Uni Food Day 2024 highlights the latest advancements in plant-based ingredients, with a special focus on protein products, food safety, and off-flavors in plant proteins. Join us online for three exciting sessions on 3 December, from 13:00-16:30 – register by 29 November 2024.
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Monday 25 November 2024
This year’s theme for the annual Uni Food Day is advancements in plant-based ingredients. Uni Food Day is where companies and university researchers come together to explore and discuss key industry challenges. You’ll hear from Tetra Pak on challenges with protein products, Ferm Food on food safety, and Brannatura on off-flavors in plant proteins.
Each session includes a presentation of a company challenge, followed by expert analyses from researchers at the University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, and DTU. The event will be held in English.
13:00-13:05 - Welcome by moderator, Lina Nilsson, Innovation Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark
13:05 – 13:55 - Session 1: Protein products:
Rana Cheaib, Food Technologist, TetraPak
Poul Erik Jensen, Professor, KU FOOD
Lotte Bach Larsen, Professor, AU FOOD
Anne S. Meyer, Professor, DTU Bioengineering
13:55 – 14:50 - Session 2: Food safety:
Rikke Matthiesen, Chief Scientific Officer, Ferm Food
Julia Bechtner, Post doc, AU FOOD Technology
Henrik Siegumfeldt, Associate Professor, KU FOOD
Lisbeth Truelsstrup Hansen, Professor, DTU National Food Institute
14:50 – 15:45 - Session 3: Off flavor:
Sander Sieuwerts, Director, Brannatura
Guillermo-Eduardo Sedó Molina, PhD Student, DTU National Food Institute
Mahesha Manjunatha Poojary, Associate Professor, KU FOOD
Trine K Dalsgaard, Professor, AU FOOD
