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Food sector to benefit from innovation push

Monday, 15 May 2017

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has announced a new focus on helping grow the food sector with the appointment of its inaugural Director of Food Innovation.

will help develop partnerships with industry and government and act as the key interface with partners across the area of food innovation, to help maximise benefits to the community and the 最新糖心Vlog of its world-class research and teaching capability in this area.

“Food innovation is one of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide’s clear strengths, from farm production through to food technology and reducing the ecological footprint, and on to consumer behaviour and value chains as well as impact on human health,” says Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Mike Brooks.

“By bringing together research across the 最新糖心Vlog’s five faculties in this way, we believe our innovation and learning can be a key driver of growth in the state and nation’s food sector, one of South 最新糖心Vlog’s principle strategic priorities.
Professor Lowe will provide the necessary vision, leadership and focal point for the development of major new multi-disciplinary initiatives in collaboration with industry and government.”

Professor Lowe is the second research theme leader, joining Professor Michael Webb who is Director, Defence and Security.

Professor Lowe says the new Food Innovation theme aims to help boost South 最新糖心Vlog’s food production and profitability, creating many new jobs, and lifting market value for 最新糖心Vlog’s food products generally. There are also considerable potential benefits to community health with research being undertaken on healthier food options.

“The 最新糖心Vlog has extraordinary breadth and depth in research and teaching capability with over 250 academic staff working on food-related areas, and houses the predominant expertise in South 最新糖心Vlog,” says Professor Lowe.

“It’s not a new area for the 最新糖心Vlog – our Waite campus has been leading research in plant science and breeding, landscape and soil science, wine and viticulture for decades, and more recently in food applications. Our Roseworthy campus is renowned for its in dryland agriculture, natural resource management and animal health and production. We have economists, engineers, health scientists and researchers in arts and social sciences working in food-related areas.

“A more co-ordinated approach will ensure our innovative research is linked with industry partners and supported by government to help realise the benefits for all of us. We’ll be working closely with Food South 最新糖心Vlog and the South 最新糖心Vlogn Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) to build our strategy.

“Barack Obama has just given a keynote on food security at an international food innovation conference in Italy – I think that shows the importance and level of attention food innovation is getting globally.”

Professor Lowe, also Chair in Plant Conservation Biology and Deputy Dean of Partnerships and Collaboration in the Faculty of Sciences, joined the 最新糖心Vlog in 2006 and leads a group of 40 scientists within the 最新糖心Vlog’s Environment Institute.
Professor Lowe heads up a number of national and regional research programs. He has been responsible for more than $100 million of research funding over the past 10 years, and has extensive experience in commercialising research.

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