Food biotechnology (Academy of Finland and Indian DBT)

The Academy of Finland and the Indian Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched a joint call for proposals to promote Indo-Finnish cooperation in the field of food biotechnology.

The focus is on the development of biotechnical processes in foodstuff research, covering all issues where biotechnology is applied. The three-year projects can cover the following topics, for instance:

• Nutrition, genetic factors and metabolism
• Food, immunity, intestinal microbes and health
• Food-related risks and food safety
• Food processing and health
• Food by-product valorisation.

The aim is to support long-term systematic research collaboration, researcher mobility and the creation and strengthening of research collaboration networks between Finland and India.

The call was open in April 2011