The RIPEN Hub will receive £250,000 per annum from the BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) – Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club to fund research across three streams. The three streams are:
Feasibility Award, each with a maximum value of £100,000 with match funding from industrial partner
Mobility Award, each with a maximum value of £100,000
Progression Award, each with a maximum value of £50,000
Project applications should align with the 2023/24 priority areas listed below:
a. Food structure (matrix effects, bioavailability)
b. Food processing (degree and type of processing)
c. Chemical constituents in foods (fibre, vitamins, additives, sweeteners)
d. Alternative food sources (plants, insects, algae)
e. Targeted nutrition (individual/grouped)
To be able to apply, you have to be a member of the RIPEN Hub.
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