Purple4Life
INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR PRODUCTION OF PURPLE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA AS HEALTH-PROMOTING INGREDIENT FOR FOOD AND FEED APPLICATIONS
Project details
- Type of project
- Research & Innovation Action
- Project focus
- Food, feed & cosmetics
- Feedstock origin
- Biogenic gaseous carbonSidestreams from industry
- Feedstock type
- Industrial waste streams
- Project period
- 1 June 2025 - 31 May 2029
- Status
- In progress
- CBE JU Contribution
- € 3 721 693,75
- Call identifier
- HORIZON-JU-CBE-2024
Summary
The agricultural sector is a pillar of global food production. At the same time, it accounts for over 12% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe alone, and widespread soil contamination from fertilisers and pesticides. As global food demand rises, the sector must adopt innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce its environmental footprint.
Purple4Life aims to drive this transition by transforming food industry sidestreams into valuable, nutritious, and health-promoting ingredients using purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB). By demonstrating the feasibility of integrating PPB into food and feed production, the project seeks to enhance Europe’s innovation capacity and accelerate the shift towards a more sustainable agrifood system.
Purple4Life will showcase PPB’s potential to improve nutrition, support circular economy principles, and reduce environmental impact.
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Project coordination
- UNIVERSITE DE MONS Mons, Belgium
Consortium
- UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN Antwerpen, Belgium
- UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE Sevilla, Spain
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE London, United Kingdom
- SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO SA PORTO, Portugal
- FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV MUNCHEN, Germany
- NOFIMA AS Tromso, Norway
- UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN LOUVAIN LA NEUVE, Belgium
- UNIVERZITA KOMENSKEHO V BRATISLAVE BRATISLAVA 1, Slovakia
- CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Roma, Italy
- UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS Mostoles, Spain
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT DELFT, Netherlands
