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
GROWTH scientists going to the Digestive Disease Week in May 2022
Several GROWTH researchers are traveling to San Diego in May 2022 to visit the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and present their intermediate results and discuss with peers about the project and future plans.
Wed, 02 March
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The GROWTH Satellite Symposium was a great success
Today, the GROWTH Satellite Symposium was organized and with >40 attendants, 3 key-note speakers and 8 presentations of the GROWTH research fellows, the meeting was a major success.
Wed, 09 February
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TNO launches their new Early Life Campaign
GROWTH partner, TNO recently kicked-off their new Early Life Campaign. This initiatives provides TNO's latest insights, and a comprehensive overview of their expertise and tools to support healthy development early in life.
Thu, 13 January
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Predictive factors for surgical treatment in preterm neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis
GROWTH research groups at AMC and VUMC identifed factors may support the clinician to identify infants with increased risk for sNEC, which may facilitate early decisive management and consequently could result in improved prognosis. These findings were obtained from a multi-center case control study.
Wed, 15 December
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Fermented foods show potential in increasing gut microbial diversity and modulating immune responses
One of the collaborating PhD students of the GROWTH programme, Konstantina Zafeiropoulou, published a very interesting story on a new study, carried out by researchers at Stanford University that shows that fermented-food diet may increase microbiome diversity and decrease markers of inflammation. In the same study high-fiber diet shows potential in altering gut microbiome functions and modulating immune responses.
Konstantina is currently a PhD candidate at Amsterdam UMC unraveling the role of gut microbiota and long-term dietary patterns in the development of postoperative colorectal anastomotic leakage.
Wed, 24 November
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 814168.
CORDIS PROJECT ID 218110.
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