is to generate knowledge about the influence of gut microbiota-related ingredients (probiotics and postbiotics) and fermented foods obtained from bioprocesses on human health.

This project will be the engine of innovative ideas that allow the Navarra's industry to compete with more guarantees in a market as competitive as that of biotechnology applied to health challenges and agri-food.