Pastrana Group

Pastrana Group

The Food Processing and Nutrition research group develops nanotechnology-based solutions for building a healthier, trusty and sustainable future food system, optimising materials and processes throughout the entire food value chain to ensure authenticity and to bring tastier and safer food to consumers.

Research lines:

  • Smart, active and edible food packaging solutions based in biomaterials and advanced coating technologies;
  • Food personalisation enabled by using micro and nanoencapsulation, advanced processing/manufacturing and cellular agriculture technologies;
  • Development of miniaturised, automated, and sensorised in vitro models for the assessment of food nanomaterials.

Team

Alumni

Projects

IBEROSmais

INSTITUTO DE BIOFABRICATION EN RED PARA EL ENVEJECIMIENTO SALUDABLE

Net4Food

Net4Food: Red de INVESTIGACIÓN e innovación para el sector alimentario en la región transfronteriza

VIIAFOOD

VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar

Convert2Green

Converting Facilities Network for accelerating uptake of climate neutral materials in innovative products

JumpIN

HiJacking the peripheral neurons retrograde trafficking machinery to deliver neUroreparative Molecules to the sPinal cord

CRYSTAL3

Commercial & Research Opportunity for Cysteinyl Leukotriene Signalling in Ocular & CNS Dysfunction, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

SbDToolBox

SbDtoolBox - Nanotechnology-based tools and tests for Safer-by- Design nanomaterials

TrustEat

TrustEat - Building a trusty future food system by using blockchain tech

Capitaliza_CTBio

Capitaliza CTBio: Hacia la consolidación y ampliación del Clúster Transfronterizo Biotecnológico

EnhanceMicroAlgae

High added-value industrial opportunities for microalgae in the Atlantic Area

RE-EAT

RE-EAT – Ripening recovery strategies in the post-storage of Rocha pear treated with 1-MCP, aimed at different markets

hOLIVEcream

Healthy olive oil based creams enriched with berries for application in bakery and pastry / Cremes saudáveis à base de azeite enriquecidos com frutos vermelhos para uso em produtos de padaria e pastelaria

cLabel

cLabel+: Innovative natural, nutritious and consumer-oriented clean label food | Alimentos inovadores “clean label” naturais, nutritivos e orientados para o consumidor

ICECARE

ICECARE - Functional Cardio-Healthy Ice Cream | Gelados funcionais cardio-saudáveis

FODIAC

Foods for diabetes and cognition

BetterFat4Meat

Desenvolvimento de gordura estruturada para utilização em produtos cárneos por substituição de gordura animal // Development of Structured fat to use in meat products in substitution of animal fat

GASTRIC

Gastrointestinal Tract on Chip - An automated microfluidics-based modular device for complete simulation of the processes of digestion and absorption of orally ingested bioactive compounds

3D-NANOFOOD

Advancing frontiers in personalised foods for seniors through nanotechnology and 3D printing aiming enhanced nutrition and superior flavor

Frulact - Nanobiosensor

NanoBioSensor – Development of nanosensors for microbiological quality evaluation of fruit-based products

M3atD

A 3D bioprinted model for cell-based meats design

MobFood

MOBILIZAÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO EM RESPOSTA AOS DESAFIOS DO MERCADO AGROALIMENTAR

YPACK

HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHB) BASED PACKAGING TO MINIMISE FOOD WASTE

COVICOAT

Antiviral edible coating for fresh food

CVMar +i

Inovação industrial através de colaborações específicas entre empresas e centros de investigação no contexto de valorização biotecnológica marinha

Publications