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Unilever Research and Development Vlaardingen B.V.
Olivier van Noortlaan 120
3133 AT Vlaardingen
Netherlands
Ph: +31 010 4606933

08.30 – 09.00

09.00 – 09.15

Welcome -
Mr. Gerard Klein Essink MSc, Managing Director, Bridge2Food (Netherlands)

09.15 – 09.30

Conference Chairman opening & programme -
Mr. Dr. Fred Brouns, Maastricht University (Netherlands)

Session 1: Innovation: invitations, results & challenges
Chairman: Dr. Fred Brouns, Maastricht University (Netherlands)

09.30 – 10.15

Open innovation: reaching out for new ideas and collaborations with supplier -
Mr. Paul Isherwood, Director Innovation & External Networks, Nutritional Healthcare R&D, GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)

- Sourcing and commercialising innovation

- Accelerating NPD by developing unconventional alliances

- Collaboration and radical innovation in the protein arena

The role of innovation in fungi-protein based foods -

Mr. Tim Finnigan - Head of Innovation, Marlow Foods (United Kingdom)
- Development of fungi protein technology
- Properties, functionalities & applications of fungi protein
- Future challenges & role of (partnership) innovation

Morning Break

11.30 – 12.15

New developments in protein quality analysis for human health -
Dr. Ingrid M. van der Meer, Plant Research International, Wageningen UR (Netherlands)

- Outlook on plant protein analysis methods and characterisation

- Case study: Plant proteins for medical applications

- EU Plant Protein Agenda: beyond 2025

12.15 - 13.00

Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics for personalised food -
Mr. Dr. Ben van Ommen, Head of Nutrigenetics, TNO Quality of Life (Netherlands)

- Role of Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomics: Inherited and acquired diseases & dispositions

- Challenges with “personalised”” proteins

- Future for personalised foods

Lunch for delegates and speakers

Session 2: Healthy Ageing
Chairman: Mr. Dr. Rob Vreeker, Scientist, Unilever Research (Netherlands)

14.30 – 15.10

New Brain Motivating Peptides -
Mrs. Dr. Cindy Gerhardt, Business Development Manager, DSM Food Specialties (Netherlands)

- Role of protein in mental health
- Safety, efficacy & claims
- Case study

15.10 – 15.50

Blood pressure lowering peptides: a future? -
Ms. Dr. Dagmar Fuchs, Research Scientist Cardiovascular Health, Unilever Research (Netherlands)

- Current knowledge of lactotripeptides and their potential for BP lowering

- Putative effects on other cardiovascular markers

- Bioavailability and its contradiction with the hypothesized mechanism of action 

15.50 – 16.20

16.20 – 17.00

How to trace amino acid incorporation in the human body? -

Ir. Bart Pennings, TI Food & Nutrition (Netherlands)
- Loss of muscle mass in elderly people: what needs to be done?

- Challenges in research and steps into future research

- Case study: What cows and people have in common ...

Plenary discussion

19.00 

Session 3: Medical, Clinical & Pediatric
Chairman: Dr. Fred Brouns, Maastricht University

09.00 – 09.40

New generation in tube-feeding: improving protein & fat quality -
Mr. Dr. Zandrie Hofman, Danone (Netherlands)

- Tube feedings: relevance for patients and how to measure result

- Challenges in formulating tube-feedings incl. role of proteins

- Case study: Development of a new generation

09.40 – 10.20

Whey protein for vulnerable nutrition -Mr. Dr. Ramon Hall, Senior Research Scientist, Fonterra Ingredients Innovation (Australia)
- Road to applying dairy proteins for clinical & medical foods: properties, functionalities & applications 
- Challenges in formulating medical foods

- Future protein extraction methods and future

Morning Break

10.50 - 11.20

Functional Proteins and Protein Hydrolysates - Applications to Pediatric Nutrition, Health and Development
Mrs. Deshanie Rai, Senior Principal Scientist. Global Scientific Affairs, Global Research and Development, Mead Johnson Nutrition (United States)

- Review the role of functional proteins in infant health and development

- Review the role of protein hydrolysates in the dietary management of food allergies

- New directions and application needs including product development and technology

11.30 - 12.10

Healthy properties of (proteins) of ancient grains -

Mrs. Dr. Erika Smith, Principal Scientist GI Division, General Mills (USA)

- Properties and Nutritional benefits of ancient grains (quinoa, chia, sorghum, teff, amaranth)

- Challenges of applying ancient flours & using the protein properties

- Future outlook: usage of ancient grains in mainstream foods

12.10 – 13.10

Lunch for delegates and speakers

13.10 - 13.50

Pulses: A novel ingredient source for Protein -

Mrs. Dr. Joyce I. Boye, Ph. D, Research Scientist, Food Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Canada)

- Review of industry development of pulse flours, ingredients

- Health benefits of pulses

- Pulses research agenda

13.50 - 14.30

Protein and preservation of lean body mass - Mr. Joern Gravgaard,
Research Scientist, Solae (Denmark)
- Weight Management
- Sarcopenia
- Sports Nutrition: opportunities for protein diversification

Afternoon break

15.00 – 15.40

World market opportunities for dairy bioactive proteins/hydrolysates and peptides – Mr Tage Affertsholt, Managing Director, 3A Business Consulting

- Market size (volume and value) and expected growth (incl. current applications and new product development trends)

- Application and breakdown of end-use segments

- Drivers, barriers and regulatory issues

15.40 - 16.10

Protein Research: The crossroads of science, IP and new products -
Mrs. Lu Ann Williams, Head of Research, Innova Market Insights (Netherlands)

- What are the opportunities in new proteins?

- What science and IP is supporting them?

- What functional properties have the most potential?

Plenary discussion

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