South Korean partnership on food waste valorisation through industrial biotechnology
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF READING
Department Name: Food and Nutritional Sciences
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| Dimitris Charalampopoulos (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | Collaboration with Yeungnam University on industrial biotechnology |
| Organisation | Yeungnam University |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This 4-year partnership, funded through BBSRC, between the University of Reading and Yeungnam University on industrial biotechnology and food waste valorisation provides a unique opportunity to UK and South Korea scientists to work collaboratively and complement their technical skills and experiences working in a complex research area of significant importance for society, environment, and the economy. The 4-year programme will entail several bi-lateral research visits between UK and South Korean researchers, from early career researchers to senior academics. It aims to provide a platform for collaboration, training and idea generation, leading to larger research programmes. The University of Reading group brings expertise in microbial fermentation and food waste valorisation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Yeungnam University brings expertise on applied enzymology. The University hosted in 2023 a PhD researchers for 1-month, who caried out a number of experiments using South Korean seaweed material. |
| Impact | Through the partnership a 1-month research visit from the University of Reading to Yeungnam University was organised for a PhD study to to new techniques/knowledge on seaweed processing, focusing on the enzymatic hydrolysis of various types of seaweeds. |
| Start Year | 2023 |