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    Center of excellence in research and development for the food industry
    (2012-01-18) Amelie Sorphear Kin Cheang; Amelie Sorphear Kin Cheang
    ICEFOOD-Wageningen UR main mission is to transform Chile into a Food Innovator . For this Wageningen UR will open its extensive R&D knowledge infrastructure for Chilean counterparts from academia research institutions and industry. Main focus will be the transfer of innovative technologies knowhow and expertise and to build human capacity. The ultimate goal is geared to increase the international competitiveness and integration of the Chilean agro-food sector. ICEFOOD-Wageningen UR will generate scientific knowledge and technological excellence through research and development in the agro-food complex. Developed knowhow technologies scientific insights will help to sustain a continuous flow of innovation and this will further strengthen the Chilean food industry to provide high quality healthy food which meets the demands of the modern consumer. The general objective is to attract and generate knowledge technology infrastructure and labor for the Chilean agro-food industry. The ICEFOOD consortium between Wageningen UR the co-executors the representatives of the government and the participating food industry will generate results to improve food quality safety and competitiveness as well as environment protection and will generate a positive impact in the complete food chain starting from primary sector (primary production) all the way to the consumers. This objective will be fulfilled by installation of ICEFOOD-Wageningen UR in Chile for development new knowledge competitive technologies and innovative products by collaboration and complementation between Wageningen UR and the Chilean co-executors and stakeholders. Then development new knowledge competitive technologies and innovative products in consumer and health in food processing and structuring in food safety and in food chain sustainability and dynamics.Management Units in this project are a) Research line N° 1 Consumer and Health b) Research line N° 2 New Product and Processes c) Research line N° 3 Food Safety d) Research line N° 4 Food Chain sustainability and corporateThe immediate impact of the installation and operational phases will be to increase the funding infrastructure and expertise available to the co-executors in Chile. The initial research projects (described later in this document) will draw heavily on the current R&D focus of the co-executors and will provide additionality in terms of personnel equipment consumables and infrastructure (office and laboratory space). This will immediately impact on the productivity of the R&D projects and will provide links with the existing Wageningen international network. These immediate benefits will be ensured through cooperative R&D agreements. A critical aspect of the additionality is that by collaborating under the umbrella of ICEFOOD the co-executors and future collaborating partners will be able to take advantage of each other s infrastructure share resources pool talent and drive forward research more efficiently. On the short term Chile s food industry academia and governmental agencies can immediately link up with Wageningen UR and its extensive international network in science education and training. This implies that partners of ICEFOOD-Wageningen UR have the opportunity to work together with Wageningen UR on international innovation and scientific programs. One example is the participation in the European framework programs. Wageningen UR has established many effective scientific international coalitions which will be opened to Chilean counterparts. Also on the short term projects will be started with access to funding infrastructure and expertise available through the Chilean and the Wageningen UR network.