EIT Food Contacts at Queen's
Co-ordination Team
MASTER CONTACT:
Mr Stephane Durand
Head of Innovation, Institute for Global Food Security
Queen's University Belfast
13 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AF
T: +44 (0) 7799471254
Senator Ian Marshall
Business Development Manager, Institute for Global Food Security
Queen's University Belfast
13 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AF
T: +44 (0) 2890975615
Dr Julie-Anne Hanna
EIT Food Programme Manager, Institute for Global Food Security
Queen's University Belfast
13 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AF
T: +44 (0) 2890976762
INNOVATION
- We provide solutions to some of the world's biggest food safety problems, from the contamination of crops, animal feeds, ingredients and food products, and fighting fraud across the food supply system.
- With a proven track record we provide a crucial interface between industry and regulators to bring about solutions globally in the area of nutrition, food fraud and integrity and precision agriculture.
- We apply methodologies developed for the Medical and Pharma industries to the agri-food space.
Contact: Mr Stephane Durand
EDUCATION
- We foster an open, entrepreneurial approach to food security education.
- Nine high quality degree programmes and three online courses focussed on food and nutrition, educating hundreds of students each year.
- Expertise in the running of MOOCs.
- Exchange programmes in Vietnam, France, Brazil, China and other regions.
- 150 students working globally in the agri-food, environmental and life sciences areas as professional development.
- Upcoming summer schools to develop outstanding PhD students in connection with the QUB Graduate School.
Contact: Dr Katrina Campbell
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Through QUBIS Ltd, we commercialise university research and development opportunities by forming spin-out companies.
- Since 1984, QUBIS has created 80 companies, with an active portfolio of 34 companies, employing over 1800 staff.
- These companies have raised £83.4m in outside investment.
- Our lean start-up approach saves time in building businesses in the food sector.
- QUBIS spin-outs benefit from seed-funding, office space, access to our business network and ongoing support.
Contact: Mr Brian McCaul
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
- We're connected to schools, colleges, health agencies and government departments.
- We develop tools to help those at risk of chronic illness to monitor their diet and its effect on conditions such as obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, via a citizen participation forum.
- We piloted an incentive programme to encourage schoolchildren to make healthier food choices.
- We developed a smartphone app to support the self-management of type 2 diabetes.
- We publish research in world leading peer review journals.
Contact: Mrs Isabel Jennings
