English presentation about CTNS: who we are, where we are, which research we carry out, which services we offer, which initiatives we participate in (Connect-EU, AIN cluster,...)

2. WHO WE ARE
CTNS - TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Mission: Research, innovation and technology transfer within
the agro-food industry, in particular in the field of functional
foods.
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Vision: To be a reference in the scientific substantiation of new
products with nutritional and health claims according to
European regulations.
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Public-private partnership:
Created in 2008 by the
Government of Catalonia, to
foster the technology transfer in
the strategic field of Agro-food.
Catalan
Agrofood
Ring
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3. WHERE WE ARE
CAMPUS OF INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE SOUTHERN OF CATALONIA (CEICS)
The CEICS accommodates a large part of
the facilities for the transfer of research
results in nutrition and health in and around
Tecnoparc, thus concentrating businesses
and innovation services in the sector.
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4. WHERE WE ARE
Center for Innovation
Sant Joan de Tecnoparc and Business
Reus H
R Hospital
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B ildi Development
RDI Centre of Nutrition and Health
 Technology C t of N t iti and H lth
T h l Centre f Nutrition d Health
 Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research
 Omics Platform of Universitat Rovira i Virgili
 Centre for Biocompanies
Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences
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5. WHAT WE DO
PRODUCTS
 Innovative strategies on new
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products
 Development
 Process improvement
HEATH
• Biologycal efficacy DISSEMINATION
• Wellness • Technical training
• New prevention • Social commitment
technologies • Consumer and companies
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6. WHAT WE DO
‘CLAIM’ SUBSTANTIATION
HOW? WHAT? TO WHAT EXTENT? EFFECT IN HUMANS AS
THE MOST IMPORTANT
PREVIOUS STUDIES TO ASSESS THE PROOF
EFFECT ON THE WHOLE ORGANISM
(FOODOMICS, NUTRITIONAL GENOMICS)
MECHANISM PREINTERVENTION HUMAN NUTRITION
EFFICACY INTERVENTION
- GETTING THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE +
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7. RESEARCH
 New early onset diseases biomarkers detection
 Novel methodologies and tools to evaluate the effect and mechanism
of bioactive ingredients and functional foods
 Following the bioactive compounds pathway at molecular level
 Studies on the influence of individual genetic profile in the response
of functional foods consumption (Personalised nutrition)
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8. RESEARCH
NON HEALTHY DIET PATHOLOGY BOMARKERS (B)
NEW HEALTHY BIOMARKERS.
NON HEALTHY DIET
EARLY DETECTION (A)
DIET WITH BIOACTIVE INGREDIENTS
INCREASE ON THE WELLNESS BY MAINTAINING THE
ROBUSTNESS OF HEALTHY BIOMARKERS
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9. RESEARCH
CTNS looks for new bioactive ingredients with healthy benefits during pregnancy,
weaning and th i
i d the impact on adult lif
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Epigenetic changes DNA structural alterations
Diet habits
Epigenetic changes DNA structural alterations
... contributing to the generation of new knowledge on nutrition and health and
providing new tools that might be key on obesity and related pathologies prevention
strategies
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10. RESEARCH
RESEARCH ON NEW SNP AND THE SATIETY MODULATION OF NEW BIOACTIVE
SNPs
INGREDIENTS
DIET CONTROL
DIET CONTROL + BIOACTIVE
INGREDIENT
SATIETY EFFECT?
SNPs DEFFERENT RESPONSE? HOW IS THE RESPONSE?
EXTENT? INFLUENCE OF SNPs?
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SENSATION? VAS? MECHANISM?
NEW METHODOLOGIES TO DEVELOP MORE SATIATING INGREDIENTS OR FOODS
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11. RESEARCH
OMICS PLATFORM.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
RESOURCES
To generate and integrate throughout
integrate,
adequate scientific strategy the data
obtained from different biological models…
…by obtaining a global view by
successive approximation of the efficacy
and molecular mechanism of the bioactive
ingredient on different biological systems...
…to finally obtain enough data to be
success on the human dietary intervention
and get the scientific evidence of the
efficacy of a new functional food.
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12. RESEARCH
OMICS PLATFORM. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
What is?
Wh t i ?
Joint research facility with the main goal to Facilities
offer transcriptomic, proteomic and
The Omics Platform has been equipped with
metabolomic services to the biomedical and
clinical research groups from CIBERDEM, the t t f th
th state of the art and most complete
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URV, companies in Tecnoparc and CTNS. instruments in the NMR, GC/LC/MS and EF
fields
Services
To provide a high quality service in the field of nutritional genomics for leading research groups in
biomedicine.
Collaboration in the experimental design
Sample h dli
S l handling
NMR analysis
GC-MS Analysis
LC-MS/MS and LC-TOF Analysis
C S/ S a d C O a ys s
Data analysis: Linking NMR data to biological knowledge
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13. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION STUDIES
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14. SERVICES
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15. OTHER INITIATIVES
The Agrofood Connect-EU Group will channel the information on European RDI policies to the
agrofood agents in Catalonia, and will impact on the EC work programs together with Spanish and
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Catalan representatives in European working committees and Technology Platforms, with
the ultimate goal of promoting Catalan participation in European funding programs in areas such
as agriculture, food production, valorisation of by-products, animal welfare, food safety and
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16. OTHER INITIATIVES
Innovative Business Association recognised by the Ministry of
Industry i d to improve th competitiveness of it companies
I d t aimed t i the titi f its i
through shared strategies that generate flows of knowledge and
collaborative innovation projects
17 food companies (10 SME, 7 large
SME
companies)
+ Technological Centre of Nutrition
and Health (CTNS)
+ University Rovira i Virgili (URV)
+ Tecnoparc – Technology Park
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17. Thank you.
More info:
info@ctns.cat · www.ctns.cat