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San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), inaugurated this morning the Summer Course 'Panorama legislative, regulatory and Latin American innovation in functional foods and food supplements'.
The symposium, organized by technology-based company of the University, San Antonio Technologies, will take place until next Wednesday June 27th.
During the opening ceremony intervened National Deputy and member of the Committee on Industry, Energy and Tourism, the Chamber of Deputies, Teodoro Garcia, the Vice President for Research at the Catholic University of Murcia, Star Nunez and the director of the Institute Food Innovation of the UCAM, Javier Moran.
The Managing Director of ARGEM, Teodoro Garcia, highlighted the relationship between universities and industry, and said that "the industry must take steps to meet the offer from the universities, as the UCAM, are made in the areas of R & D + i, technology transfer and implement everything from the standpoint of basic research is at the service of businesses. "
For its part, the director of the Institute of Food Innovation UCAM said it is the second edition of the Summer School, which this year has focused on food law in Latin America, "without forgetting the law and regulation in Europe, "nuanced.
Furthermore, on the differences between the Spanish and Latin American market, Moran has stated that "there are many differences, mainly because Latin America is still a major problem as having high rates of malnutrition but also has also figures increasingly high levels of obesity and public health policies in Latin America are completely different, and that makes food law is also different. "
The rector of Research of the UCAM, Estrella Nunez, has shown the importance of initiatives such as you come together as a reference activity for businesses, students and teachers whose activity is related to the Food and Nutrition, in order to obtain a complete overview and practical information on food regulation and innovation.
Innovation Awards 2012
It should be noted as new in this edition of the Summer, delivery, on Wednesday June 27th at 11:30 h.
in the Temple of the Monastery of San Jerónimo, home of the UCAM, the awards for Innovation in Health and Nutrition 2012, which have been designed, as noted by Estrella Nunez, to promote research projects on social, as well as seeking to promote scientific excellence in the industry, and trying to bring academia and industry to increase collaboration between the two agents.
Source: UCAM
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