TNO in collaboration with University Medical Centre Utrecht performs research on food-borne factors in allergic and inflammatory diseases. Our interest in this program mainly concerns the identification of factors that, either or not in interaction with the gut microbiome, influence the inflammatory state of our body. We aim to elucidate
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On April 1-3, 2019, the 2nd International Food Allergy Forum was held in Amsterdam. The TNO Food Allergy and Immune Health Modeling team supported the organization of this 3 day conference with the visionary title “Towards a food allergy-free world”. International experts and delegates presented and discussed the state of
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On January 1, 2016, TNO in collaboration with partners started a shared research initiative with joint funding: the TNO Shared Research Program (SRP) Food Allergy.
Since the start on January 1, 2016, new research topics were added and several new partners joined our initiative. The SRP Food Allergy develops and disseminates
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Jolanda van Bilsen was invited to participate in ILSI Europe’s workshop on ‘Holistic Approaches to Develop Alternatives to Animal Testing’. The objectives of the workshop were to bring together key stakeholders from academia, industry, regulatory authorities and control laboratories involved in animal testing and to discuss the best approach(es) for
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Since its establishment, Geert Houben from TNO is a member of the Australian-New Zealand Allergen Bureau VITAL Scientific Expert Panel (VSEP). The VSEP provides recommendations on food allergen Reference Doses/thresholds that form the scientific framework for the Allergen Bureau VITAL Program and VITAL Online. The Copenhagen EAACI-FAAM meeting in October
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