EIC Pathfinder DiBaN
Linking Intestinal Bacteria and Host Metabolism to Tackle Type 2 Diabetes with Novel Food
About DiBaN
Healthy insects promote human metabolic health

An imbalance in the intestinal microbiota (intestinal dysbiosis) is one factor driving the progression of insulin resistance to Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Furthermore, intestinal dysbiosis is linked to poor nutrition. The EIC-funded DiBaN project aims to fight dysbiosis and T2D using novel nutrients prepared from ‘metabolically healthy’ insects to promote a healthy microbiome-host metabolic interface.

48
months
duration
6
participating
organizations
9
research
teams
3
european
countries
Project beneficiaries
Participating institutions and companies

Six organizations are involved in DiBaN project: the Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, EpiDisease SL, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and IMDEA Food Institute from Spain; Nutrinsect SRL from Italy; and Centro de Ciências do Mar Algarve from Portugal. See their general profiles, research teams, principal investigators, and more.

EIC Pathfinder Challenge:
Precision Nutrition
A network of research projects looking for sinergies to boost the development of precision nutrition solutions

This EIC Pathfinder Challenge fund multi-disciplinary research projects focused in the interactions among nutrition, human gut microbiome and glycans beyond the state-of-the-art, to better clarify the role of diet into human health.

Precision Nutrition Portfolio
1
Glucose variability patterns for precision nutrition in diabetes
2
Linking Intestinal Bacteria and Host Metabolism to Tackle Type2 Diabetes with Novel Food
3
Development of nutritional vesicles for precision diagnostics and therapeutics for metabolic diseases
4
Addressing malnutrition and metabolic health in non-comunicable diseases through precision Nutrition: impact in quality of life and prognosis of lung cancer patients.
5
Understanding the potential of modulating Host-Microbiome-Glycan interactions ("the triangle of sweetness.") to tackle non-comunicable diseases
6
Precision Nutrition Strategies for Investigating Probiotic, Diet, Glycan, and Microbiome Factors in Hyperuricemia and Gout Prevention
7
Precision nutrition approach for increasing fibre intake and health using microbiota-matched sustainable fibre sources
8
Precision Nutrition to optimize immune response for metabolic health
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