The BacchusTech - Integrated Approach for the Valorisation of Winemaking Residues - project seeks to develop a new innovative process, that includes the extraction, purification and concentration of bioactive compounds present in winemaking residues.
Wine production is one of the oldest and most important agricultural activities worldwide (28 billion liters produced worldwide in 2018). Portugal is the 5th and 11th largest producer in the EU and worldwide, respectively. The consortium leader, Caves Campelo Lda., founded in 1951, produced 6 million liters of wine in 2019, from which 18.4 % were exported to countries all over the world. The BacchusTech project seeks to develop a new innovative process, that includes the extraction, purification and concentration of bioactive compounds present in winemaking residues. It is well known that these residues are rich in bioactive compounds (e.g. flavonols, anthocyanins), and this project wants to prove that the residues processing can bring an added value e.g. to the pharmaceutics, food and cosmetics and civil construction industries. The gain in terms of environmental sustainability of the company, resulting from the implementation of the aforementioned technologies will be estimated by a life cycle analysis approach.
Improving Circular Bioeconomy giving value to the vinification residues:
BacchusTech consortium is composed by two Polytechnic Institutes, four Companies, two International Partners and three Research Centers and one Research and Technological Development Center.
The consortium is composed by the following Polytechnic Institutes, Research Centers, Companies and International Partners.
The dedication to the art of viticulture combined with the most innovative and rigorous processes of transformation and quality control are guarantees of excellence for Campelo wines. Commitment made in 1951 and since then has been reconciling all the know-how of decades, with the new input of knowledge of markets, economics and marketing, which give the company everything it needs to continue the production of wines from quality.
The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) is a Portuguese University of Applied Sciences with 9000 students and 500 teachers and researchers. Nowadays the IPB is a multicultural institution where 30% of its students are international students from all over the World. IPB is also recognized by its performance in applied research and regional engagement.
Presently the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu has over 7000 students and 400 teachers. It is clearly framed by the widening of higher education to the whole territory, in a logic of combating the concentration in the main coast cities, and the innovation made possible by a closer contact between the training institutions and the surrounding community.
The Mountain Research Center (CIMO) is a multidisciplinary research unit focused on mediterranean mountain issues based at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal, and with a pole at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The Centre follows an interdisciplinary approach based on an applied research strategy covering issues and expertise that goes from Nature (raw materials, natural resources, biodiversity and agriculture) to Products (Food or Bio-based materials).
The Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI) is an applied inter-disciplinar research unit that clusters together active researchers from the fields of Electronics, Computer Science and Mathematics. The research activities at CeDRI aims to develop scientific knowledge and applications in technological systems of high impact in industry, fostering the competitiveness of the socio-economic system, with a special focus on regions of low population.
CERNAS Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society.
The Research Centre for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (CERNAS) is a research unit recognised by the Portuguese National Funding
Agency for Science, Research and Technology (FCT). The aim is to conduct research in the fields of Agriculture, Food Science and Engineering,
Environment and Society, promoting sustainable development on a regional basis as part of a global intervention.
Beppo Delicious is a company that sells and installs ice cream products with over 20 years of experience, offering its customers the best products for making and producing the highest level of ice cream.
Pavimir - Production and commercialization of prestressed concrete joists and prefabricated concrete for the civil construction and public works market.
Cosmetek brings together, through its founders, the technical and scientific experience and knowledge necessary to provide these services: more than 20 years of experience and know-how in the perfume and cosmetics industry and a knowledge of market at various stakeholders: conditioners, raw material producers and distributors throughout the European space.
TECNALIA is a private applied research center of international excellence that is committed to generate major impacts in economic terms, by means of innovation and technological development. It contributes towards the industrial and technological development of other countries, helping their clients detect new business opportunities and fostering their development in international markets. TECNALIA has been granted 483 patents and promoted more than 30 spin-off companies. Their business model is based on technology transfer through licensing agreements with third parties, business creation, assets or technology services sales.
Hanze University of Applied Sciences is located in the city of Groningen. It has a wide variety of international Bachelor's and Master's programmes, Certificate and Exchange courses.
Applied research and innovation is highly integrated in academic programmes. The school counts approximately 28,000 students and 3,200 employees and is nationally and internationally recognized for their high quality education. Moreover it has six applied research centres with focus on Energy, Entrepreneurship, Art & Society, Biobased Economy built environment of the Northern Netherlands.
University College Copenhagen (KP) is one of Denmarks main providers of teachers education, social education, nursing and social work - all professional bachelors programmes. UCC also provide degrees in several other fields, namely nutrition and health, biomedical laboratory science, laboratory technology as well as postgraduate and supplementary diploma degrees within related fields. More than 20,000 students are currently enrolled at KP, and around 2000 staff members are working at KP. UCC conducts research and development activities in relation to all educational programmes.
Researchers involved in BacchusTech Project.
International Researchers involved in the BacchusTech Project.
Technical Meeting for wrapping the project.
IPB Open Day activity to present some of the project results.
Publication of the second newsletter on COMPETE2020 website (Portuguese).
This time with the presence of all the research team members.
Publication of the first project newsletter on COMPETE2020 website (Portuguese).
The project team approved the adoption of the logo created by Campelo's image office.
Begining of the webpage development.
First project communications and procedures reports.
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