Tag Archives: Food
Food Competition Feeds Innovation
Technion Students Cook Up Creative, Tasty, and Award-Winning Food Solutions in European Innovation Competition Students from the Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering won top prizes in the EU-supported Food Solutions Project, which is part of EIT FOOD – a program that fosters innovation to create healthy and sustainable food for all. The premise… Read More
Does Diet Dictate Sleep ?
Are you a morning lark or a night owl? In both cases, it may have something to do with your gut bacteria. This was the finding of joint research carried out by scientists from the University of Haifa and the Technion, which shows that there is hope for change for people whose sleep habits are… Read More
World 1st Cultivated Ribeye Steak
The proof-of-concept incorporates real muscle, fat, and vascular-like system similar to a ribeye from a slaughtered cow, in strategy to build a diverse portfolio of cultivated meat cuts of any dimension. Aleph Farms Ltd. and its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, have successfully cultivated… Read More
Smart Farming
Technion researchers have developed an innovative technology for the automated monitoring of stress in agricultural crops. Early detection of water and heat stress is crucial for agricultural growers since the reduction in moisture is reflected in limited stomatal conductance, resulting in dwindled growth and eventually to the plant's premature death. The development was led by… 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
EIT Programs for 2021
EIT Food has been awarded the notable EIT Label Certificate for two of their flagship education programmes - Masters in Food Systems and the doctoral Global Food Venture program. EIT Food is a European innovation body with a mission to educate the new generation of entrepreneurs and innovators to transform the food system onto a… Read More
The Mediterranean Food Lab
Members of winning group participated in EIT FAN program, held in Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion in collaboration with Strauss Group Israeli startup The Mediterranean Food Lab is one of the three winners in the EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) program. EIT Food, Europe’s leading food initiative, aims to accelerate… Read More
Future of Food and food of the future
The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) will be holding its 34th International Conference this week, hosted by the Technion, marking the first time that the event is held under the leadership of an Israeli team of researchers The European Federation of Food Science and Technology, EFFoST, will be holding its annual conference this… Read More