The second edition of the FoodYouTrust International Symposium took place on 8–9 June 2022 in Bucharest, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest Library (3rd floor), under the theme “Raw Concept in the Food Chain – Quality and Analytics”, focusing on raw materials in the food chain, quality and analytical methods.
Download the symposium agenda (PDF)
Day 1 – Wednesday, 8 June 2022
- Introductive speech – Cătălin Vișata, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICA Research&Development; Cătălin Ion, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering; Horia Constantinescu, President of the National Authority for Consumer Protection; Cristina Ileana Covaliu-Mierla, Director of the Biotechnical Systems Engineering Doctoral School
- More than laboratory – science. More than science – success. – dr. ing. Alexandru Cîrîc, Director General, ICA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Rapid solutions for the detection of food pathogens – Gene-UP – Dr. ing. Vassilis Arvanitidis, Food Market & Product Manager BioMerieux – Adriatic Cluster
- Shimadzu’s range of equipment adapted to tackle complex challenges of food security – Dr. Adrian Arsintescu, Shimadzu România – Application Specialist
- Shimadzu’s solutions for food analysis – Dr. ing. Manasi Panov, Technical Support Specialist, Shimadzu Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Korneuburg – Branch Sofia
- Food rheology and more. One rheometer, many possibilities – Mr Philipp Beutler, Application Specialist Material Characterization, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Q&A – ICA & Partners
Day 2 – Thursday, 9 June 2022
- Raw material expertise – A necessary process? – Dr. Ing. Mihaela Begea, Scientific Director, ICA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Food Safety Masterclass – Michele Martiradonna, Business Area Manager Industry and PI, Mettler-Toledo International
- Nutritional values with BÜCHI solutions: extraction, Kjeldahl, NIR – Katarzyna Kępka, Sales Manager Poland, BÜCHI Labortechnik AG
- The importance of technology in the laboratory and its role in AMR – Dr. Elena Pitoiu, Manager Laborator Synevo Vet – Member of Synevo Group of Companies
- Food can be weaponized: solutions and concerns – Prof. Dr. Paul Gagniuc, UPB · Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages
- The future is NOW – Digitized solutions for predictive diagnosis – Guillaume Dancoince, Business Development Manager for Predictive Diagnostics, BioMerieux – EMEA
- Implementation, verification and validation of computerised systems for testing laboratories – Cătălina Neague, Quality management, ICA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Extraction of grape seed oil by cold pressing – Drd. Ing. Carmen Bălțatu (Vasilachi), researcher at INMA-Bucharest
The programme above is the one in the published symposium agenda.