The University of Brighton is part of a new research project aiming to place the Channel region at the forefront of peptide research.

The European project “Peptide Research Network of Excellence” (PeReNE) was approved on October 11th, 2012, by the Steering Committee of the Interreg-IVA program France (Channel) - England.

This project, initiated by researchers from the University of Rouen, aims to place the Channel region at the forefront of peptide research by bringing together efforts of 23 research teams and 3 core facilities from INSERM, CNRS and Universities of Amiens, Rouen, Caen, Rennes, Brest, Exeter, Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton, Sussex and Kent (www.perene-project.eu). The competitiveness cluster Cosmetic Valley and two SMEs (BioSIMS and RootLines Technologies) are also partners in this project.

The teams will carry out 14 collaborative research activities on bioactive peptides with innovative industrial opportunities in the biomedical, cosmetic and food industries. Planned activities also include scientific meetings, communication to the lay public, workshops, participation in international fairs and trades with French and British companies.

To carry out these activities, the project benefits from an EU grant of 2.79 million euros for the period 2012-2015.

For more information, contact: david.vaudry@univ-rouen.fr