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The flagship of oat research
The Swedish journal Cerealier (no. 02/2020, page 16-17) interviewed Emma Nordell, board member of ScanOats, Lieselotte Cloetens, researcher at ScanOats and Inger Ahldén, research coordinator at ScanOats about what has happened and what is going on within the...
New coworker at WP5, Oat diet for disease prevention.
New coworker at WP5, Oat diet for disease prevention. Maria Soria Florido I am a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Lieselotte Cloetens, leader of the WP5 of ScanOats. Our research interests focus on the evaluation of the potential preventive benefits of a range...
Field walk on the oat field
In the beginning of June we arranged a guided Field walk at Lönnstorp gård, an SLU research site outside Lund. It was a possibility for scientists and companies working in ScanOats to see the ongoing field experiment for selected, new oat varieties. The interest was...
CropTailor cracks the genetic code of oat
The Swedish biotech company CropTailor has, as the world first, mapped the entire oat genome. This breakthrough research will contribute to more healthy and sustainable oat varieties. Lantmännen, with world-class oat R&D, is majority owner of CropTailor. Together...
The best of oat times are right now
"Havrens bästa tid är nu!" The best of oat times are right now! Listen to Olof Olsson, ScanOats WP2 leader, and Alf Ceplitis, oat breeder at Lantmännen, talk about oat in Mistra Biotechs podcast Shaping our food (in Swedish).
Swedish Oat Fiber acquired by Naturex
The ScanOats partner Swedish Oat Fiber has been acquired by Naturex, a global leader in specialty plant-based natural ingredients. Swedish Oat Fiber's head office and manufacturing site are located on the west coast of Sweden in one of the most favorable oat growing...