BOKU-DFST (Vienna)

Beijing, December 2004

DFSTDepartment of Food Science and Technology

at BOKUUniversity of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna

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BOKU-DFST (Vienna)

BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences ViennaDepartment of Material Sciences and Process Engineering

Department of Biotechnology

Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment

Department of Chemistry

Department of Integrative Biology

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Department of Spatial-, Landscape-, and Infrastructure-Sciences

Department of Economics and Social Sciences

Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Department of Structural Engineering and Natural Hazards

Department of Forest- and Soil Sciences

Department of Applied Plant Sciences and Plant Biotechnology

Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA Tulln)

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Department of Food Science and Technology

Food Technology

(FT)

Animal Foodand Nutrition

(AFN)

Food Bio-technology

(BT)

Food Micro-Biology and

Hygiene(MBH)

FoodChemistry

(FC)

Food QualityAssurance

(FQA)

Divisions of:

FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

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The "Department of Food Science and Technology" wants to make

relevant contributions to ensure food in sufficient amounts and of best

quality for the world population of today and in the future in a national

and international context by research and teaching

Mission

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Position

International International

OrganizationsOrganizations

National FoodNational FoodIndustryIndustry

National National InstitutionsInstitutions

DFSTDFST

ScientificScientific and Technologicaland Technological

InstitutionsInstitutions

ICCICC EHEDGEHEDG ........

SMEsSMEs SMEsSMEs SMEsSMEs

USAUSA ...... ASIAASIA

PrivatePrivate PublicPublic

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Scientific permanent Staff:

Scientific Staff (Third Party Funds, mainly PhD students):

Technical and Administration Staff:

External Lecturers: 24

18

25

22

89

Staff

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Sensory LabSensory Lab

Research LabsResearch Labs

Pilot PlantPilot Plant

Equipment

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ConsultingConsulting

ResearchResearch

EducationEducation

Activities / Services

Research focuses on the specific needs of the Austrian and European population and covers all fields of the food supply chain

Teaching focuses on providing the students not only with profound skills but also on instilling an interdisciplinary, critical and ethically responsible awareness

Consulting focuses on the specific needs of the Austrian Food (and Pharmaceutical) industry

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Education

BSc “Food and Biotechnology“MSc “Food Technology“

Sensory AnalysisHygienic Design

Student EducationStudent Education

Continuing EducationContinuing Education

„E-learning“

SafetySafety inin thethe Food ChainFood Chain

SafetySafety inin thethe Food ChainFood ChainSafetySafety inin thethe Food ChainFood Chain

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• Pig feeding

• Convenience products from minor cereals and pseudocereals

• Enzymatic conversion of renewable carbohydrates to food and feed ingredients

• Antibiotic resistance transferability in the food chain

• Spreadable fat blends

• Establishment of a training platform on “Hygienic Design”

• HEALTHGRAIN: Exploiting bioactivity of European cereal grains for improved nutrition and health benefits

Examples of projects

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• Plant biotechnology is used to identify and generate new sources of nutritionally enhanced grain and to provide a "biotechnology toolkit" for plant breeding programmes

• New fractionation and bioprocessing methods are developed to allow for incorporation of more of the whole grains and their outer parts in consumer foods with sensory quality appealing to European consumers.

• Bioavailability of bioactive compounds is determined, and their role as well as that of glycemic properties of cereal foods in reducing metabolic risk factors is established.

• An education, training and dissemination platform communicates the technology tools and know-how about healthy cereal foods to European grain processing industry and health professionals.

HEALTHGRAIN

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• Enhancement of the spectrum of currently used food raw materials

• Use of by-products by using biotechnological processes (special focus at enzyme technology)

• Food safety and quality: functional food – pro- and prebiotics – antioxidants

food authenticity

Future Research Focuses

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Dr. Gerhard Schleining

• Diploma thesis (BOKU): “Metabolic Parameters of Psychrotrophic Bacteria”

• Doctor thesis (BOKU): “Measurement of Textural Properties”

• Post Doc (Department of Chemistry of the University of California San Diego): “Study and Simulation of Fractal Biological Systems”

Academic Background

Teaching Main Subjects

• Quality Management

• Food Physics

• Computer Applications

• Quality Management Systems (ISO, HACCP), applied statistics (experimental designs)

• Validation of Methods, Processes (Cleaning) and Computerized Systems

• Hygienic Design

• Food Rheology, Texture Measurement

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Division of Food Quality Assurance

Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43-1-36006-6294, Fax: +43-1-36006-6293 email: Gerhard.Schleining@boku.ac.at

http://www.dlwt.boku.ac.at/

DFST - Department of Food Science and Technology