Market Sector: Drinks

Market subsector: Water


Research Lines

Molecular biology of enteric viruses.
- Contact: Albert Bosch and Rosa Pintó
- Email: rpinto@ub.edu
- Research Group: Enteric Viruses (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Biotic Food Safety)

Study of glycostructures in mesophilic Aeromonas and Plesiomonas.
- Contact: Joan Tomás and Susana Merino
- Email: smerino@ub.edu
- Research Group: Genomics and Proteomics of Bacterial Virulence Factors (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis)

Quality and Food Safety: hygienic quality indicators and new tools (formulation, processing and cooking) to reduce potentially hazardous compounds in food. Management and prevention of fraud in high quality products.
- Contact: Prof. M. Carmen Vidal
- Email: mcvidal@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioactive Amines and Polyamines in Foods (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud) (Abiotic Food Safety)

Viral safety of food and water.
- Contact: Albert Bosch
- Email: abosch@ub.edu
- Research Group: Enteric Viruses (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Biotic Food Safety)

Market subsector: Wine


Research Lines

Analysis of bioactive components in foods and biological samples.
- Contact: Rosa M Lamuela
- Email: lamuela@ub.edu
- Research Group: Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)

Assesment of healthy dietary patterns and food frequency questionaries. Development of food composition tables and databases of biomarkers of bioactive compounds intake. Characterization of "Food metabolome".
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group:
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Effects on the organism and health)

Characterization of sensory attributes and compounds that determine organoleptic quality.
- Contact: Susana Buxaderas and Montserrat Riu
- Email: montseriu@ub.edu
- Research Group: Wines, Aromas and Quality Factors (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Sensory Analysis Techniques)

Clinical and epidemiological studies.
- Contact: Rosa M Lamuela
- Email: lamuela@ub.edu
- Research Group: Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Effects on the organism and health)

Detection and identification of peptide substances that add value to functional foods.
- Contact: José Barbosa
- Email: barbosa@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioanalysis (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Valorization of Food by-products) (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques) (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Factors that modify the presence of bioactive compounds and their effectiveness.
- Contact: Rosa M Lamuela
- Email: lamuela@ub.edu
- Research Group: Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Food composition and nutritive value)

Identification of metabolomic profiles associated with metabotypes of risk of disease and / or healthy aging. Interindividual differences in food intake, identification of high and low responders. RCTs, cohort and / or epidemiological studies.
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group: Biomarkers and Nutritional and Food Metabolomics (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Role of oxidative stress and the arachidonic acid cascade on cell proliferation.
- Contact: Juan José Moreno
- Email: jjmoreno@ub.edu
- Research Group: Eicosanox (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Effects on the organism and health)

Toxicity assessment through the development of alternative experimental models.
- Contact: Jesús Gómez
- Email: jesusgomez@ub.edu
- Research Group: Toxicology (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Abiotic Food Safety)

Upcycling of wine waste products.
- Contact: Susana Buxaderas and Elvira López-Tamames
- Email: e.lopez.tamames@ub.edu
- Research Group: Wines, Aromas and Quality Factors (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Valorization of Food by-products)

Validation of targeted and untargeted metabolomics analysis by NMR and LC-MS / MS in biological samples. Bioinformatic tools for biological interpretation and visualization.
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group: Biomarkers and Nutritional and Food Metabolomics (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)

Market subsector: Beer


Research Lines

Analysis of bioactive components in foods and biological samples.
- Contact: Rosa M Lamuela
- Email: lamuela@ub.edu
- Research Group: Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)

Assesment of healthy dietary patterns and food frequency questionaries. Development of food composition tables and databases of biomarkers of bioactive compounds intake. Characterization of "Food metabolome".
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group:
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Effects on the organism and health)

Detection and identification of peptide substances that add value to functional foods.
- Contact: José Barbosa
- Email: barbosa@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioanalysis (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Valorization of Food by-products) (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques) (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Factors that modify the presence of bioactive compounds and their effectiveness.
- Contact: Rosa M Lamuela
- Email: lamuela@ub.edu
- Research Group: Natural Antioxidants: Polyphenols (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Food composition and nutritive value)

Identification of metabolomic profiles associated with metabotypes of risk of disease and / or healthy aging. Interindividual differences in food intake, identification of high and low responders. RCTs, cohort and / or epidemiological studies.
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group: Biomarkers and Nutritional and Food Metabolomics (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Effect of diet and physical activity on health at a population level) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Validation of targeted and untargeted metabolomics analysis by NMR and LC-MS / MS in biological samples. Bioinformatic tools for biological interpretation and visualization.
- Contact: Cristina Andrés-Lacueva
- Email: candres@ub.edu
- Research Group: Biomarkers and Nutritional and Food Metabolomics (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Development of Biological Techniques for Analysis) (Development of Analytical Chemical Techniques)

Market subsector: Milk


Research Lines

Market subsector: Other Drinks


Research Lines

Authentication and traceability of foods.
- Contact: Lluis Puignou and Xavier Saurina
- Email: xavi.saurina@ub.edu
- Research Group: Analytical Chemistry Unit of the Faculty of Pharmacy (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud)

Qualitative and quantitative composition of bioactive compounds in foods. Assessment of dietary uptake and risk. Interactions with drugs.
- Contact: M. Carmen Vidal
- Email: mcvidal@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioactive Amines and Polyamines in Foods (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Abiotic Food Safety) (Food composition and nutritive value)

Quality and Food Safety: hygienic quality indicators and new tools (formulation, processing and cooking) to reduce potentially hazardous compounds in food. Management and prevention of fraud in high quality products.
- Contact: Prof. M. Carmen Vidal
- Email: mcvidal@ub.edu
- Research Group: Bioactive Amines and Polyamines in Foods (+INFO)
- Research areas: (Process Optimization and Improvement of Food Quality) (Food Authentication and Control of Food Fraud) (Abiotic Food Safety)