{"id":53899,"date":"2024-12-13T08:39:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=53899"},"modified":"2024-12-13T08:39:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:39:06","slug":"bioscience-research-provides-tools-for-sustainable-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/bioscience-research-provides-tools-for-sustainable-living\/53899\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformative bioscience research provides tools for sustainable living"},"content":{"rendered":"
Biological sciences lie at the heart of many essential aspects of society, from health, sport, agriculture, food, sanitation, and ecosystem preservation to the latest medical advances and being prepared for future pandemics.<\/p>\n
For the first time in history, humanity has been able to control and implement science and technological developments with the power to meet global challenges. Bioscience innovations can supersede many conventional resources depleting polluting materials and processes. This progress coincides with increasing business and consumer demand and adoption of green technologies, which is driving an unprecedented need for advanced, high-performance biotechnologies and biomaterials.<\/p>\n
At LIFE RI, we work in tandem with nature, with expert understanding and talent in harnessing relationships between the microstructure of biomaterials and their macroscopic functions to deliver key solutions that enable performance enhancement and meet health and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n
The sustainable health and wellbeing of our global community and our environment are essential for the prosperity of our populations. Achieving healthy ecosystems means embracing new biotechnologies and bio-regenerative resources that benefit both the planet and humanity.<\/p>\n
LIFE RI\u2019s expertise in human nutrition, microbial science, food product innovation, and medicinal biologics drives groundbreaking solutions within bio-inspired circular economic models. By merging scientific advancements, industry collaboration, and public engagement, we promote adopting new bioprocessing methods that support sustainable, circular industrial practices and equip citizens for a healthy, sustainable future.<\/p>\n
The SHE Research Centre is at the forefront of addressing the gender data gap in sport, health, and exercise science. Focusing on society\u2019s least active members, particularly girls and women, the Centre develops evidence-based strategies to enhance physical activity, improve health outcomes, and optimise athletic performance. This work is essential for improving population health and wellness while promoting equity in sports experiences.<\/p>\n
Current projects include analysing the sex-specific experiences of female athletes to improve health and performance, creating an innovative hydrogel for bioactive nutrient delivery with a focus on polyphenols, and assessing the impact of lifestyle interventions on childhood cancer survivors.<\/p>\n
By tackling these critical challenges, the SHE Research Centre is paving the way for a healthier and more inclusive future.<\/p>\n
This campus provides a means to bridge the gap between fundamental and early-stage applied biotransformation research, demonstration, and market implementation, leading to full industrial adoption.<\/p>\n
Upscaling bioprocessing of complete bioresources, such as all left-over meat parts, to pilot level is being developed using best-practice methodologies to achieve processing circularity. Barriers, including the competitiveness of bio-based products and weak primary producer value chains, are being addressed to enable the transition to circular and sustainable models.<\/p>\n
These demonstration projects will showcase Ireland\u2019s response to the need for biobased process scaling and inspire others to undertake similar work. Bioprocessing.<\/p>\n
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Aquatic plants have higher photosynthetic efficiencies than land-based biomass production. Performing as a circular peatland with integrated feeding and nutrition aquaculture, the Mount Lucas site showcases how environmentally friendly practices can operate, producing new feeds and food ingredients from cultivated duckweed and macroalgae, using agri-food waste streams.<\/p>\n
This integrated-multitrophic aquaculture\/aquatech (IMTA) site also facilitates renewable living organisms, such as perch and rainbow trout, which can be used to produce food and energy.<\/p>\n
Plans are in place to establish a biorefinery and bioresource conversion systems for manufactured products spanning cosmetics, textiles, bio fertilisers\/biostimulants, packaging, bio-oils, pharmaceuticals, biologics for high-value compounds and biofuels. Carbon sequestration using algae farming for carbon absorption from the atmosphere. Onsite wind turbines provide energy generation to power the onsite facilities, promoting a zero waste\/energy approach.<\/p>\n