Chiara Guidi, Postdoctoral Researcher at Centre for Synthetic Biology at the University of Ghent was selected for her research project, “B-Cos we are the key to your problem,” which proposes a means of tackling antimicrobial resistance through the production and use of Chitooligosaccharides that target pathogens in the guts of weaning piglets, improving their immunity and growth, whilst preventing illness and reducing the need for antibiotics.
Agboola Jeleel Opeyemi, Research Fellow (PhD), Animal and Aquacultural Science, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, earned a finalist spot for his submission, “Can fish grow on trees? Yeast as future feed ingredient”, which examines the nutritional and functional potential of yeasts produced from wood sugars as sustainable fish feeds
Finally, Giulio Giagnoni, PhD graduate student from Aarhus University in Denmark, has been recognised for his research project “Phenotype of climate-efficient dairy cows”, which aims to identify climate-efficient phenotypes of dairy cows and reduce methane emissions by amending their diets.
Nutreco’s global network of employees also cast their votes, with the final decision being made by the prize’s expert judging panel
The three finalists are invited to an award ceremony taking place in Amsterdam on 11th October 2022, where it will be announced which of the finalists take the first, second and third places. The ceremony will also be live streamed for Nutreco employees, students and the wider scientific community, and can be accessed here from 9:30am CET on 11th October 2022.
The author of the winning project will receive a €12,000 cash prize. Those placed second and third will receive €8,000 and €5,000, respectively.