Food Safety and Biotechnology

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