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No one should fear going to school — including the adults who run it. 🛑
Those bullied in childhood + again at work report the lowest life satisfaction & work passion.
Estonia’s new law now makes anti-bullying prevention a MUST in every school. 🏫
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Those bullied in childhood + again at work report the lowest life satisfaction & work passion.
Estonia’s new law now makes anti-bullying prevention a MUST in every school. 🏫
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/12/e...
Study: Educators bullied in the past struggle more at work
Most teachers still carry scars from being bullied. It makes it harder for them to do their jobs.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
No one should fear going to school — including the adults who run it. 🛑
Those bullied in childhood + again at work report the lowest life satisfaction & work passion.
Estonia’s new law now makes anti-bullying prevention a MUST in every school. 🏫
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/12/e...
Those bullied in childhood + again at work report the lowest life satisfaction & work passion.
Estonia’s new law now makes anti-bullying prevention a MUST in every school. 🏫
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/12/e...
🧬 What if we could make life-saving medicines without dumping tons of antibiotics into the environment?
Researchers at the University of Tartu are reprogramming bacteria with a temperature switch to produce insulin, vaccines & enzymes – no antibiotics. 🌡️
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/10/b...
Researchers at the University of Tartu are reprogramming bacteria with a temperature switch to produce insulin, vaccines & enzymes – no antibiotics. 🌡️
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/10/b...
What If Bacteria Could Make Proteins Without Antibiotics?
Researchers are developing an antibiotic-free method for protein production by engineering bacteria with a temperature-controlled switch.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🧬 What if we could make life-saving medicines without dumping tons of antibiotics into the environment?
Researchers at the University of Tartu are reprogramming bacteria with a temperature switch to produce insulin, vaccines & enzymes – no antibiotics. 🌡️
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/10/b...
Researchers at the University of Tartu are reprogramming bacteria with a temperature switch to produce insulin, vaccines & enzymes – no antibiotics. 🌡️
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/10/b...
✨ Congrats to Velle Toll, @hanna-horak.bsky.social & Triin Laisk from the University of Tartu on receiving #ERC Consolidator Grants. From air pollution & climate to plant leaves and women’s health & genes – nearly €6M to push frontier research forward!
The ERC selects 349 mid-career researchers for €728 million in Consolidator Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers to receive this year's Consolidator Grants. With funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, these grants will support c...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
✨ Congrats to Velle Toll, @hanna-horak.bsky.social & Triin Laisk from the University of Tartu on receiving #ERC Consolidator Grants. From air pollution & climate to plant leaves and women’s health & genes – nearly €6M to push frontier research forward!
Imagine a teenager casually chewing “gum” – and 10,500 years later, scientists can still meet her through DNA! 🧬
🔍 Researchers at the University of Tartu analysed a small lump of Stone Age “chewing gum” made from birch tar, found in what is now Estonia.
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🔍 Researchers at the University of Tartu analysed a small lump of Stone Age “chewing gum” made from birch tar, found in what is now Estonia.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Imagine a teenager casually chewing “gum” – and 10,500 years later, scientists can still meet her through DNA! 🧬
🔍 Researchers at the University of Tartu analysed a small lump of Stone Age “chewing gum” made from birch tar, found in what is now Estonia.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
🔍 Researchers at the University of Tartu analysed a small lump of Stone Age “chewing gum” made from birch tar, found in what is now Estonia.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
What if your study buddy was a robot? 🤖📚
At the University of Tartu, Farnaz Baksh is developing an open-source Robotic Study Companion that students can build themselves. It talks, moves, and reacts to touch, helping boost motivation & self-learning.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/05/l...
At the University of Tartu, Farnaz Baksh is developing an open-source Robotic Study Companion that students can build themselves. It talks, moves, and reacts to touch, helping boost motivation & self-learning.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/05/l...
Researchers develop a low-cost social robot that helps students to learn
Researchers are developing an low-cost social robot that students can use as a personalised study companion.
researchinestonia.eu
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
What if your study buddy was a robot? 🤖📚
At the University of Tartu, Farnaz Baksh is developing an open-source Robotic Study Companion that students can build themselves. It talks, moves, and reacts to touch, helping boost motivation & self-learning.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/05/l...
At the University of Tartu, Farnaz Baksh is developing an open-source Robotic Study Companion that students can build themselves. It talks, moves, and reacts to touch, helping boost motivation & self-learning.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/05/l...
Could we someday print a fix for broken bones? 🦴📷
At the University of Tartu Johannes Schavikin works on 3D-bioprinted nanofibers loaded with a patient’s own bone cells to help fractures heal faster.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/02/b...
At the University of Tartu Johannes Schavikin works on 3D-bioprinted nanofibers loaded with a patient’s own bone cells to help fractures heal faster.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/02/b...
How to make bones heal faster?
Estonians are developing bioprintable nanofibers that help repair bone tissues.
researchinestonia.eu
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Could we someday print a fix for broken bones? 🦴📷
At the University of Tartu Johannes Schavikin works on 3D-bioprinted nanofibers loaded with a patient’s own bone cells to help fractures heal faster.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/02/b...
At the University of Tartu Johannes Schavikin works on 3D-bioprinted nanofibers loaded with a patient’s own bone cells to help fractures heal faster.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/12/02/b...
Feeling lonely even when you’re not alone? 🤔
New research using @estbiobank.bsky.social data shows loneliness is strongly tied to personality – not just relationship status or social life. Young women under 30 report feeling the loneliest.
Read more 👉 researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/20/loneliness/
New research using @estbiobank.bsky.social data shows loneliness is strongly tied to personality – not just relationship status or social life. Young women under 30 report feeling the loneliest.
Read more 👉 researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/20/loneliness/
Loneliness is largely an inner game, study confirms
Estonia’s AI Leap brings artificial intelligence to classrooms, but it’s teachers who will make it work.
researchinestonia.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Feeling lonely even when you’re not alone? 🤔
New research using @estbiobank.bsky.social data shows loneliness is strongly tied to personality – not just relationship status or social life. Young women under 30 report feeling the loneliest.
Read more 👉 researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/20/loneliness/
New research using @estbiobank.bsky.social data shows loneliness is strongly tied to personality – not just relationship status or social life. Young women under 30 report feeling the loneliest.
Read more 👉 researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/20/loneliness/
🧪What do baking, smoothies and cutting-edge chemistry have in common?
🥣At TalTech, the answer is mechanochemistry. Scientists “bake” a pumpkin-shaped molecule with grinding instead of toxic solvents, a greener recipe for future medicines.
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🥣At TalTech, the answer is mechanochemistry. Scientists “bake” a pumpkin-shaped molecule with grinding instead of toxic solvents, a greener recipe for future medicines.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🧪What do baking, smoothies and cutting-edge chemistry have in common?
🥣At TalTech, the answer is mechanochemistry. Scientists “bake” a pumpkin-shaped molecule with grinding instead of toxic solvents, a greener recipe for future medicines.
READ MORE:
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/14/t...
🥣At TalTech, the answer is mechanochemistry. Scientists “bake” a pumpkin-shaped molecule with grinding instead of toxic solvents, a greener recipe for future medicines.
READ MORE:
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/14/t...
Tambet Teesalu, Professor of Nanomedicine at the University of Tartu, has become the first Estonian researcher to be awarded a @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/06/estonia-contribution-to-ess-2/
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/06/estonia-contribution-to-ess-2/
Tambet Teesalu seeks to improve pain management at the interface between blood vessels and nerve tissue
Estonia has become the first ESS Member State to deliver all in-kind contributions for ESS construction, showcasing the nation’s scientific expertise and reinforcing European collaboration in building...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tambet Teesalu, Professor of Nanomedicine at the University of Tartu, has become the first Estonian researcher to be awarded a @erc.europa.eu Synergy Grant.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/06/estonia-contribution-to-ess-2/
researchinestonia.eu/2025/11/06/estonia-contribution-to-ess-2/
🔬 Estonia becomes the first ESS Member State to deliver all in-kind contributions for building the world’s top neutron research facility!
Thanks to Tartu University and TalTech for hardware, software & cybersecurity support!
👏 Piret Pikma & Helmut Schober
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Thanks to Tartu University and TalTech for hardware, software & cybersecurity support!
👏 Piret Pikma & Helmut Schober
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October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🔬 Estonia becomes the first ESS Member State to deliver all in-kind contributions for building the world’s top neutron research facility!
Thanks to Tartu University and TalTech for hardware, software & cybersecurity support!
👏 Piret Pikma & Helmut Schober
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/24/e...
Thanks to Tartu University and TalTech for hardware, software & cybersecurity support!
👏 Piret Pikma & Helmut Schober
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/24/e...
Estonian researchers are aiming higher!
With growing support and bold ideas, more scientists are applying for ERC grants.
The journey is tough, but Estonia is ready to lead in European research.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/23/e...
With growing support and bold ideas, more scientists are applying for ERC grants.
The journey is tough, but Estonia is ready to lead in European research.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/23/e...
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Estonian researchers are aiming higher!
With growing support and bold ideas, more scientists are applying for ERC grants.
The journey is tough, but Estonia is ready to lead in European research.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/23/e...
With growing support and bold ideas, more scientists are applying for ERC grants.
The journey is tough, but Estonia is ready to lead in European research.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/23/e...
👃How do you describe the smell of fresh bread? Or the taste of bitterness?
🎨Karin Zurbuchen’s PhD at Tallinn University explores how Estonians & Germans express taste, smell & colour and why it’s so hard to find the right words.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/20/p...
🎨Karin Zurbuchen’s PhD at Tallinn University explores how Estonians & Germans express taste, smell & colour and why it’s so hard to find the right words.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
👃How do you describe the smell of fresh bread? Or the taste of bitterness?
🎨Karin Zurbuchen’s PhD at Tallinn University explores how Estonians & Germans express taste, smell & colour and why it’s so hard to find the right words.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/20/p...
🎨Karin Zurbuchen’s PhD at Tallinn University explores how Estonians & Germans express taste, smell & colour and why it’s so hard to find the right words.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/20/p...
To change how students learn, start with the teachers. 👩🏫
💡Estonian researcher Kairit Tammets is helping educators use AI and data to move beyond memorising facts, towards real reasoning and problem-solving .
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/09/s...
💡Estonian researcher Kairit Tammets is helping educators use AI and data to move beyond memorising facts, towards real reasoning and problem-solving .
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October 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
To change how students learn, start with the teachers. 👩🏫
💡Estonian researcher Kairit Tammets is helping educators use AI and data to move beyond memorising facts, towards real reasoning and problem-solving .
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/09/s...
💡Estonian researcher Kairit Tammets is helping educators use AI and data to move beyond memorising facts, towards real reasoning and problem-solving .
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/09/s...
🔬 Estonian scientists at TalTech have created FITSA, a new method that can analyze molecular movements hundreds to thousands of times faster than traditional FCS.
💡This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study cells, diseases, and new medicines.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/07/f...
💡This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study cells, diseases, and new medicines.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🔬 Estonian scientists at TalTech have created FITSA, a new method that can analyze molecular movements hundreds to thousands of times faster than traditional FCS.
💡This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study cells, diseases, and new medicines.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/07/f...
💡This breakthrough could revolutionize how we study cells, diseases, and new medicines.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/10/07/f...
💡 From Estonia’s first e-services to AI-native education, Ingrid Pappel has shaped how nations go digital.
🚀Students from 60+ countries have learned under her lead, many now driving Estonia’s digital future.
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🚀Students from 60+ countries have learned under her lead, many now driving Estonia’s digital future.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
💡 From Estonia’s first e-services to AI-native education, Ingrid Pappel has shaped how nations go digital.
🚀Students from 60+ countries have learned under her lead, many now driving Estonia’s digital future.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/30/e...
🚀Students from 60+ countries have learned under her lead, many now driving Estonia’s digital future.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/30/e...
Tiny leaf pores could shape the future of wheat farming. 🌾
Estonian scientists found that more stomata on the top of wheat leaves may lead to lower yields.
A small detail with big impact.
🔍 Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/25/w...
Estonian scientists found that more stomata on the top of wheat leaves may lead to lower yields.
A small detail with big impact.
🔍 Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/25/w...
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tiny leaf pores could shape the future of wheat farming. 🌾
Estonian scientists found that more stomata on the top of wheat leaves may lead to lower yields.
A small detail with big impact.
🔍 Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/25/w...
Estonian scientists found that more stomata on the top of wheat leaves may lead to lower yields.
A small detail with big impact.
🔍 Read more: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/25/w...
Adult ADHD, decoded?🧠
University of Tartu’s Kelli Lehto wins an ERC grant to unite genetics, psychology & data science.
Using biobank + device data and ML, her team aims to map symptom clusters and build a better screening tool.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/17/e...
University of Tartu’s Kelli Lehto wins an ERC grant to unite genetics, psychology & data science.
Using biobank + device data and ML, her team aims to map symptom clusters and build a better screening tool.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/17/e...
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Adult ADHD, decoded?🧠
University of Tartu’s Kelli Lehto wins an ERC grant to unite genetics, psychology & data science.
Using biobank + device data and ML, her team aims to map symptom clusters and build a better screening tool.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/17/e...
University of Tartu’s Kelli Lehto wins an ERC grant to unite genetics, psychology & data science.
Using biobank + device data and ML, her team aims to map symptom clusters and build a better screening tool.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/17/e...
Safer streets start with smarter design! 🏙️
In Estonia’s prisons, language cafés (with round tables and soft light) help people practice Estonian without fear.
With Estonian Academy of Arts, research-based design builds confidence.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/16/d...
In Estonia’s prisons, language cafés (with round tables and soft light) help people practice Estonian without fear.
With Estonian Academy of Arts, research-based design builds confidence.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/16/d...
September 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Safer streets start with smarter design! 🏙️
In Estonia’s prisons, language cafés (with round tables and soft light) help people practice Estonian without fear.
With Estonian Academy of Arts, research-based design builds confidence.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/16/d...
In Estonia’s prisons, language cafés (with round tables and soft light) help people practice Estonian without fear.
With Estonian Academy of Arts, research-based design builds confidence.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/16/d...
🧬 “Junk DNA” may not be junk after all!
A study co-authored by Estonian researcher Indrek Koppel shows these DNA repeats can repair nerves and might even help heal the brain and spinal cord.
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A study co-authored by Estonian researcher Indrek Koppel shows these DNA repeats can repair nerves and might even help heal the brain and spinal cord.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/11/n...
September 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🧬 “Junk DNA” may not be junk after all!
A study co-authored by Estonian researcher Indrek Koppel shows these DNA repeats can repair nerves and might even help heal the brain and spinal cord.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/11/n...
A study co-authored by Estonian researcher Indrek Koppel shows these DNA repeats can repair nerves and might even help heal the brain and spinal cord.
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/11/n...
From Tallinn to London 🌍
Marek Rei is pushing AI beyond prediction, teaching models to reason and applying them to healthcare, education & sustainability.
“AI is not magic, but used wisely, it can change lives.”
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/05/a...
Marek Rei is pushing AI beyond prediction, teaching models to reason and applying them to healthcare, education & sustainability.
“AI is not magic, but used wisely, it can change lives.”
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/05/a...
September 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
From Tallinn to London 🌍
Marek Rei is pushing AI beyond prediction, teaching models to reason and applying them to healthcare, education & sustainability.
“AI is not magic, but used wisely, it can change lives.”
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/05/a...
Marek Rei is pushing AI beyond prediction, teaching models to reason and applying them to healthcare, education & sustainability.
“AI is not magic, but used wisely, it can change lives.”
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/05/a...
Congratulations to the two new ERC grantees in Estonia - @klehto.bsky.social at the University of Tartu and Triin Lauri at the Tallinn University!
Are adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) features truly the same as childhood ADHD?
Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features
More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve
#ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social
Kelli Letho, a new ERC Starting Grantee at the University of Tartu will dissect the causal mechanisms of adult ADHD features
More 👉 buff.ly/nci5eve
#ERCStG #FontierResearch @klehto.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Congratulations to the two new ERC grantees in Estonia - @klehto.bsky.social at the University of Tartu and Triin Lauri at the Tallinn University!
Unlocking fertility’s secrets! 💗
📦 Tiny “courier packages” exchanged between ovarian cells guide egg development.
🐣 TalTech researchers reveal their key role in hormones & gene activity, opening doors to new fertility treatments.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/01/c...
📦 Tiny “courier packages” exchanged between ovarian cells guide egg development.
🐣 TalTech researchers reveal their key role in hormones & gene activity, opening doors to new fertility treatments.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/01/c...
September 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Unlocking fertility’s secrets! 💗
📦 Tiny “courier packages” exchanged between ovarian cells guide egg development.
🐣 TalTech researchers reveal their key role in hormones & gene activity, opening doors to new fertility treatments.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/01/c...
📦 Tiny “courier packages” exchanged between ovarian cells guide egg development.
🐣 TalTech researchers reveal their key role in hormones & gene activity, opening doors to new fertility treatments.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/09/01/c...
🚀 A University of Tartu study shows a twist: students using AI tools like ChatGPT more often had lower academic results.
“AI must support learning, not replace it,” says Associate Prof. Marina Lepp.
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“AI must support learning, not replace it,” says Associate Prof. Marina Lepp.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🚀 A University of Tartu study shows a twist: students using AI tools like ChatGPT more often had lower academic results.
“AI must support learning, not replace it,” says Associate Prof. Marina Lepp.
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researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/28/a...
“AI must support learning, not replace it,” says Associate Prof. Marina Lepp.
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🌍 AI deepfakes & GPS spoofing make it harder to trust information and "truth" 🔐
University of Tartu’s Eduardo Brito + Cybernetica AS built the first decentralised Proof-of-Location system, cryptographically verifying where & when.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/27/d...
University of Tartu’s Eduardo Brito + Cybernetica AS built the first decentralised Proof-of-Location system, cryptographically verifying where & when.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/27/d...
August 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🌍 AI deepfakes & GPS spoofing make it harder to trust information and "truth" 🔐
University of Tartu’s Eduardo Brito + Cybernetica AS built the first decentralised Proof-of-Location system, cryptographically verifying where & when.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/27/d...
University of Tartu’s Eduardo Brito + Cybernetica AS built the first decentralised Proof-of-Location system, cryptographically verifying where & when.
researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/27/d...
🌱 Science meets tradition in Estonia!
NordicTempeh & TFTAK boosted yellow pea tempeh with metagenomics + sensory analysis.
✅ Shelf life +30% (up to 4 months)
✅ Stable fermentation
✅ Great taste confirmed by consumers
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/18/s...
NordicTempeh & TFTAK boosted yellow pea tempeh with metagenomics + sensory analysis.
✅ Shelf life +30% (up to 4 months)
✅ Stable fermentation
✅ Great taste confirmed by consumers
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/18/s...
August 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🌱 Science meets tradition in Estonia!
NordicTempeh & TFTAK boosted yellow pea tempeh with metagenomics + sensory analysis.
✅ Shelf life +30% (up to 4 months)
✅ Stable fermentation
✅ Great taste confirmed by consumers
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/18/s...
NordicTempeh & TFTAK boosted yellow pea tempeh with metagenomics + sensory analysis.
✅ Shelf life +30% (up to 4 months)
✅ Stable fermentation
✅ Great taste confirmed by consumers
READ MORE: researchinestonia.eu/2025/08/18/s...