High-Value Nutrition Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga supports a range of events, conferences and workshops to grow the high-value foods eco-system. Stay in touch with what’s happening.
HVN Challenge Updates
We welcome Dr Fiona Lithander to our SLT team
Dr Fiona Lithander has joined High-Value Nutrition Science Leadership Team from the University of Bristol to take the role of Associate Professor in Nutrition. Fiona is a registered dietitian and nutrition scientist who took her PhD in nutritional physiology from the...
Come and join the HVN team
We are currently recruiting for a Communications and Marketing Senior Adviser. We are looking for an individual who will effectively build the profile of the National Science Challenge, High-Value Nutrition hosted by the University of Auckland. You will be primarily...
Auckland babies wanted for kūmara gut health trial
Could introducing a prebiotic-rich kūmara powder to babies first foods promote ‘good’ gut bugs and boost immune health? Researchers are seeking 300 Auckland babies who have not yet started eating solids to join a clinical trial that will investigate the potential...
Calocurb Ltd and the Riddet Institute developing novel functional food ingredient.
Calocurb Ltd and the Riddet Institute are excited to announce they have received support from the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge for a joint project under its existing Science of Food Enabling Programme. The project will focus on transforming the...
HVN Events
Foodomics 2024
More than 180 delegates from science, the F&B industry and government came together to celebrate 10 years of the High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge at Foodomics 2024.
Support Ecosystem for Aotearoa New Zealand F&B Businesses
HVN Industry Advisory Panel Chair, Craig Armstrong shares insights from the Foodomics 2024 panel on the ecosystem of support for New Zealand F&B Businesses.
Foodomics 2024 Poster Competition
Congratulations to Foodomics Poster Competition Winners Vitor Geniselli da Silva, Jarrah Dowrick and Simone Frame.
HVN at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science Meeting
There was a buzz in the meeting, which focused on the use of native species for food and health. A perspective from HVN’s Chief Scientist, Professor Richard Mithen.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting: a Kaupapa Māori perspective
Reflections from Vicky Thorn, who spoke on the K7 Ahu Whenua Trust’s approach to Mātauranga Māori at the Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science meeting.
Kai mō Aotearoa Food Science satellite: full programme
The full programme for the satellite meeting (27–28 August 2023) is online now.
Foodomics 2024 registrations now open
19–21 March 2024. Registrations are open now – take advantage of early bird pricing.
Feeding Aotearoa: A National Science Challenges Panel
Join HVN at the New Zealand International Science Festival and hear about research to drive positive change in our food system.
Foodomics 2024: Save the date
Foodomics 2024 will be held on 19–21 March 2024 at the newly-opened Tākina Centre, Wellington.
Webinar Series. Scanning the Horizons: Patent Insights, Regulatory and Market Trends 2023
Do you work in food innovation? Our patent insights, regulatory and market trends webinars support high-value nutrition export success.
