TRACE-RICE actively participated in the International Rice Congress 2023 (IRC 2023), a gathering of global experts in rice science and technology. The event, held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila, Philippines, brought together influential figures from academia, private companies, and research institutions across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States. These...
At the Microbiology and Biotechnology Congress (Microbiotec) held in Covilhã, Portugal, from December 7 to 9, 2023, the TRACE-RICE team was honoured with the Best Poster Award in the category of Food Microbiology & Biotechnology. The awarded poster, titled Molecular Profiling of Hidden Insect Infestation in Stored Rice Grains: A Comprehensive RT-PCR Approach for Species Discrimination and...
The TRACE-RICE project was present, last October, at IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics, University of Minho in Braga, which included sessions in DNA-based approaches for organisms' detection and monitoring, such as (e)DNA (meta)barcoding, metagenomics and related approaches. The poster "Enhancing molecular screening of hidden insect infestation in rice grains by COI...
The TRACE-RICE project participated in the 6th edition of the ISEKI E-conference on Food Production, based on food safety, sustainable development and circular economy last November. During the conference, the team presented a poster titled Phenolic Characterization of Mediterranean Rice Varieties and the Development of Predictive Models by NIR and FTIR, accessible at ...
IATA presented the poster "Understanding the marketed plant-based beverages: from ingredients technological function to their nutritional value" at the "X International PhD Student Symposium IATA" which took place on the 20th of October at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology in Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
The TRACE-RICE project was present, last October, at X Ibero-American Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences, in Coimbra, focused on ‘Opening Borders’ in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The poster ‘Effect of Processing on Reduction of Pesticides Residues in Long Grain Rice’ was presented.