Project

Call for Partners | Healthy Algae – Carbohydrates from algae, from biomass to health benefit

No matter if we're talking about beta-glucans, fermented alginates, modified carrageenan, sodium oligomannate, algae derived products seem very promising in food applications and to support health. At WUR we have many technologies and research models to take these opportunities to the next level and to confirm functionality and beneficial health effects. Join our project in which we will give dedicated support depending on the stage you’re currently at; with the development of modification processes to enhance functionality or bio-activity of seaweed carbohydrates, or in substantiation of health effects, with in vitro or in vivo approaches directed to gut and cardiovascular health, immune support, and/or the gut-brain axis. We could also support in the development of tailored products and applications for the (modified) algae derived seaweed carbohydrates.

Partners will develop knowledge and build on scientific evidence to support functional and sustainable health supporting food formulations and ingredients from micro and macroalgae

Partners

We are looking for companies that want to valorize biomass or carbohydrate containing fractions derived from seaweed and microalgae for applications in food (or feed). This can be biomass producers, processing companies, enzyme producing companies, ingredient manufacturers, food producing companies, nutraceutical/supplement producing companies, etc. We welcome the fact that for some companies the focus will be on processing while for others the main interest is to substantiate health impact of already existing products.