Research that doesn't end with a publication.
From perceptual genetics and sporting talent to personalised nutrition, food co-creation and automated alternative-protein production.
From a research question to a solution.
NU3Gen projects have grown at the intersection of molecular genetics, nutrition, sport, consumer research, food traceability and digitalisation. The timeline summarises the main milestones; each project is described in greater detail below.
Expert development of genetic-data and machine-learning infrastructure in collaboration with CustomDev.
Automation, local technology production and data traceability for alternative-protein production.
Co-creating a functional food with seniors, with the option of personalisation based on genetic predispositions.
The winning Slovak EIT Food RIS Innovation Prize concept combining personalised nutrition with DNA-based traceability.
A model for using genetic testing to develop sporting potential and manage associated risks.
An APVV project that established the scientific basis for personalised food safety and the later creation of NU3Gen.
Deep Dive Food Safety
NU3Gen was selected as the expert solution provider for a project prepared by CustomDev under an innovation-voucher scheme. The project connects food safety and personalised nutrition with data normalisation and machine-learning methods.
NU3Gen's role is to prepare a data foundation that allows genetic information from different sources to be compared reliably and then used in the development and validation of analytical models. The project is being prepared under the national project Increasing the Innovation Performance of the Slovak Economy 2, code 401101A334, implemented by the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency.
Insect Protein 4.0
The project is developing an automated and scalable rearing system for alternative-protein production. Automation is intended to reduce labour requirements without making the technology too costly or complex for practical deployment.
The solution covers digitalised feeding, watering, ventilation and other production processes. Components are designed with 3D printing, local manufacture and adaptation to farm size and available inputs in mind.
Consumer Engagement Labs
The project involved seniors directly in developing a functional food. Participants were not merely research respondents; they became partners in defining the needs, properties and form of the new product.
NU3Gen contributed its perspective on personalised food safety and the possibility of accounting for genetic predispositions. Combining co-creation, modern production methods and personalisation led toward a food concept better adapted to an individual consumer's needs.
Eurospotrebitelia
The Eurospotrebitelia civic association extended this project experience into consumer protection and information, market and product analyses, and food quality and safety. Between 2014 and 2017 it organised conferences on gastronomy, food labelling, nutrition and consumer topics.
NU3GEN FOOD and OpenProduct
In 2019, NU3Gen presented the NU3GEN FOOD concept in the Slovak EIT Food RIS Innovation Prize. The solution combined genetics with personalised nutrition and food-origin traceability. The expert jury selected it as the best Slovak project.
OpenProduct formed the concept's technology layer: linking a raw material's DNA profile with origin information and the product's digital trail. The current website presents it as a technology reference and case study.
Genetic testing for identifying sporting talent
The project developed from NU3Gen's long-term collaboration with physical-education specialists at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. It explored how genetic information could contribute to assessing an individual's sporting predispositions.
The aim was to create a model that supports the development of sporting potential while identifying risks associated with physical load. The project connected genetic data with expert sports interpretation and became one of the foundations of the consumer-facing sports genetics line.
Perceptual genetics and personalised food safety
The founding members of the future NU3Gen team first came together through the project “Perceptual genetics and its application in personalised food safety”. Funded by the Slovak Research and Development Agency, the project investigated how genetically determined differences in perception relate to nutrition and food safety.
The project created the scientific and professional foundation from which NU3Gen s.r.o. later emerged. The company's mission became the transfer of molecular and population genetics into practical solutions for everyday life.
Education & mentoring
Our education activities grew out of teaching nutrigenomics and biological analysis, consumer seminars, and mentoring researchers and early-stage entrepreneurs. The new site brings them together under a single know-how transfer service.