Dyadic Netherlands to Develop Baking Enzymes for EU-Funded Research Project
Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the industrial enzyme, bioenergy, bio-based chemical and biopharmaceutical industries, announced that its research and development center in the Netherlands is a participant in the HealthBread Project, a new multidisciplinary research program that has been awarded approximately one million Euro from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Dyadic International, Inc., a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzymes and other proteins for the industrial enzyme, bioenergy, bio-based chemical and biopharmaceutical industries, announced that its research and development center in the Netherlands is a participant in the HealthBread Project, a new multidisciplinary research program that has been awarded approximately one million Euro from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
Wim van der Wilden, the General Manager of Dyadic Netherlands, stated, "In continuing to enhance Dyadic's technologies and products for food applications, we are excited to work with leading scientific, baking and food organizations to demonstrate the effectiveness of Dyadic's C1 enzyme technology in producing healthier and more nutritious bread products. The value of these types of research programs is that they allow Dyadic to use and further enhance our technologies for specific enzyme applications in collaboration with leading organizations which can potentially lead to new sales and licensing opportunities."
The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) will serve as the coordinator of the HealthBread Project which, in addition to Dyadic Netherlands, consists of the following research organizations, bakeries and large ingredient suppliers:
- The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- Open Fields S.r.l. (Italy)
- RTD Services (Austria)
- Kampffmeyer Food Innovation GmbH (Germany)
- Backerei Ripken (Germany)
- Backerei Welter (Germany)
- Bakkerij Kamstra (The Netherlands)
- Netherlands Bakery Centre (NBC)(The Netherlands)
- Meester Bakker Uljee (The Netherlands)
- Backerei und Konditorei Kasses (Austria)
- Backerei Lasser (Austria)
- Geovita F.I. S.r.l. (Italy)
- Molini Tandoi S.P.A. (Italy)
- Panificio Fuse S. & C. snc (Italy)
- Panificio REGAZZONI P. di C .F. REGAZZONI SNC (Italy)
Source: Dyadic International, Inc
