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The Food Science Sweden Conference 2023 – Research and Innovation for Food Security

Food security is high on the agenda due to Climate change, COVID-19, and war in Europe. A robust food system is urgently needed, and stakeholders and researchers must collaborate to develop best practises. Join the discussions at the Food Science Sweden Conference 2023 in Uppsala.

The reasons for making the food system more resilient are strong and compelling. Food Science Sweden’s Conference 2023 addresses the issue of food security and the need for collaboration between academia and stakeholders to develop knowledge, best practices, and innovations to improve the present state. Another topic for discussion will be the connection between food security, resilience, and a sustainable food system – do they go hand in hand?

When: 15th of March 2023
Where: SLU, Uppsala, Sweden

To the program and registration >> FSS Conference 2023

Registration open for Food Science Sweden conference 15th of March 2022

Learn about on how we can improve precision in food production and consumption (behaviour, sensory, and health) using data driven approaches. Including presenters from both industry and academy.

In addition, at the conference you will get the latest findings in food science by listening to PhD-students within the national graduate school in food science – LiFT.

The conference is arranged as is a digital event and you will receive a link to the conference one day prior to the event, sent to your registered E-mail.

Registration is open, please register here

Download program here

 

Save the date for the digital edition of The Food Science Sweden Conference ”Data Driven Food Research & Innovation”

Learn about on how we can improve precision in food production (from farm to table) and consumption (behaviour, sensory, and health) using data driven approaches. Including presenters from both industry and academy.

In addition, at the conference you will get the latest findings in food science by listening to PhD-students within the national graduate school in food science – LiFT.

When & Where: 15th of March 2022 via Zoom

The conference program will soon be avaliable on our website.

Ny styrelseordförande

Robert Brummer, Örebros universitet, är vald till ny styrelseordförande för Food Science Sweden . Uppdraget gäller från och med januari 2022.

Food Science Sweden deltar i Formas utlysning Centrumbildningar för hållbarhet och konkurrenskraft i livsmedelssystemet

Food Science Sweden, med Lunds Universitet som huvudsökande, har påbörjat ansökningsarbetet till Formas utlysning Centrumbildningar för hållbarhet och konkurrenskraft i livsmedelssystemet.

Utlysningens syfte är att möta näringslivets behov av kunskap för omställning till ett hållbart och konkurrenskraftigt livsmedelssystem genom två till tre tvärvetenskapliga centrumbildningar för behovsmotiverad forskning.

I kriterierna för ansökan ska centrumbildningarna byggas upp gemensamt av akademi, näringsliv och andra samhällsaktörer. Forskning och praktik ska knytas samman för att utveckla och stärka livsmedelssystemet.

Utlysningen ligger i linje med Food Science Sweden, som genom att vara en nationell plattform stärker och synliggör svensk livsmedelsforskning.

Initialt finansierar Formas två till tre stycken fyraåriga centrumbildningar. Utlysningen omfattar totalt 140 miljoner kronor och ansökningar ska vara Formas tillhanda den 3 september. Beslut om vilka aktörer som får finansiering fattas den 18 november 2020.

Ny forsknings- och innovationsagenda lanserad av Sweden Food Arena!

Det finns en stor potential för livsmedelssektorn i Sverige, skriver Sweden Food Arena i samband med lanseringen av sin forsknings- och innovationsagenda den 2 juni. Med den nya agendan, som hela den svenska livsmedelskedjan står bakom, vill Sweden Food Arena inspirera till att tänka nytt, tänka stort och att tänka tillsammans.

Livsmedelsbranschen är en kärnsektor i svensk ekonomi och 2017 antog riksdagen en livsmedelsstrategi där visionen är att den svenska livsmedelskedjan år 2030 ska vara globalt konkurrenskraftig, innovativ, hållbar och attraktiv att verka inom.

För att nå visionen behövs samverkan mellan aktörerna i livsmedelskedjan som stärker branschens konkurrenskraft och innovationsförmåga. Inom ramen för livsmedelsstrategin avsattes därför medel för att bidra till etablering av samverkansarenan Sweden Food Arena där aktörer inom livsmedelsbranschen samverkar kring forskning och innovation.

Hela den svenska livsmedelssektorn står bakom forsknings- och innovationsagenda som Sweden Food Arena lanserade i ett digitalt event den 2 juni inför drygt 200 deltagare. Innovations- och forskningsagendan forsknings- och innovationsagendan ses som ett mycket viktigt steg för att uppnå livsmedelsstrategins vision. I agendan vill Sweden Food Arena inspirera till att tänka nytt, tänka stort och att tänka tillsammans.

Jeanette Purhagen som är verksamhetsledare för Food Science Sweden är en av medlemmarna i Sweden Food Arenas innovations- och forskningskommitté, den kommitté som gemensamt tagit fram den nya agendan. I kommittén finns även Lantmännen, Örebro Universitet, Orkla, ABB, Lunds Universitet, Livsmedelsföretagen, Coop, RISE och Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund representerade.

New Research and Innovation Agenda launched by Sweden Food Arena!

There is great potential for the food sector in Sweden, Sweden Food Arena writes in connection with the launch of its Research and Innovation Agenda on June 2. With the new agenda, which the entire Swedish food chain is behind, Sweden Food Arena wants to inspire to think new, think big and think together.

The food industry is a core sector in the Swedish economy. In 2017 the Riksdag adopted a food strategy where the vision is that the Swedish food chain in 2030 will be globally competitive, innovative, sustainable and attractive to operate within.

To achieve the vision, collaboration between the players in the food chain is needed, which strengthens the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the industry. Therefore, within the framework of the food strategy, funds were allocated to contribute to the establishment of the Sweden Food Arena collaboration arena where food industry players collaborate on research and innovation.

The entire Swedish food sector is behind the Research and Innovation Agenda that Sweden Food Arena launched in a digital event on June 2. Over 200 participants took part of the launch. The Research and Innovation Agenda is seen as a very important step in achieving the vision of the food strategy. In the agenda, Sweden Food Arena wants to inspire to think new, think big and think together.

Jeanette Purhagen, who is the operations manager for Food Science Sweden, is one of the members of Sweden Food Arena’s Innovation and Research Committee, the committee that jointly developed the new agenda. The committee also represents Lantmännen, Örebro University, Orkla, ABB, Lund University, Food Companies, Coop, RISE and the Swedish National Farmers’ Association.

It is time for the yearly Food Science Sweden conference! This time the conference takes place in Lund and Alnarp and its theme is Food Tech. Owing to previous years successes we will this year meet over two days, 13th and 14th of November. The conference will bring together food scientist from organisations, such as SLU, LU, Chalmers, RISE, MaxIV and the German Institute of Food Technologies.

Find the program here: FSS-conference_Lund-&-Alnarp_13-14nov

We welcome active PhD-students, researchers and industry to take part of lectures, demonstrations, discussion and poster sessions. Instructions for the poster session are provided in the registration form and confirmation letter. Roll-ups and information from research organizations can be brought and presented at the Interactive session November 13th. Please contact: jeanette.purhagen@food.lth.se

Register HERE no later than November 4th. The conference is free of charge, however a no show fee of 500 SEK may be charged.

For further information, contact: yvonne.granfeldt@food.lth.se, karin.ostergren@ri.se or anna.strom@chalmers.se

 

Accomodation

Radisson Blu:

Reservations of hotel rooms have been made for the conference at hotel Radisson Blu. Price per night: 1 568 SEK for single rooms and 1 668 SEK for double rooms (including VAT and breakfast). To book a room, e-mail to: Meetings.lund@radissonblu.com / Reservations.lund@radissonblu.com or phone: 046-270-37-10; specify booking code: 3526283 or Food Tech Logi

Hotel Finn

Also Hotel Finn has rooms reserved for this conference; the rooms are reserved up until October 27. To book a room, e-mail to: bokning@grandlundiafinn.se or phone: 046-280-62-00; specify booking code: 677454

Elite Hotel Ideon:

And Elite Hotel Ideon has rooms reserved for this conference; the rooms are reserved up until October 25. Price per night: 1 690 SEK (including VAT and breakfast). To book a room, e-mail to: reservation.lund@elite.se or phone: 046-287-11-00; specify booking code: Food Tech

Other hotels:

Clarion Collection Hotel Planetstaden

Scandic Star Lund

Venues

Day 1: IKDC, Sölvegatan 26, Lund. See map.

Day 2: SLU Alnarp, Crafoordsalen, Sundsvägen 5, Alnarp. See map.

 

Research news from Food Science Sweden!

In May, we could enjoy 11 new research papers from the FSS researchers!
Please find the whole list here: Publication updates

Some more news from our five research organisations:

(Most texts in Swedish, but you’ll find links to scientific articles within)

Forskare på jakt efter hållbar föda

Photo by Blue Ox Studio from Pexels

On Chalmers‘s web page, prof. Ulf Svanberg presents a novel project on ‘forgotten’ plants and insects for improved health and sustainable food supply in Eastern Africa. It is part of a larger initiative by the head of Chalmers, Stefan Bengtsson, on increasing the collaborations with East African universities. Read more here: Forskare på jakt efter hållbarare föda (in Swedish)

Endast en av tre får i sig rekommenderat intag av fisk och skaldjur

RISE reports about two of their recent research projects showing that the Swedes consume too little fish and seafood and that people are insufficiently informed about health benefits, risks and climate impact of different species and different catch methods, to actively plan their consumption. Read more here: Endast en av tre får i sig rekommenderat intag av fisk och skaldjur

Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels

Edible microorganisms make it possible to produce food without photosynthesis

In a news article on the SLU webpage, the question “How far off are we from a process where we could produce edible microorganisms directly from carbon dioxide in the air?” is asked. Read researcher Tomas Linder’s answer here: Edible microorganisms make it possible to produce food without photosynthesis

Ny studie – forskarna vill förhindra utvecklingen av typ 2-diabetes med fibrer

At Örebro University, a project on the effect of fibres on development of diabetes type 2 has recieved funding from  European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes, EFSD, and Formas. Researcher Johan Jendle tells more about the study here: Ny studie – forskarna vill förhindra utvecklingen av typ 2-diabetes med fibrer (In Swedish)

Växtpulver i processat kött kan minska hälsoriskerna

Stina Burri, a PhD student at LTH, Lund University, has studied the effect on oxdation of mixing plant-based powders into meat products. The powders are made from bystreams from the food industry, to enable environmental and ecological sustainability and some of them proved very powerful. Read more here: Växtpulver i processat kött kan minska hälsoriskerna
The project is part of the EU-financed project SUSMEATPRO and is a collaboration between several countries, with the common goal to find effecient antioxidants for inhibition of the harmful oxidation in meat products.