I am looking to join a consortium/looking for partners to submit a research project proposal to build a consortium on “Assessing novel antimicrobial food packaging and coating materials to reduce food waste to improve safety in the Mediterranean food supply chain.” We have experience with antimicrobial coating materials, and edible films, extending shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. We have also expertise on food processing and development, unit operations, extraction of bioactive components, green extraction techniques, microencapsulation of food components, recovery and valorisation of agri-food by products, shelf-life determination, advanced analytical techniques ( LC-MS, GC-MS), extending shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.