About Food2Know

A significant pool of expertise exists in Flanders related to feed, food, nutritional and health sciences or technologies. The knowledge centers in Flanders want to anticipate the new trends and developments in the feed, food & health related industry, markets and legislation. Ghent University took the initiative to create the Centre of Excellence "Food2Know" in order to facilitate an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to these innovation-driven research issues. This Centre of Excellence for Food Science, Nutrition and Health groups more than 30 research labs, spread out over five life science faculties (Bioscience Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Sciences, and Medicine & Health Sciences), the National Institute for Agricultural & Fishery Research (ILVO) and the University Colleges. The full integrated chain "from farm to fork" is covered: from researchers studying the relation between feed composition and the quality of meat or fish, over conservation and packaging technologies, the relation between food and the general health of humans and animals, all the way to consumer behavior and perception. Food2Know is the preferred gateway for companies or ministries to get direct access to top experts or high tech equipment for routine analyses, scientific or business advice, or for elaborate research projects. Food2Know is committed to identify and analyze group(s) in the consortium. Besides regional or national related activities, Food2Know has also a strong international focus.