Tag Archives: Biotechnology and Food Engineering
The Juice Keepers
Technion students have harnessed viruses found in the environment of fruit trees to prevent spoilage of fruit juices – a phenomenon that causes tens of millions of dollars’ worth of damage each year. The development earned the students from the Technion’s Faculties of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, and Biology, first prize in a competition held… Read More
Food for Thought, and Thoughts on the Food of the Future
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology, EFFoST, has wrapped up its 34th annual conference on the theme “Bridging High-tech, Food-tech and Health: Consumer-oriented Innovations.” The conference, held online for the first time, took place on November 10-12, 2020, with the participation of over 500 researchers, industry people, and students. It was hosted by… Read More
ACT (Anti COVID-19 Technology) Wins Gold at IGEM
A Technion student team recently won a gold medal in the iGEM international synthetic biology competition for work developing an active gel to capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles, preventing the infection of host cells. Unlike existing sanitization products, the gel provides active skin protection for hours and does not damage the skin microbiome. For the seventh… Read More
EIT Programs for 2021
EIT Food has been awarded the notable EIT Label Certificate for two of their flagship education programmes - Masters in Food Systems and the doctoral Global Food Venture program. EIT Food is a European innovation body with a mission to educate the new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators to transform the food system onto a… Read More
The Mediterranean Food Lab
Members of winning group participated in EIT FAN program, held in Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion in collaboration with Strauss Group Israeli startup The Mediterranean Food Lab is one of the three winners in the EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) program. EIT Food, Europe’s leading food initiative, aims to accelerate… Read More
Future of Food and food of the future
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) will be holding its 34th International Conference this week, hosted by the Technion, marking the first time that the event is held under the leadership of an Israeli team of researchers The European Federation of Food Science and Technology, EFFoST, will be holding its annual conference this… Read More