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New Funding Scheme – Midstream Food Safety Consortium Second
Research Programme for University Management Committee Meeting &
Corporate Member Networking

Date Date
23 Jan 2017 26 Jan 2017

Abstract Abstract

ITDO organized a briefing session of the new funding scheme The Food Safety Consortium (FSC) held its second
“Midstream Research Programme for Universities” in order to Management Committee Meeting to update Committee
introduce the project theme and application procedure. The Members their efforts in facilitating the advancement of food
Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) has launched safety. In 2016, supported by ITDO, FSC actively involved in
the Midstream Research Programme (MRP) for Universities international conferences and exhibitions; organized the
to encourage universities funded by the University Grants Global Food Safety Technology Forum (GFSTF) and industry
Committee to conduct more theme-based midstream exchange sessions to enhance the communication and
research in focused technology areas such as robotics, collaboration among the industry, academia, government, and
healthy ageing and smart city. other food safety stakeholders.
To foster global collaboration, FSC also established a joint
center with European partners to advance food safety
technology development globally and accelerating the
translations into the industry.
In the meeting, committee members and advisors discussed
the strategies for FSC to take lead in food safety related
technology developments and to become a communication
channel with the public and media about food related news.

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