Project cooperationUpdated on 10 December 2025
CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-06 and 2026-01-CIRCBIO-07 ProBarley
Associate Professor at KU Leuven - Gent
Gent, Belgium
About
Our interdisciplinary multi-actor project leverages agrobiodiversity by incorporating wild barley cytonuclear variation into elite germplasm to enhance climate resilience, yield stability, and upcycling potential. The consortium includes experts in plant genomics, brewing science, and sidestream food technology. We aim to valorise malting and brewing by-products (rootlets and spent grains) into premium vegan proteins, strengthening the value chain for food and feed. The project integrates four pillars: utilizing novel genetic diversity, developing industrial upcycling protocols, implementing automated robotic extraction for quality characterization, and utilizing AI models to breed widely adapted lines with minimal trade-offs between starch and protein quality. We seek partners in the malting, brewing, and food industries to demonstrate economic competitiveness and circularity
Topic
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-06
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-07
Type
- Coordinator looking for partners
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-03-Boosting the competitiveness of protein crops in Europe
- Partner looking for consortium
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-03
IRFAN NAZLI
Assoc.Prof. at RECEP IRFAN NAZLI
ADANA, Türkiye
Project cooperation
- Early stage
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-06
- Partner looking for consortium
Françoise Bafort
International Collaboration at University of Liege
Gembloux, Belgium
Project cooperation
- Advanced stage
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-COMMUNITIES-01
- HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
Marios Vlachogiannis
CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER at COFFEECO
Patra, Greece