--- title: "Chic" description: "Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes. CHIC explores the interactions between technological potential and societal acceptance of modern plant breeding." url: https://idconsortium.com/news/chic date: 2022-03-08 modified: 2023-06-27 author: "Rubén Gil" image: https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IDConsortium-News_Chic-art-science-help-chicory-bg-01.jpg type: page lang: en --- # Chic ### ALL NEWS ABOUT THIS PROJECT ↴ # Chic ## Chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes. CHIC explores the interactions between technological potential and societal acceptance of modern plant breeding. 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[Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/agricultura-espanola-edicion-genetica-debate-ue) Jan 23, 2024 | 6 minutes read [![IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IDConsortium-pressroom_IDConsortium-BOOSTER-2023-00-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/press-releases/idconsortium-booster-2023) [IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER](https://idconsortium.com/press-releases/idconsortium-booster-2023) ## [IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER](https://idconsortium.com/press-releases/idconsortium-booster-2023) IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER, un proyecto impulsor de estrategias innovadoras y sostenibles para crear cereales resistentes al clima y la sequía. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/press-releases/idconsortium-booster-2023) Feb 6, 2023 | 9 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic research chicory plants without bitter compounds crisprcas method bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic research chicory plants without bitter compounds crisprcas method bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic research chicory plants without bitter compounds crisprcas method bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-research-chicory-plants-without-bitter-compounds-crisprcas-method-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/research-chicory-plants-without-bitter-compounds-crisprcas-method) [Researchers make chicory plants without bitter compounds using CRISPR/Cas method](https://idconsortium.com/news/research-chicory-plants-without-bitter-compounds-crisprcas-method) ## [Researchers make chicory plants without bitter compounds using CRISPR/Cas method](https://idconsortium.com/news/research-chicory-plants-without-bitter-compounds-crisprcas-method) Researchers have used new breeding techniques to develop a chicory variety that no longer contains bitter compounds. The research consortium published their results in the Plant Biotechnology Journal. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/research-chicory-plants-without-bitter-compounds-crisprcas-method) Aug 19, 2021 | 4 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic biotechnology blue flower unnatural that too natural bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic biotechnology blue flower unnatural that too natural bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic biotechnology blue flower unnatural that too natural bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-biotechnology-blue-flower-unnatural-that-too-natural-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/biotechnology-blue-flower-unnatural-too-natural) [Biotechnology from the blue flower: the unnatural, that too is natural](https://idconsortium.com/news/biotechnology-blue-flower-unnatural-too-natural) ## [Biotechnology from the blue flower: the unnatural, that too is natural](https://idconsortium.com/news/biotechnology-blue-flower-unnatural-too-natural) Artists Anna Dumitriu and Alex May will discuss their project “Biotechnology from the Blue Flower” with a panel of experts from the EU Horizon H2020 CHIC project. Chicory is believed to have inspired the notion of the Blue Flower in German Romanticism – a central symbol of the movement. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/biotechnology-blue-flower-unnatural-too-natural) Jun 15, 2021 | 9 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic spanish chef Jordi Bordas makes CHICque gourmet aftertastes bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic spanish chef Jordi Bordas makes CHICque gourmet aftertastes bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic spanish chef Jordi Bordas makes CHICque gourmet aftertastes bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-spanish-chef-Jordi-Bordas-makes-CHICque-gourmet-aftertastes-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/spanish-chef-jordi-bordas-makes-chicque-gourmet-aftertastes) [Spanish chef Jordi Bordas makes CHICque. gourmet aftertastes!](https://idconsortium.com/news/spanish-chef-jordi-bordas-makes-chicque-gourmet-aftertastes) ## [Spanish chef Jordi Bordas makes CHICque. gourmet aftertastes!](https://idconsortium.com/news/spanish-chef-jordi-bordas-makes-chicque-gourmet-aftertastes) Join us for this fascinating online panel discussion and cooking workshop. “Let’s eat CHICque. Gourmet Aftertastes” opens up the unique art, science and culinary potentials of alternative healthy ingredients in Chicory (Cichorium intybus). [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/spanish-chef-jordi-bordas-makes-chicque-gourmet-aftertastes) Jun 14, 2021 | 7 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic exploitation dissemination communication update bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic exploitation dissemination communication update bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic exploitation dissemination communication update bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-exploitation-dissemination-communication-update-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/exploitation-dissemination-communication-update) [Exploitation, dissemination and communication update](https://idconsortium.com/news/exploitation-dissemination-communication-update) ## [Exploitation, dissemination and communication update](https://idconsortium.com/news/exploitation-dissemination-communication-update) CHIC is the Chicory Innovation Consortium. The project’s main objectives are 1) to implement New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs) in chicory in order to establish it as a multipurpose crop for the production of health-related products with clear benefits for consumers, and 2) to develop co-innovation pathways with stakeholders for game-changing technologies, such as NPBTs. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/exploitation-dissemination-communication-update) Jun 3, 2021 | 4 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic commercial exploitation chicory multipurpose crop updates bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic commercial exploitation chicory multipurpose crop updates bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic commercial exploitation chicory multipurpose crop updates bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-commercial-exploitation-chicory-multipurpose-crop-updates-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/commercial-exploitation-of-chicory-as-a-multipurpose-crop-updates) [Commercial exploitation of chicory as a multipurpose crop updates](https://idconsortium.com/news/commercial-exploitation-of-chicory-as-a-multipurpose-crop-updates) ## [Commercial exploitation of chicory as a multipurpose crop updates](https://idconsortium.com/news/commercial-exploitation-of-chicory-as-a-multipurpose-crop-updates) CHIC is the Chicory Innovation Consortium. The project’s main objectives are 1) to implement New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs) in chicory in order to establish it as a multipurpose crop for the production of health-related products with clear benefits for consumers, and 2) to develop co-innovation pathways with stakeholders for game-changing technologies, such as NPBTs. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/commercial-exploitation-of-chicory-as-a-multipurpose-crop-updates) Jun 3, 2021 | 4 minutes read [![IDConsortium News Chic stakeholder engagement update bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic stakeholder engagement update bg 01](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)![IDConsortium News Chic stakeholder engagement update bg 01](https://idconsortium.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IDConsortium-News_Chic-stakeholder-engagement-update-bg-01-1024x512.jpg)](https://idconsortium.com/news/stakeholder-engagement-update) [Stakeholder engagement update](https://idconsortium.com/news/stakeholder-engagement-update) ## [Stakeholder engagement update](https://idconsortium.com/news/stakeholder-engagement-update) CHIC is the Chicory Innovation Consortium. The project’s main objectives are 1) to implement New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs) in chicory in order to establish it as a multipurpose crop for the production of health-related products with clear benefits for consumers, and 2) to develop co-innovation pathways with stakeholders for game-changing technologies, such as NPBTs. [Read More](https://idconsortium.com/news/stakeholder-engagement-update) May 26, 2021 | 4 minutes read [Show more news](https://idconsortium.com/news/chic.md/page/2?el_dbe_page)