MSP Magazine Issue 55

NEWS
HIPERBARIC
High Pressure Processing (HPP) in Food
by Hiperbaric
HPP RESEARCH AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF
YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO THE FIELD OF HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING
• THE AWARDS, ORGANIZED BY HIPERBARIC, WILL REWARD THE BEST RESEARCH
IN THE CATEGORIES OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HPP NUTRITION; FOOD SAFETY AND
SHELF LIFE EXTENSION; AND SUSTAINABILITY AND NEW PRODUCTS.
• ENDOWED WITH MORE THAN 3,000 EUROS, THEY WILL SERVE AS A SHOWCASE TO DISSEMINATE
SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS ON HPP THAT ADD VALUE TO RESEARCH AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
• THE SECOND EDITION OF HPP INNOVATION WEEK WILL BE HELD IN JUNE AND
WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF HIGH PRESSURES ON SUSTAINABILITY.
Hiperbaric, the world's
leading high-pressure
technology company, is
announcing the HPP Research
Awards to recognize the
contributions of young
researchers to the field of High
Pressure Processing (HPP) for
food. This is the first time that
these awards are held, within
the context of the second edition
of HPP Innovation Week, the
reference event on HPP for the
food industry, which will take
place on June 21, 22 and 23.
The awards will acknowledge
the best projects and
communications in different
research areas: Human and
Animal HPP Nutrition; Food Safety
and Shelf Life Extension and
Sustainability and New Products.
They are open to undergraduate
and graduate students,
postdoctoral researchers and
young professionals, with a
graduation date between 2018
and 2022, who have published
applied research on HPP. A
total of more than €3,000 will be
distributed among the different
award category winners.
Hiperbaric wants to actively
contribute to the dissemination
of the latest scientific advances
on High Pressure Processing
(HPP). Andrés Hernando, CEO
of Hiperbaric, specifies that
the HPP Research Awards will
provide the food industry with
valuable knowledge that enables
the adoption of HPP technology
for the development of highly
nutritious and safe food products.
Projects can be submitted
online until May 17, 2022. The
finalists will be announced and the
awards ceremony will take place
during the 2nd Innovation Week in
June. The rules of these awards
can be consulted on the event's
website: https://www.hiperbaric.
com/hpp-innovation-week/
SECOND EDITION OF
HPP INNOVATION
WEEK FOCUSED ON
SUSTAINABILITY
HPP Innovation Week, the
online event on food preservation
technology by high hydrostatic
pressure, will be held for the
second consecutive year and
will take place from June 21 to
23. The virtual event will be a
reference point to demonstrate
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