GROWTH Network

The GROWTH consortium, funded by the European Commission (2019-2023), is made up to train a new generation of researchers working on new pathological insights, biomarker diagnostics and personalized nutritional interventions for intestinal failure in neonates and preterm infants.


People

Academic and industry partners, covering various disciplines ranging from fundamental research to clinical paediatrics and analytical chemistry to organoid and gut-on-chip applications, have teamed up in the European Union.


Research Programme

GROWTH aims to set-up a new European platform that trains young scientists in the industry-led exploration of innovative routes to fully exploit the potential of early life nutrition to prevent inflammatory disease. GROWTH coordinates 8 individual research projects.


Contact

If you have any questions you can fill in the form or mail us directly: info@growth-horizon2020.eu.




NEWS & EVENTS

Pre-kick-off meeting

All Principal Investigators were present at the GROWTH pre-kick-off meeting. After the opening of the coordinator Paul Bessems, the roadmap and general outline of the GROWTH network was presented.

Particular attention was paid to the contents and methodologies of each Individual Research Project. A lively discussion with innovative ideas followed, setting the stage for the ESR vacancy texts and overall recruitment process.

After this, legal and administrative aspects of the GROWTH programme were discussed. Overall, this pre-kick-off meeting gave the GROWTH programme a true headstart.