XI International Agriculture Symposium – AGROSYM 2020

XI International Agriculture Symposium – AGROSYM 2020

NEWS | Chic > XI International Agriculture Symposium – AGROSYM 2020 In the article “Metabolic Engineering in Chicory by CRISPR/Cas9 Editing”, presented at the XI International Agriculture Symposium “AGROSYM 2020”, held virtually on 8-9th of October...
CHIC vs. Covid-19

CHIC vs. Covid-19

NEWS | Chic > CHIC vs. Covid-19 In CHIC we join the fight against coronavirus and want to research whether compounds from the root of chicory can be developed into drugs against the virus. IDConsortium We are looking for research partners to test this activity. If...
Biotechnology from the Blue Flower

Biotechnology from the Blue Flower

NEWS | Chic > Biotechnology from the Blue Flower Artists Anna Dumitriu and Alex May are working with CHIC Consortium members to develop a new sculptural and bio-digital installation entitled “Biotechnology from the Blue Flower” and will be spending time on site...
PFR INDIGENOUS

PFR INDIGENOUS

NEWS | Chic > PFR INDIGENOUS Māori tribes, or “Iwi”, are well integrated into modern society but generally retain very strong links to their traditional land and communities. Those that have remained rural, have been very reliant on agricultural and forestry for...
Commercial exploitation of chicory as a multipurpose crop

Commercial exploitation of chicory as a multipurpose crop

NEWS | Chic > Commercial exploitation of chicory as a multipurpose crop The aim of WP8 is to collect and analyse the information gathered from other WPs and finally to develop two strong business cases for NPBT chicory, where the other one is related to dietary...