Transformation of biological resources in high value-added products
Conservation, characterization and evaluation of existing biological collections for industrial purposes (food and biotechnology) and processing of biological resources (plants, animals, microorganisms, waste and agro-industrial by-products) in high value-added products, according to the principle of the “cascade-type valorization” (innovative food, feed, materials and bio-based products) and focusing on the efficient use of resources, on the enhancement of existing collections of microorganisms, on the closing of the cycles in a logic of circular economy and spatial symbiosis.