IARFR PAS
Profile
The Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences is a leading life sciences centre carrying out interdisciplinary basic and applied research, explaining the mechanisms of environmental impact on the wellbeing of humans and animals.
Competences & Capabilities
The Institute conducts basic and applied research in the areas of food, in respect to processing and sensory perception, animal reproduction and aquaculture.
The Institute’s areas of expertise comprise:
- Designing convenient and trustworthy food with optimal nutritional value, whilst ensuring a limited impact on the environment;
- Developing personalized nutrition solutions for specific target groups to alleviate the risk of diet-related diseases, incl. allergy, obesity, diabetes type 2, infertility;
- Exploitation of state-of-the-art foodomics techniques to validate functionality and authenticity of novel food products;
- Utilizing agrifood biomaterial, including side streams and waste, for sustainable and ecofriendly foods.
10 Tuwima Str., 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland
Contact
Tomasz Jeliński
institute@pan.olsztyn.pl
+48 895 234 614
Partner in the following EIT Food projects
CHAMPP: Contemporary challenges and issues of the poultry production sector
There is a need to highlight at the national and international level current challenges in this sector by providing support to SMEs through knowledge transfer in e
Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain
The course will focus on the relationship between food, brain and mind: How does the brain work? How do emotions and thoughts affect our food choices? How do diets and nutritional deficiencies affect our brain? Reward systems and their relationship with food The link between the microbiome and brain Who should join the course This course is open to everyone, but may be of particular interest to psychologists or people working in health and well-being
Superfoods: Myths and Truths
The course will focus on the relationship between food, brain and mind: What is a superfood? What separates them from functional foods and similar food items What molecules contained in superfoods can affect our body? How can we critically evaluate superfoods and their role in our diet? Are there dangers connected to superfoods intake? Can superfoods have a role in special diets? Who should join the course Anyone interested in diet, psychology, health and ‘superfoods’
SME Workshop: Supporting SMEs for new business opportunities-2019
The first step is a creative problem-solving process to identify the challenges and needs of SMEs related to sustainable food production in Europe
C-SNIPER: Campylobacter-Specific Nullification via Innovative Phage-mediated Enteropathogen Reduction
Consumption of poultry, especially chicken meat, is considered the most common route for human infection
The #AnnualFoodAgenda
It encompasses a series of interactive events, which provide a space to explore food topics with large numbers of people across Europe