Takeaways from GFI’s Asia-Pacific Alternative Protein Summit 2020
There are useful insights aplenty in the public talk sessions and post-Summit blogs from global alt-protein advocate The Good Food Institute’s inaugural APAC-focused summit.
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Panel discussion: How the New Norm is Impacting the Food and Beverage Factory of the future
In this panel discussion hosted by Food&Beverage Industry News, keynote speakers from industry discuss COVID-19’s likely impact on food and beverage manufacturing going forward.
UNSW professor makes finalist list of prestigious Global Energy Prize
The Faculty of Engineering’s Professor Joe Dong has been shortlisted for the prestigious Global Energy Prize for his work on creating a stable, sustainable power supply for Australia – and potentially, the world.
Dairy and plant proteins: both natural emulsifiers pass muster, find UNSW food scientists
With plant-based food and beverage formulations trending, UNSW food scientists’ comparison of the emulsifying properties of dairy and plant proteins – or a mix of the two – is timely.
Bruker and Telethon back major children’s health project at ANPC
World-leading ANPC scientists are investigating metabolic pathways and inflammatory profiles in pregnant women, infants and young children as a way to predict future disease and conditions such as allergies, obesity and mental health.
Alt-protein start-ups attract big bucks in H1 2020
AgFunder’s mid-year investment report has found that ‘innovative food’ start-ups, notably those in the alt-protein space, attracted more investment capital in the first half of 2020 than in the entire previous year.
NFF sets zero-emissions target for 2050
Australia’s National Farmers’ Federation has pledged to cut the agriculture sector’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero within 20 years, with Chief Executive Tony Mahar citing the risk of adopting ‘a passive approach’ to combating climate change.
ANPC scientists publish game-changing findings on COVID-19 effects
World-leading ANPC scientists have found metabolic evidence of multi-organ dysfunction in blood-plasma samples from COVID-19-infected WA patients. Now they’re running large-scale analyses and looking at potential long-term effects.
UNSW a global contender across the board
UNSW has rocketed upwards in this year’s ARWU global research rankings to #74, and now outranks all other Australian unis with its across-the-board research performance.
COVID-19 disruption drives interest in vertical farming
As British farmers struggle to provide fresh food for the UK’s citizens, grappling with labour shortages and complex export supply chains, vertical farm facilities are attracting increasing interest.