Networking event with industry for University of Cambridge PhD students and Postdocs interested in collaborating with the food industry
Networking event for University of Cambridge PhD students and Postdocs interested in collaborating with the food industry
Participants will have the opportunity to meet and hear from agri-tech and food industry representatives, and discuss possibilities for:
- research collaborations
- internships
- future careers.
**Confirmed** companies attending include:
PepsiCo
Nestle
Britvic
Koppert
Buhler
Hummingbird Technologies
Maspex
Map of Agriculture
DowDupont
ADAS
AMT Fruit
Bayer Crop Science
Entomics
See company descriptions and links in the grey column on the right.
Draft programme:
12:45 Registration and industry exhibitions
13:00 Welcome - Dr Shima Barakat (Entrepreneurship Education Advisor, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs)
13:15 Keynote talk - Pierre Broun, Nestlé
13:45 Short talks by industry representatives
14:45 Tea break and networking with industry representatives
15:15 Funding opportunities for working with industry - Vibhuti Patel (Translational Research Manager, BioScience Impact Team)
15:30 Flash presentations by Cambridge early career researchers
16:30 Networking, drinks reception and prize presentation for best flash talk
Please check this page for programme updates!
FOOD FUTURES II is a stand alone event. You do not need to have attended Food Futures I.
Click here to register.
PLEASE NOTE:
This event is free to attend because of generous funding we've received from the Isaac Newton Trust and the BBSRC.
If you register but can no longer attend you must give us at least 3 days' prior notice, so your place can be offered to someone else. If you fail to do this you will be charged a fee of £50.