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The 6th International Conference on Food Factors – ICoFF 2015 is due to take place at Coex, Seoul between 22nd – 25th November 2015.

‘With the mission of promoting research in all aspects of basic and applied food technology, ICoFF is an international conference that is recognized within the rapidly growing field of food science‘

The conference will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field  including Jiang Bo (Jangnan University) with his talk entitled:Strategy for biosynthesis of low-calorie sugars, Keiko Abe (The University of Tokyo) with her talk entitled:Functional Foods-History and Perspective and Pingfan Rao (Fuzhou University) with his talk entitled:Intestine: the Key Target of Antioxidant Nutraceuticals

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The 7th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health (ICPH7) will be hosted by the Vinci congress centre in Tours, France between 27th-30th October 2015

‘ICPH is the most important international forum to present and discuss the latest trends, topics and developments in the field of polyphenols, food science and health.’

Main topics of discussion:

• Dietary intake of polyphenols
• Food processing to optimize polyphenol intake
• Bioavailability of polyphenols
• Polyphenols and the gut microbiome
• Polyphenols and cognition/neurodegenerative diseases
• Polyphenols and cardiovascular diseases
• Polyphenols and obesity/metabolic syndrome/diabetes
• Polyphenols and cancer
• Polyphenols and healthy aging
• Polyphenols and gene regulation and cell signaling
• Polyphenols and oxidative stress and inflammation
• Interaction of polyphenols with carriers/receptors/enzymes/signaling proteins
• Interindividual variation in response to polyphenol consumption
• Nutri(epi)genetics/Nutrigenomics/Metabolomics
• Epidemiology and public health
• Development of functional foods with polyphenols
• Health claims/dietary recommendations

Dates for your diary:

• September 8, 2015: Closing abstract submission of posters
• October 15, 2015: Registration closes

The conference will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field  including, John van Duynhoven (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventos (University of Barcelona, Spain) and Hang Xiao (University of Massachusetts, USA)

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The 3rd International Conference for Food Structures, Digestion and Health will be hosted by InterContinental Wellington between 28th October – 30th October 2015.

The 2015 Food Structures, Digestion and Health international conference presents a new opportunity to bring together food industry professionals, and world leading scientists from diverse disciplines with a common interest in food design that delivers better nutrition and improves consumer wellbeing.

Topics for discussion:

• Food structure design ( to include follow-on from COST FA1001)
• Effects of food structures and matrices on nutrient uptake and bioavailability
• Models of human digestion (to include follow-on from INFOGEST and models of oral processing)
• Structural and sensory aspects of oral processing
• Nutritional genomics and metabolomics for diet and health management
• Foods for health and wellness (to include gut health, proof of efficacy and regulatory aspects)

Dates for your diary:

Call for abstracts open: 27 March 2015
Registration open: 27 March 2015
Deadline for receipt of Abstracts: 21 August 2015
Notification of acceptance of Abstracts: 31 August 2015
Early registration closes: 18 September 2015
Conference: 28-30 October 2015
Final date for Publications: Strict deadline of 30 November 2015

The conference will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field, including Peter Lillford (University of Birmingham, UK), Paul Singh (University of California, USA) and Marie-Agnès Peyron (INRA, France)

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The 9th World Congress on Polyphenols Applications hosted by St Julian’s Radissn Blu Resort, Malta will take place from 3rd June 2015 – 5th June 2015.

The Congress will bring together experts from academia and industries to debate on the latest scientific advances in the field of polyphenols and their uses to improve human health.

Topics to be covered throughout the conference include:

• Polyphenols in Health & Diseases: The Mechanistics
• Polyphenols and Microbiota: The Subtle Modulation
• Polyphenols & Prevention / Therapeutic Medicine
• Polyphenols & Industrial Applications and Innovations
• Polyphenols & Waste Valorisation from Fruits & Vegetable Processing

The congress will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field, including Clarissa Gerhäuser (German Cancer Research Center, Germany),  Dr. Reinhold Carle (University of Hohenheim, Germany) and Professor Angela Meireles (University of Campinas, Brazil)

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