Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten-containing grains in genetically susceptible individuals. The consumption of gluten in CD causes self-perpetuating damage to the intestinal mucosal and its functionality becomes severely impaired. For CD patients, the gluten free diet is the only acceptable treatment to ... Read More

The Workshop entitled ‘Technological solutions for shipping perishable fruit & vegetable commodities from Apulia Region’ will held on February 23, 2018 at IFAC SpA, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy. This meeting is part of the dissemination activities of the CONTINNOVA Project, funded by Apulia Region "Aiuti a sostegno dei Cluster Tecnologici Regionali”. The ... Read More

CNR-ISPA was awarded the EFSA grant on food allergens under the call GP/EFSA/AFSCO/2017/03 “Detection and quantification of allergens in foods and minimum eliciting doses in food allergic individuals” The project partnership formed from five organizations distributed in four different member states (UK, IT, BE and FR), brings together the group led ... Read More

The Meeting entitled “Natural products in pest management: Innovative approaches for increasing their use“ will held from 25 to 29 September 2018 at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center on the Como Lake, Italy. The Meeting, proposed and organized by Dr. Maurizio Vurro (ISPA-CNR), Dr. Stephen Duke (USDA) and Prof. Antonio Evidente ... Read More

The Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) is partner of the BiotecA project - Food Biotechnology for innovation and competitiveness of the main regional production chains: extension of shelf-life and functional aspects   Food products such as bread, fresh pasta, wine, table olives, “pasta ... Read More

The first MycoKey General Assembly will be will be held at Oriente Hotel in Bari, Italy from 14 to 17 March, 2017. The project (total value 6,4M euro) is coordinated by CNR ISPA, and started last April, 2016. The annual General Assembly will represent an opportunity to share tasks progress, periodic outcomes and/or ... Read More