Project cooperationUpdated on 6 May 2025
Enhancing plant protein production to bolster the resilience of agricultural systems and EU self-sufficiency in plant protein used as feed
Senior Researcher at National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
Bucharest, Romania
About
We are Romania’s leading institution in the field of animal biology and nutrition, with over 60 years of expertise in: animal nutrition and physiology; feed formulation and alternative feed resources; food quality assessments; biotechnology and feed processing; nutritional modelling and impact analysis; sustainability and circular bioeconomy approaches in livestock systems
Our multidisciplinary teams integrate animal science, food quality, chemistry, biochemistry, and biotechnology to innovate in both animal nutrition and feed resource development, as well as food quality.
Our focus is on identifying and valorising regionally adapted, sustainable plant protein sources and developing innovative feed strategies for livestock. Our role would involve:
• Screening and characterising alternative protein crops and by-products suitable for feed use (e.g., lupin, faba bean, pea, sunflower meal, alfalfa)
• Conducting nutritional, digestibility, and anti-nutritional analyses using advanced lab techniques
• Designing and implementing in vivo feeding trials with livestock to validate performance, health, product quality and environmental impacts
• Supporting co-creation and stakeholder engagement, especially with Romanian and regional farmers, processors, and feed manufacturers
• Contributing to knowledge transfer, communication, and exploitation of results at the national and EU level
Stage
- Early stage
Type
- Partner looking for consortium
Organisation
National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
R&D Institution
Balotesti, Ilfov, Romania
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
- Early stage
- Partner looking for consortium
Alexandru Vlaicu
Senior Researcher at National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
Bucharest, Romania
Project cooperation
HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-04-two-stage
- Early stage
- Partner looking for consortium
Iulia Varzaru
Scientific Researcher - IBNA Balotesti, Romania at National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
Balotesti, Romania
Project cooperation
- Early stage
- Partner looking for consortium
Arabela Untea
Senior reasearcher at National Research and Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition
Balotesti, Romania