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BioactivecompoundsfromOleaeuropaea:investigationandapplicationinfood,
cosmeticandpharmaceuticalindustry
Olive-Net is a multidisciplinary consortium gathered with expertise in olive chemistry and biology,
consisting of academic facilities and industrial players from EU & associated countries as well as
universities fromThird countries. Itsparticipants represent thewholevalue chain: starting fromolive-
derived rawmaterial, to active ingredient production, to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic
end-products’commercialization.Thegoaloftheresearchprojectistheexplorationandexploitationof
olive bioactive substances from the Olive tree (Olea europaea) for the development of novel
cosmeceuticals,nutraceuticalsandpharmaceuticals.Productsandside-productsoftheolivetreesuchas
oliveoil,edibleolivefruits,olivemillwasteandolivetreeleaves,willbesubjectedtoaseriesofstate-of-
the-art extraction and isolation cascades in order to provide extracts, enriched fractions and isolated
compounds of high purity. All active ingredients will be identified and characterized with advanced
analyticaltechniquesaswellasassessedfortheirsafetyandpharmacologicaleffectswithinvitroandin
vivoassays.Withinthisproject,corescientificmultidisciplinaryknowledgefromdifferentresearchareas
willbe integratedcreatingvaluable synergies.An important contribution therefor is thewell-balanced
schemeofresearcher’ssecondmentsbetweenuniversitiesandenterprises.Expertisewillbetransferred
by means of the seconded researchers training in environments with different research orientation
where complimentary skills are required. Olive-Net aspires to create a successful model promoting
researchers’ competences and create long-lasting collaboration and synergies between Industry and
Academia.Thisinnovativenetworkthatjoinsfocusedscientificresearchwithdirectmarketrequirements
fits perfectly to the ALNuMed portfolio. ALNuMed as research-intensive company that develops
spectroscopybasedanalytical solutions forqualityassuranceandcontrolof foodandnaturalproducts
willbeabletomakeamajorcontributiontothesuccessofthisproject.
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