Cientifica, Wageningen International Conference Centre, The Netherlands
June 20-21, 2005
DAY 1: Monday, 20th June08:00-9:00 Registration 09:00 Opening and welcome SESSION 1: How does nanotechnology apply to the food industry Nano4Food will provide the first opportunity for the food sector’s key players, leading suppliers and research community to meet, network and discuss the entire value chain of nanotechnology’s commercial development as it relates to the current and future needs and opportunities within the food industry. Food manufacturers will discover the ways in which nanotechnologies can improve productivity within established processes, as well as identifying positive impacts on health and taste. Companies and organizations working, researching and producing within the Nanotechnology space will be able to find out first hand how the needs and commercial dynamics of the food industry can inform and drive the need for their products, both now and in the future.
09:10 Nanotechnology and Food: Separating Fact from Fiction
Speaker: 09:45 Why is the food industry turning to nanotechnology for improving their business? What are the questions the food industry has? Speaker:
10:20 Coffee break
10:50 What can nanotechnology deliver? Examining the real-world and near-future applications of nanotechnology in the food industry. New materials, equipment and techniques. Speaker:
SESSION 2: Food quality and safety
This session will offer insight into the significant impact that the latest technological innovations will have in food quality and safety. It will highlight the potential for the food industry to benefit from newly developed materials with novel properties, and new functional tools and methods whose benefits could range from the detection of the presence of pathogens to improving the ability to keep food fresher for longer. 11:25 Sensing Speaker: 12:00 Diagnostics Speaker: 12:35 Nanotracers
Speaker: 13:10 Lunch break
SESSION 3: Regulatory issues and consumer confidence
The seeds of nanotechnology have already started to transform the food industry, however, the concerns and opinions of regulatory bodies and consumer organizations will determine to some extent how much industry and government are willing to invest. What role will these entities play in order for nanotechnologies to reach the market? This session will also address relevant health and environmental issues and explore consumers’ perception of product quality, safety and convenience. 14:40 Nanotechnology & Toxicology: Are there reasons to be concerned about food and nanotechnology together?
Speaker: 15:15 PANEL: International Regulatory Perspectives: How does a technology that is not regulated fit into the highly regulated food industry?
Panelists: 15:50 Nano Perception: Is nanotechnology seen as a threat or a cure to food safety? Addressing health and environmental risks and the critical ethical and social implications. Speaker: 16:25 Coffee break
SESSION 4: Food processing
Nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionise processing methods in the food chain. But to what extent and in what ways will it help improve industrial processes in order to obtain the desired structures, stability and functional characteristics of food products? Which technologies will have the greatest impact in this area? This session will highlight the major process applications and assess how nanotechnology is progressing with regards to the needs of the industry.
16:55 Separation Technology
Speaker: 17:30 Emulsification and Filtration Speaker: 18:05 Biotechnology Speaker: 19:00 Welcome cocktail DAY 2: Tuesday, 21st June
SESSION 5: Nano Foods
This session will present the most consumer-driven and added-value applications of nanotechnology in the food industry: Nano Foods. It will reveal how the design of these innovative food products can accommodate more precisely consumers’ needs and tastes and how nanotechnology can create delivery systems for the controlled release of the active nutrients. 09:00 Texture Modification Speaker:
09:35 Nutrient Delivery System Speaker: 10:10 Coffee break
10:40 Personalized nutrition
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SESSION 6: Packaging and Logistics
How can one of the major areas in the value chain of the food industry exploit the advantages of nanocomposites? This session will highlight the development of better-performing materials that can enhance product shelf-life and secure food from contamination. It will also examine tracking devices that help reduce transportation and production costs.
11:15 Smart materials
Speaker: 11:50 Anti bacterial coatings Speaker: 12:25 Tracking and tracing Speaker:
12:50 Lunch break
SESSION 7: Capturing the value.
This session will reveal how the application of nanotechnologies in the food industry offers a real return on investment for the entire value chain. Food industry people will discover how nanotechnology can help provide economically feasible, fast-response and simple-to-use solutions. Technology providers will evaluate the market potential in order to determine the most appropriate commercialization path. Consumer organizations will get an insight into the benefits of new safer, healthier and tastier products. 14:20 Investing in the nanotech future: What are the economic stakes involved for food manufacturers and their suppliers? Speaker:
14:55 Consumer benefits: What opportunities are associated with nanotechnology for consumers?
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15:30 Nanotechnology and developing countries: How government and industry can help provide sustainable food resources through nanotechnology.
Speaker: 16:05 Conclusions and Open Discussion
16:35 Close of conference
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