09:00 h. Registration and refreshments

09:30 h. Opening remarks from the chair
Ms. Carmen Sánchez, Deputy Director of the Packaging, Transport and Logistics Research Centre (ITENE)

09:40 h. Innovative packaging from farm to fork: The Nafispack project
PhD. Susana Aucejo, Packaging, Transport and Logistics Research Centre (ITENE)
Nafispack Project Coordinator

10:10 h. Keynote address- Active and Intelligent Packaging: A view from the food industry
PhD. Carlos de la Cruz García, Packaging Safety & Compliance Specialist of Nestlé Nutrition

10:45 h. Keynote address- The new Legislation on food packaging in the EU
PhD. Luigi Rossi, Ex Principal Administrator of European Commission and Independent Strategic Advisor of KELLER&HECKMAN

11:20 h. Coffee-Break

11:50. Keynote address- Active packaging: A manufacturer point of view
Mr. Maurizio Rossi, Application Scientist of Cryovac

12:25 h. Natural antimicrobials able to extend fresh fish, chicken and minimally processed vegetables shelf life
PhD. Luciano Piergiovanni, University of Milano (UMIL)
Main Researcher of the Nafispack Evaluation of suitability of Natural Antimicrobials work package

Detection and quantification of antimicrobial activity in vitro
Ms. Anne Harboe, Danisco
Researcher of the Nafispack Evaluation of suitability of Natural Antimicrobials work package

13:10 h. Lunch break

14:10 h. Processing strategies to develop active polymeric materials which include natural antimicrobial substances
PhD. Rafael Gavara, Spanish National Research Council Science Scientific (CSIC)
Main Researcher of Nafispack Development of effective active materials work package

Active coating development
PhD. Ramón Batlle, Artibal S.A.
Researcher in the Nafispack Development of effective active materials work package

Antimicrobial proteins coated onto plastic films. Lacquer and process optimization
PhD. Roberto Rocca, Metalvuoto
Researcher in the Nafispack Development of effective active materials work package
Cellulose based active packaging

PhD. Francesco Bonomi, University of Milano (UMIL)
Researcher of the Nafispack Development of effective active materials work package

15:25 h. A new active packaging: Nafispack packaging process systems applying the new polymeric materials developed
PhD. Mikael Gällstedt, Innventia
Main Researcher of Nafispack Packaging System Design work package

16:00 Nafispack next steps

The effects of the antimicrobial packaging materials on the quality of different foods
PhD. Tim Nielsen, The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology AB (SIK)
Main Researcher in the Nafispack Food quality and shelf life work package

Nafispack intelligent: Adding a food quality indicator
Ms. Thea Sipilainen-Malm, VTT
Main Researcher in the Nafispack Intelligent packaging work package

Nafispack food safety analysis
PhD. Trond Moretro, Nofima
Main researcher in the Nafispack Food Safety workpackage

Nafispack: Sustainable and socially accepted?
Ms. Ewa Pacholewicz, TTZ Bremerhaven
Main Researcher in the Nafispack Evaluation of environmental and social impacts work package

17:00 Results of the European food packaging projects Symbiosis EU and ProSafeBeef
PhD. Nichos Chorianopoulos, Representative of the Agricultural University of Athens and Researcher in the Symbiosis and ProSafebeef European projects

17:35 h. Close of Conference

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