- Estudio de compuestos bioactivos. - Elaboración de Alimentos funcionales. - Desarrollo de nuevas aplicaciones para compuestos bioactivos.

Actividades de Difusión.

- Presentation of work modality poster “Stability Study in red-orange isotonic drinks with the addition of a water dispersible astaxanthin oleoresin emulsion” at the Thirteenth International Conference on Food Science and Technology (CICTA-13) Organized by the Research Institute for the Food Industry, Habana, Cuba, June 2016. C. Espinosa; J. Palma; W. Bugueño and P. Cerezal.

- Presentation of work modality poster “Stability study in isotonic beverages pigmented with astaxanthin oleoresin” XX National Congress of Food Science and Technology Organized by the University of Bio-Bio, Chillán, Chile. Octuber 2015. C. Espinosa; J. Palma; W. Bugueño and P. Cerezal.

- Presentation of work modality “Use of natural colorants in isotonic drinks” National Congress of Food Science and Technology Organized by the University of Bio-Bio, Chillán, Chile. Octuber 2015. C. Espinosa and P. Cerezal.

- Presentation of work modality "Use of astaxanthin as natural pigment and its high antioxidant power in isotonic drinks” Food I+D+i Symposium: Research, Development and Innovation Organized by the Department of Food of the University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile. December 2014. C. Espinosa; J. Palma; W. Bugueño and P. Cerezal.

- Presentation of work modality poster "Use of astaxanthin obtained by CO2 extraction, supercritical in energy drinks. Preliminary study” XIX National Congress of Science and Technology of Food: Innovation and Security: keys for development of healthy foods Organized by University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile. Octuber 2013. C. Espinosa; S Trench; and P. Cerezal.

Transferencia tecnológica.

- Second Stage of the V National Contest “Valorization of Research at the Univevrsity” VIU, Fondef, with the project entitled “Production of Isotonic Beverages with addition of the natural pigment astaxanthin obtained from the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis” June 2016. Carolina Espinosa and Pedro Cerezal. Éste debe terminar con una patente de ser posible.