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On May 28th a radio program about AVANSECAL-II was broadcast in RNE, where its objectives and some of the research that is currently carried out were explained. see the radio program

On the 3rd of May and 13th of June, two PhD students from the (Micro)-Separation Techniques research group of the University of Alcalá (UAH) and members of the AVANSECAL-II-CM program (Ref. S2018/BAA-4393), Gloria Domínguez and Maider Greño, went to different secondary education institutes, IES Campiña Alta (El Casar, Guadalajara) and IES Cardenal Cisneros (Alcalá de Henares), to […]

Dr. Merichel Plaza del Moral, researcher of the UAH-QA group of the AVANSECAL-CM Program, was interviewed on the occasion of receiving the The Young Researcher Award of the University of Alcalá in the area of Experimental Sciences in recognition of her great scientific career . To access the interview, click here

Dr. María Castro, researcher in the UAH-QA group and member of AVANSECAL consortium, answer several questions regarding saffron adulteration, particularly the one performed using gardenia extracts, one of the latest detected adulteration in the European Union. Link to the interview here.

On 2nd June, a report on AVANSECAL made by the UNED’s Audiovisual Media Center (CEMAV) was broadcasted in La 2 of TVE. In this report, María Luisa Marina from University of Alcalá (coordinator center), Marta Mesías (CSIC-AA group), Belén Gómara (CSIC-AI group), Yolanda Madrid (UCM-QA group), Pilar Fernández (UNED-QA group), Isabel Sierra (URJC’s lab 284) and Juan José […]

Members of AVANSECAL have taken part in the IX CyTA – CESIA conference held on May 16-19, 2017 in Caixa-Forum-Madrid and Real Jardín Botánico in Madrid. This conference has been organized by the three public universities in Madrid having the Degree on Food Science and Technology. Renowned scientists and important companies related to food sector […]

Researchers from the King Juan Carlos University (URJC) have demonstrated the huge potential of mesoporous silica in the extraction of veterinary drugs in meat samples. Link to the news Other links: DICYT LA VANGUARDIA DIVÚLGAME SALAMANCA24HORAS.COM

Researchers from the University of Alcala (UAH) have patented a liquid chromatography-based procedure which propose, for the first time, geniposide as a marker for saffron adulteration with gardenia extracts. Link to the news Other links: Agencia SINC Diario Público QUO Fundación Bancaria Ibercaja RTVE Iberoamérica.net Spain News Diario digital de la Universidad de Alcalá

“New methodologies for the analysis of xenobiotics in foods” course will take place from 28th to 30th March. Information

The journal The Analytical Scientist has published a Power List, drawn up by voting of an expert jury, which lists the 50 most influential women in analytical chemistry. This list of 50 scientists, among which there are only three selected Spanish women, is represented by two researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and […]

The Institute of Science and Food Technology and Nutrition and the Isntitute of Organic Chemistry (CSIC) in association with IZASA,S.A company have developed a simple and economic method to determine pesticides in jams. See the news

María Luisa Marina (coordinator(UAH-QA)) and the researchers María José González (CSIC-AI), Marta Messiah (CSIC-AA) and Pilar Fernández (UNED-QA) talk about their objectives and the proyects in AVANSECAL. Links: – UNED Channel – YouTube

Researchers of the Micro-Separation Techniques Group of the University of Alcala de Henares (UAH) are involved in a project based on adding bioactive ingredients from olives and peaches pits to foods such as yogurt, fruit and vegetables drinks, as well as meat products in general, which will provide  antioxidant, antihypertensive and hypocholesterolemic properties. Links: –EFEAGRO –INNOVAticias.com […]

Researchers  of the URJC have developed new mesostructured materials. This materials can detect the presence of anabolic steroids in milk. This project focuses on the use of mesoporous silica (with pores of between 2 and 50 nm in diameter) as adsorbent. It was published in a special issue on advances in food analysis Journal Journal of […]

February 2, 2016, UCM-QA group. It is a new material with selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) for the persevation of food. This material prevents the oxidation in foods because it has a multilayer structure. See the news Other links: –UAH –Canarias7 –Telecinco –Infosalus –Universidad de Zaragoza –Heraldo –ABC –Sinc

Ei-ichi Negishi visited the UAH to participate in “ICAT International Symposium. Asymmetric C-C Bond Formation and Organometallics” organized by Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido (Japan) and the University of Alcalá, where he presented his results on the most innovative and current advances in chemistry. The students of chemistry of the University of Alcalá were able to […]

Due to XV Science Week edition of de Comunity of Madrid, the reseacher María Concepción García of the University of Alcala gives an interview on the Onda Cero radio about the functional foods explaining their benefits and the research of her workgroup. Lisent to the interview:

Avansecal will participate in the conference EUROFOODCHEM 2015 which will be in Madrid from 13 to 16 October 2015. More information

January 14, 2015, CSIC-AA group. Melanoidins are polymeric structures formed by polysaccharides, protein, and degradation products of phenolic acids and products of the Maillard reaction, which are present in the coffee beverage. See the news

News of R&D in the UNED, published on November 3, 2014, UNED-QA group. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Community of Madrid, has solved the call in which programs of R&D activities between research groups of the Community of Madrid are granted in Technologies 2013, co-financed by structural funds of the European […]