Agriloop

The AgriLoop consortium aims to extend the agricultural production value of two major players of the global bioeconomy: the European Union and China, by eco-efficiently upgrading under-exploited residues into a portfolio of high added-value bio-products able to generate new bio-based markets or to compete with, and gain market share of, oil- and food crop-based equivalents.

In the project, the Shahgaldian group develops biocatalytic nanomaterials capable of hydrolysis and up-cycling of agri-food waste. The Corvini group extracts proteins and peptides using enzymes and tests them for biological activities e.g. angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition.

The EU consortium is funded by the European Commission. The participation of FHNW is supported by the Swiss state secretariat for education, research and innovation (SERI).