BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Beijing, December 2004 DFST Department of Food Science and Technology at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna Department 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)

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Department of Food Science and Technology Food Technology (FT) Animal Food and Nutrition (AFN) Food Bio- technology (BT) Food Micro- Biology and Hygiene (MBH) Food Chemistry (FC) Food Quality Assurance (FQA) Divisions of: FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Position International Organizations National Food Industry NationalInstitutions DFST Scientific Scientific and Technological and TechnologicalInstitutions ICC EHEDG.... SMEs USA... ASIA Private Public

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Scientific permanent Staff: Scientific Staff (Third Party Funds, mainly PhD students): Technical and Administration Staff: External Lecturers: Staff

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Sensory Lab Research Labs Pilot Plant Equipment

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Consulting Research Education 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Education BSc “Food and Biotechnology“ MSc “Food Technology“ Sensory Analysis Hygienic Design Student Education Continuing Education „E-learning“

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 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 TeachingMain 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

BOKU-DFST (Vienna) Responding to S&T co-operation with China – The Development of a Cross-Border Agro-Food Processing S&T Platform December 2004 Division of Food Quality Assurance Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria Tel: , Fax: DFST - Department of Food Science and Technology