Online voting is now open for Project BYTHOS [1], Biotechnologies For Human Health and Blue Growth, co-financed by the Interreg Italia-Malta Programme and of which the University of Malta is a member.
The UM said that this project is among the 5 finalists in the category “A competitive and smart Europe” of the European RegioStars Award and was selected from 262 applications
The project [2], which sees the participation of Sicilian and Maltese partners, utilised side streams from the fish processing industry to create ingredients for human and animal wellbeing. Bioactive molecules with health-promoting properties were extracted for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics.
Finalists will be awarded with the Public Choice Award during a REGIOSTARS ceremony.
Any EU citizen is welcome to cast their vote [3] till the 9th of October (12:00 noon).
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