Tag Archives: Biotechnology and Food Engineering
Medals of Distinction
3 March 2021 – The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation today granted eleven women from a diverse range of backgrounds and communities with its inaugural Medal of Distinction, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The award, which will be granted annually to mark International Women’s Day, honors the outstanding contributions of women… Read More
Is it Safe to Eat?
Early warning systems for food contamination are taking a leap into a safer and healthier future with lab-on-a-chip monitoring technologies for the food industry being developed by Technion researchers within an EIT-Food Consortium. Food safety is crucial for food-producing companies from farm to fork, and fundamental to public health. Every year, over 23 million people… Read More
The Juice Keepers
Technion students have harnessed viruses found in the environment of fruit trees to prevent spoilage of fruit juices – a phenomenon that causes tens of millions of dollars’ worth of damage each year. The development earned the students from the Technion’s Faculties of Biotechnology & Food Engineering, and Biology, first prize in a competition held… Read More
Food for Thought, and Thoughts on the Food of the Future
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology, EFFoST, has wrapped up its 34th annual conference on the theme “Bridging High-tech, Food-tech and Health: Consumer-oriented Innovations.” The conference, held online for the first time, took place on November 10-12, 2020, with the participation of over 500 researchers, industry people, and students. It was hosted by… Read More
ACT (Anti COVID-19 Technology) Wins Gold at IGEM
A Technion student team recently won a gold medal in the iGEM international synthetic biology competition for work developing an active gel to capture SARS-CoV-2 viral particles, preventing the infection of host cells. Unlike existing sanitization products, the gel provides active skin protection for hours and does not damage the skin microbiome. For the seventh… Read More