About IIM

The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is one of the main marine research centers in the Iberian Peninsula. Looking at the Atlantic from Vigo, a city with a strong connection with the sea, the IIM-CSIC faces the challenge of increasing our knowledge about the ocean, from its physical characteristics to the food we take from it and the processes that bind the whole system together.

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Research

Research is at the core of the Institute of Marine Research's work. Working along 3 Core Research Themes, which intertwine and connect to each other, the researchers and technicians at the IIM-CSIC look for answers within 9 different research lines.

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Innovation

While our research provides us with new knowledge about our sea and shores, at the Institute of Marine Research we are committed to go a step further, creating new collaborations with the industry and other economic activities, be they already 'established' industries, such as fisheries or aquaculture, or 'emerging' ones, such as ocean observation.

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Society

Science is not complete until it is shared with society. As a public research institution, the IIM understands that its commitment is with society, fostering a two-way relationship with its surrounding community and an open perspective on science.

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Marine scientists, lab technicians, biologists, chemists and engineers, but also economists, lawyers or communicators (both working and in training) contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of our center. With more than 200 employees, the IIM-CSIC is a large community of people who work together for the sake of science, knowledge and sustainability.

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Patent | Differentiation of various tuna species in canned tuna products
Food industry 4.0

Authors: Carmen González Sotelo; Isabel Medina; Ricardo Pérez Martín; Javier Quinteiro Vázquez; Manuel Rey Méndez

Technique for the differentiation of various tuna species in canned tuna products, consisting of the sequential use of a set of restriction endonucleases on an amplified 187-bp fragment known as bdr of the b cytochrome in the mitochondrial ADN. Thus, Thunnus thynnus, T. obesus, T. albacares and Katsuwonus pelamis are distinguished by fragment analysis. More detailed information can be found here.

 

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Food Biochemistry Chemistry of Marine Products
Patent | Compounds having anti-inflammatory activity
Biotechnology Nutrition and Human Health

Authors: Juan Carlos Espin de Gea; Juan Carlos Morales Sánchez; Isabel Medina

Compounds for the treatment of inflammatory processes involved in numerous diseases such as intestinal inflammatory diseases. The invention mainly refers to compounds included within a certain general formula and to the procedure to obtain them. More detailed information can be obtained here.

 

 

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Chemistry of Marine Products
Patent | An optimal operation for nisin production
Biotechnology

Authors:  Marta López Cabo; Miguel Anxo Murado García; M P Gonzalez Fernández; Laura Pastoriza Enriquez; Juan Jose Rodriguez Herrera; Lorenzo Miguel Pastrana Castro

Method for nisin production in submerged culture based on reiterated re-alkalinization of the medium, provided that the culture maintains the capacity to recover its level of stabilization, combined with a discontinuous glucose feeding regime. More detailed information can be found here.

 

 

 

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Microbiology & Technology of Marine Products
Patent | Alkyl gallate derivatives as antioxidant and surfactant agents
Food industry 4.0 Nutrition and Human Health

Authors: Juan Carlos Morales Sánchez, Ricardo Lucas Rodriguez, Olivia Sánchez Maldonado, Francesc Comelles Folch, José Luis Parra Juez, Isabel Medina Méndez

The invention relates to a compound derived from an alkyl gallate and its production method and to its use as a surfactant and oxidizing agent, in particular as part of a composition in the form of an emulsion. More detailed information can be obtained here.

 

 

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Chemistry of Marine Products
Patent | Procedure for the identification of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in canned tuna
Food industry 4.0 Nutrition and Human Health Biotechnology

Authors: Carmen González Sotelo; Isabel Medina; Ricardo Pérez Martín; Javier Quinteiro Vázquez; Manuel Rey Méndez

Technique for the identification of Thunnus alalunga in preserved tuna products, which comprises the amplification of a 187-pb fragment (BDR) of the cytochrome b gene in mitochondrial DNA by the sequential use of two endonucleases. This allows distinguishing it from other species used as substitutes for Thunnus alalunga in canned products. More detailed information can be found here.

 

 

Related research groups

Food Biochemistry Chemistry of Marine Products
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