Transforming Food Sustainability with Innovation and Circularity
Photo Gallery | Purple4Life General Assembly 2026
Objectives
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Develop safe and cost-effective PPB bioprocesses.
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Demonstrate PPB applications in food and feed chains.
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Assess nutritional, environmental, and health impacts of PPB.
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Enhance public awareness and societal acceptance.
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Promote exploitation and long-term sustainability of PPB technologies.
Key results
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Scalable PPB production validated for food-grade and feed-grade applications.
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Environmental and social impact assessment via (s)LCA and stakeholder engagement.
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A comprehensive regulatory roadmap for PPB-based products.
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Open-access knowledge shared via Zenodo and public dissemination platforms.
Stakeholders
Academics and researchers
Food production professionals
Biotechnology and food industry leaders
Policy makers
General public and consumers
Civil society and innovation networks
Purple4Life News
Project Technology Highlight: Scaling Up Purple Bacteria Production at UMONS
Building on our previous update about the bag culture system being developed at the Université de Mons (UMONS), we are happy to share that significant progress has been made over the last months. The ProtMic team has successfully advanced the cultivation of purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) from laboratory bottles toward a robust intermediate production stage, marking an important step on the road to pilot-scale operation.
CNR-ISPA highlights scientific communication role in EU Food Safety Platform campaign for World Food Safety Day 2026
CNR-ISPA contributed to World Food Safety Day 2026 by contributing to communication materials on food safety and supporting Purple4Life, highlighting food safety aspects of purple bacteria and sustainable microbial solutions in the project
Purple4Life partners convene at URJC for the first Annual General Assembly
A key milestone one year into its journey towards more sustainable food and feed systems based on purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB)
Purple4Life
Horizon Europe Project
Grant Agreement No. 101212806
Project duration: June 2025 – May 2029
Funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.