HYFFI is a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission under the Capacities Programme (FP7) "Research for the benefit of SME's". The partners in the project comprise three SMEs – The Hebridean Seaweed Company based in Isle of Lewis in Scotland, Marigot Ltd from Carrigaline, Ireland and Industrias Roko in Asturias, Spain, and three research providers - Cybercolloids Ltd, and the Universities of Ulster (Coleraine) and Reading.
The overall aim of the 2 year project is to realize a commercial opportunity to produce low molecular weight polysaccharides from alginate- and agar-bearing seaweeds for applications in food & health, and wellness products by a group of SMEs. The research will encompass a range of in vitro assays to assess effects on gut microflora and intestinal metabolism followed by a dietary intervention study on selected polysaccharides to establish health effects in human volunteers.
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Coordinator: Professor Ian Rowland, Professor of Human Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, UK
EC Project number: 222470
EC Scientific Officer: Ms Raluca Iagher (Raluca.IAGHER@ec.europa.eu)
