Research
The supply of safe and healthy food is a central component of the provision of basic necessities, but even highly developed industrialised nations will face major challenges in their food systems in the future. The reasons for this are long-term climate change, global political and economic developments as well as changing consumer demands that place greater emphasis on ethical and social aspects. Close cooperation between research institutes and commercial enterprises is crucial in order to respond to these dynamic changes in a resilient manner, as the smartFoodTechnologyOWL partnership demonstrates with its innovative fields of action:
Continuous monitoring and analysis of production processes and product quality in real time in order to initiate immediate corrective measures in the event of deviations and ensure compliance with quality standards.
Application of advanced technologies and methods to optimise and transform raw materials into high-quality food products in order to increase efficiency, sustainability and product quality.
Systematic collection, management and analysis of data in order to gain knowledge and answer scientific questions.
Development and introduction of new or improved foods, processes or technologies to better fulfil consumer needs, promote sustainability and achieve competitive advantages.
Publications
Here you can find a collection of our German and English publications.
We hope you enjoy reading them and gain interesting insights into our research.
Projects
Momentum (germ. „Impuls“) is a vector quantity that describes the force or speed of an object in motion – an impulse that sets something in action. An Impulseproject has the same objective: It aims to circulate innovative ideas in its region and beyond. With the assistance of capable industry partners, it secures the scientific and technological competitiveness in its field of development.
Exploratory projects have a different focus: Exploratory research is conducted in research areas without established methodology. It is applied to topics that have not been studied more clearly in order to gain a first impression. Its emphasis lies on finding and collecting relevant data and information.
Many of our projects are funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as part of the FH-Impuls measure of the ‘Research at Universities of Applied Sciences’ programme and are additionally supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
