Food Safety and Biotechnology (Research)

This programme focuses on applied aspects of advanced and emerging analytical technologies to address current issues in food safety, nutrition and food supply. It covers the entire food chain from farm to fork and places a strong emphasis on the link between improved food safety and nutrition and improved public health.

Research Strengths

• Advanced and emerging technological and analytical platforms (biosensors, isotopic and omics)

• Animal food and feed safety

• Animal health and disease diagnostics

• Global food security

• Food and nutrition metabolomics

• Food and nutrition quality measurements

• Food chemistry

• Food safety detection methodology

• Food traceability and authenticity

• Immunodiagnostics for food contaminant and toxin detection

• Natural compounds and their health applications

• Novel and functional foods

• Therapeutic biomolecules