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Emisora UdeA
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Research group

Spanish

Food, Cosmetics, and Drug Stability Group GEMCA

Academic Unit: Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

Category

A

Call

894

GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Basic medicine

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Strategic Focus

We are devoted to the study of stability and stabilization problems of formulations in the Pharmaceutical and Food Sector.

Research Lines and/or Areas

  • Studies of photostability and photostabilization of medicines and related areas.
  • Studies of degradation of active ingredients.
  • Studies of photoprotective efficacy of cosmetics in UVA-UVB.
  • Development of cosmetic formulations and functionality studies.
  • Biomaterials applied in the cosmetic and food industries.
  • Food stability and shelf life studies.
  • Development of functional bakery products with a focus on Public Health.
  • Development of processes from different disciplinary approaches to generate added value to the Coffee Productive Chain.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Cecilia Gallardo Cabrera, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences.

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Coordinator's Email

cecilia.gallardo@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Our alliances were made with other research groups within the UdeA and with some local companies.

Highlighted Projects

  • Stability of Green Coffee.
  • Photostabilization of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Formulations.
  • Systematic development of bakery products with Colombian raw materials.

Key Research Findings

  • Protocols and infrastructure acquisition to measure photoprotective efficacy in anti-solar cosmetics.
  • Protocols and infrastructure acquisition to measure the photostability of active ingredients according to international standards.
  • Methods to study the stability of export-grade green coffee.
  • Systematic methods for designing baking matrices with raw materials other than wheat.

Services and/or Products Portfolio

 

  • Photoprotection services for the cosmetic industry.
  • Photostability services for the pharmaceutical industry.

More Information

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