December 2006 National Research Flagship Food Futures
Food Futures Vision Conference

Photo: (Left to right) Professor Linda Tapsell, National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods, Dr Anita Sikes, Food Science Australia, Dr Russell Rankin, National Food Industry Strategy and Mr Peter Schutz, Weston Technologies, (a division of George Weston Foods Ltd)

Left to right: Professor Linda Tapsell, National Centre of Excellence in Functional Foods, Dr Anita Sikes, Food Science Australia, Dr Russell Rankin,
National Food Industry Strategy and Mr Peter Schutz, Weston Technologies, (a division of
George Weston Foods Ltd)
Adelaide was the meeting point for the Food Futures Vision '06 Conference in August.

The conference brought together the Food Futures team from across the entire Flagship portfolio together with a number of eminent representatives from industry and affiliated research partners. The three day conference was well supported with more than 140 delegates attending.

Facilitating the workshop was Professor Jonathan West from the University of Tasmania, who managed the three days' discussions and prompted lively debate with the audience.

Our international speakers included Dr Hans Ittman from South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Professor Peter Fryer of Birmingham University, Dr Andrew Kelly of BioPacific Ventures based in New Zealand, Mr John Shirtcliffe from Insights in New Zealand, and Dr Conor Delahunty, then with the University of Otago and having joined the Food Science Australia subsequently, provided global perspectives on the emerging food research and industry initiatives.

Invited industry experts and researchers presented at the conference on the topics of the future of agrifood in Australia and our place in the global market, logistics in the value chain, developments in grains, wines and breeding technologies, and the value of partnerships and collaborations. External points of view on Australian farming, grains and livestock were presented by Mr Peter Corish formerly with the National Farmers Federation, Mr David Ginns from the Grains Council of Australia and Ms Christine Raward of Meat and Livestock Australia. Dr Susan Nelle from the National Food Industry Strategy presented on Australia's place in the global food industry and Ms Vivian Boghassian from the Fosters Group gave an overview of the role of sensory perception in winemaking.

Photo: (Left to right) Dr Yutao Li, Food Futures and CSIRO Livestock Industries research scientist, and Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, The Australian National University

Left to right: Dr Yutao Li, Food Futures and CSIRO Livestock Industries research scientist, and
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan,
The Australian National University

A number of speakers presented the latest research trends and developments and included Professor Mandyam Srinivasan FAA, FRS of ANU who is the Olfactory Cluster Leader in the Flagship and recipient of the 2006 Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Professor Milton Hearn from Monash University and Leader of the Bioactives Separations Cluster, and Professor Mike Gidley from the Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland.

The conference sessions covered topics including Australia's role in the global agrifood sector, logistics in the value chain, innovations in agribusiness and an overview of the Food Futures Flagship collaboration clusters in "Olfactory pattern recognition" and "Concentration and separation of bioactives in food products."
 

 

 

 

 

IN THIS EDITION:

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Food Futures Vision Conference

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The world of dried proteins

Study Award expands research horizons

International focus on Food Futures Flagship

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The Food Futures Flagship is a CSIRO initiative and part of the National Research Flagships program that aims to deliver scientific solutions to advance Australia's most important national objectives. One of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia, it aligns closely with the Federal Government's National Research Priorities. The initiative brings together our national research resources to deliver breakthroughs in fields ranging from healthcare to light metals and the environment.
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