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FoodFort: New tool for functional food designers
The Riddet Institute has recently announced the development of FoodFort, which forms part of the Institute’s work on the High Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga.
Foodomics 2019 brings international experts on the High-Value Nutrition eco-system to New Zealand
Foodomics 2019, hosted by the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge team from the University of Auckland, will provide a platform for the country’s researchers and businesses taking premium foods for health and wellbeing to the world to gather to collaborate and learn about the latest research and opportunities.
Mapping the second brain
High-Value Nutrition is in the limelight this week, with the National Science Challenge researchers and collaborators profiled extensively in a Listener feature article on gut health, entitled ‘Mapping the second brain’. The article features Professor Rob Knight...
Funding opportunities for innovative New Zealand food and beverage research
The High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge Ko Ngā Ka Whai Painga will be releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the HVN Contestable Fund in mid-2019. HVN secured $53.2M funding in 2018 to deliver its Strategic Plan for Tranche 2 (2019 – 2024) and continue its mission to develop high-value foods with validated health benefits to drive economic growth by working in partnership with the New Zealand Food and Beverage (F&B) industry and world-leading researchers in food innovation.
Could NZ grass-fed wagyu beef protect against heart disease?
As barbeque season gets into full swing, New Zealand researchers are investigating whether certain kinds of red meat could actually protect against heart disease. Researchers have recruited men aged 35-55 willing to eat free meat three times a week for eight weeks...
High-Value Nutrition secures $53.2m funding for innovative research
The High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge has secured $53.2m funding to continue its mission-led programme of innovative research into the health and wellbeing attributes of New Zealand produced foods for our major export markets for a further five years....
Registration open for Chinese Consumer Insight workshops
Plant and Food Research and High Value Nutrition National Science Challenge are hosting an interactive workshop to deliver the consumer insights gained from the latest research trip to Chinese, where our researchers spoke with consumers living with immune health...
New technique to test NZ foods that promote healthy bacteria in baby microbiomes
At birth a baby’s digestive system is pristine and waiting to be rapidly colonised by millions of bacteria (microbiome). We know the health of a baby is linked to the health of its microbiome.The right balance and diversity of bacteria assist a baby to develop a...
“Musseling up” clinical trial aims to provide facts about shellfish benefits
New Zealand’s iconic Greenshell™ mussels (GSM) are world-famous for their delicious taste, but now a clinical trial is about to get underway that will provide facts about the key active components in the shellfish. Cawthron Institute, Christchurch Clinical Studies...
Opportunity to add skills, ideas, experience to the Challenge
If you have a great idea or special expertise that you think would help High-Value Nutrition’s science teams meet their targets for the next five years (2019-2024) of the Challenge’s mission, then this is a gentle reminder that the deadline for the initial...