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1st December BioBreakfast: What Are You Having For Christmas Dinner?
An update on functional foodsEvent Description
| When: |
1st December, 2009. Registration: 7.15 am. Buffet breakfast: 7.20 am - 7.55 am. Presentation: 8.00 am sharp, concludes 9.00am. |
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| Where: |
Melbourne Town Hall, Supper Room, Cnr Swanston Street & Collins Street, Melbourne |
| Speakers: |
Dr Bruce Lee Director CSIRO Food Futures Flagship Dr Ross Crittenden R&D Manager Biologics and Nutrition MG Nutritionals |
| Price: |
BioMelbourne Network Members: $55.00. Non-Members: $88.00. Prices include GST. |
| RSVP: | Friday 27th November,10am |
About This Event
Everyone is guilty of over-indulging during the festive season but what if the traditional fat-laden and festive foods you consumed were actually good for you? What if there were “functional-foods” that could reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and lower obesity?
CSIRO, through its Food Futures National Research Flagship, has already developed BARLEYmaxTM a naturally bred “super-grain” that has recently been introduced into breakfast cereals, with more products to follow soon. Work is also underway on other new types of healthy grains and a range of other food innovations.
So with quite a number of these functional foods about to hit our supermarket shelves, the December BioBreakfast will give you a timely update on the growing area of functional foods.
Dr Bruce Lee (Director, CSIRO Food Futures Flagship) will give us the background on ‘Why develop a ‘functional food?’ Specifically:
• Is there a real nutritional need? Is there something missing in the western or poverty-stricken nations’ diets?
• Are new foods being developed to meet a market need or is the market need being generated?
• What food areas is CSIRO looking to develop?
• What is the process of commercialisation?
Dr Ross Crittenden from MG Nutritionals will present case studies for the development and commercialisation of functional foods that can help you get back into shape after the Christmas excesses. Ross will give details on the commercialisation path for functional foods and the regulatory issues that apply to this area. He will also discuss some exciting new findings in dairy biologics that have significant potential to build muscle and help address the emerging epidemic in metabolic syndrome.
The case studies will include the commercialisation of proteins affecting body composition and athletic performance: ASCEND Recovery, Catalyst and RIPTAC. He will discuss the clinical testing, health claims, regulatory issues and IP.
About the Speakers
Dr Bruce Lee is the Director of the CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship. As Director, Dr Lee provides science and business development leadership to a team of more than 250 leading research scientists and technical staff with skills in many diverse areas of scientific research.
Dr Lee’s extensive international experience in agribusiness research and development is guiding the Flagship towards its goal of transforming Australia’s agrifood sector to increase international competitiveness and add A$3 billion value annually via new technologies and strategic collaborations.
Dr Crittenden has been involved in functional food research and development for more than 15 years. Since completing his PhD in Biotechnology at the University of Queensland, he has undertaken two Post-doctoral research fellowships, one with VTT Biotechnology in Finland and another with CSIRO. Dairy functional foods have been a common thread throughout his career, including a long-standing interest in probiotics and prebiotics for intestinal health, and immune responses to dairy foods. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Dairy Journal. Since 2004, Dr Crittenden has been a research manager at CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences, and for the part 2 years has been seconded to MG Nutritionals (a division of Murray Gouldburn Co-op. Co Ltd) as R&D Manager of Biologics and Nutrition. MG Nutritionals consists of a small team who develop and market dairy functional ingredients and foods across a wide range of health platforms, adding value to Murray Goulburns' traditional dairy commodity business. Dr. Crittenden manages all aspects of the R&D pipeline, from strategic discovery, to clinical development, IP and regulatory affairs.
Event Location
Melbourne Town Hall,
Supper Room,
Cnr Swanston Street & Collins Street,
Melbourne
