23rd World Congress of Food Science and Technology

The 23rd World Congress of Food Science and Technology is dedicated to the future of food in terms of development, functionality and sustainability.

Key Topics

• Packaging Materials and Technologies
  • Food packaging materials development
  • Packaging Technologies
  • Sustainable packaging
  • Smart packaging
  • Environmental impact of packaging
  • Edible packaging
  • Shelf-life assessment and packaging
  • Innovative packaging recovery, reuse, and recycle
• Food Technology, Processing and Engineering
  • Membrane and separation technologies
  • Thermal and non-thermal preservation processing
  • Encapsulation and delivery
  • Extrusion technologies
  • Biotransformation and fermentation
  • Refrigeration and freezing
  • Applications of nanoscale sciences
  • Innovative and Novel processing methods
• Education and training for green (or sustainable) and innovative food systems
  • Innovations in Teaching Engineering and Food Science
  • Challenges in Education and Training to boost sustainability and innovation
  • Life-long learning in a networked world
  • Digitalization and Innovative Teaching tools
  • Innovative lessons learned from the pandemic period and their implications
  • Academia-industry collaboration towards innovative educational models
• Traditional Food for the Future
  • Traditional local Medicine in foods
  • Modernizing traditional and ethnic foods
  • Traditional ingredients in foods
• Sensory & Consumer Science
  • Psychophysics and physiology
  • New consumer trends
  • Developments in sensory methods
  • Developments in measures of food choice / preference
  • Food choice and consumer behavior
  • Sensory science and health
  • Sensory and gastronomy
  • Sensometrics
• Future of Food Manufacturing
  • Additive manufacturing and 3D printing
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Non-destructive process monitoring (e.g. Instrumentation, sensors, and imaging technologies)
  • Modeling, virtualization, process design and digital twins
  • Lab-based food production (e.g. cultured meat)
  • Hygienic design, fouling and cleaning
  • Automation, Robotics, Internet of Future Industry
  • Cellular agriculture
  • Nanotechnology-enabled bio-sensors and inline detection
• Innovation in Agri- and Aqua-Technology
  • Urban food production
  • Precision farming
  • Fruit and vegetable farming
  • Indoor farming
  • Aquatic food production
  • Sustainable animal production
  • Nanotechnology applications
  • Side-stream and waste valorization
• Food Quality, Safety & Regulations
  • Physical and chemical contaminants
  • Food omics (metabolomics)
  • Microbial growth and inactivation
  • Toxicology and safety assessment
  • Traceability and transparency
  • Testing methods, instrumentation and analysis
  • Risk communication
  • Risk and benefit assessment
  • Public policy and regulations
  • Emerging food safety issues (e.g. microplastics, nano-materials, etc.)
  • Food Safety Management and Culture
• Nutrition & Health
  • Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and precision nutrition
  • Food design to meet nutrition needs
  • Nutrition in prevention of chronic diseases
  • Microbiome and gut health
  • Food for special purpose/claims
  • Probiotics and prebiotics
  • Dietary supplements
  • Nutraceuticals and functional foods
  • Stratified nutrition and digital health
  • Diet & appetite
• Product development and Innovation
  • Alternative proteins
  • Novel foods and ingredients
  • Healthy carbohydrates
  • Healthy and functional lipids
  • Biodiversity and under-utilized crops
  • Phytochemical and bioactive ingredients
  • Food Structuring
• Public-Private Partnership & Open Innovation
  • Industry-led consortiums
  • Pre-competitive research
  • Academia-Industry-Government
  • Incubators / accelerators for agritech, foodtech startups
• Supply Chain Management
  • Sensor, AI and IoT-driven logistics
  • Big data & Blockchain
  • Technology for supply chain decarbonization
  • Robotics and automation
  • E-commerce
• Food Security and Sustainability
  • Life cycle Analysis and Costs
  • Zero-waste processing
  • Circular Bioeconomy