DIL
Profile
The German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) is a private, independent and non-profit research provider. With around 150 member companies from the food industry and related fields, DIL operates as a research institute working in the areas of product development, process development and analytics.
DIL considers placing itself into the innovation framework of EIT Food as the unique opportunity to support its partners in the innovation process and to establish new collaborations along the entire food value chain system.
Competences & Capabilities
DIL fosters knowledge transfer from research into industry:
- Process development: design, construction and manufacturing of machinery
- Novel process technologies: Pulsed Light, Pulsed Electric Fields, High Pressure Processing, Extrusion, shock wave, 3D-prining, robotics
- Processing of alternative proteins, meat, chocolate and dairy products
- Biotechnology
- Trainings for professionals: quality management, manufacturing of feed, food extrusion, PEF school
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Consumer Science
- Innovation Centre
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Partner in the following EIT Food projects
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projectDevelop skills related to novel food processing technologies focusing on technical aspects, as well as the related soft skills
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projectDon't miss this learning opportunity!
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projectConnecting publicly funded agrifood research infrastructure to the market.
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projectHave you ever wondered how your food is processed before it reaches your plate? Find out with this online course
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Food Solutions
2021 > 2023project​Food Solutions brings together multi-disciplinary teams to tackle real-life industry challenges and develop innovative new solutions for the food system -
projectIt is a global challenge to ensure sufficient food to feed future generations while utilizing natural resources in a sustainable manner.
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Professional Development Framework
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EIT Food’s Professional Development Framework aims to provide a key resource for the food sector by creating an integrated approach to develop a skilled, innovative workforce.
Animal Feed Production: Feed Quality & Safety
2019 > 2023
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Explore animal feed manufacturing, and learn the best processes and systems for optimising animal feed quality and safety.
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Have you ever wondered how your food is processed before it reaches your plate? Find out with this online course.
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Using new alternative proteins ingredients to produce high quality meat alternatives
RIS Public Sector Representatives Activity Line
2021 > 2022
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Capacity building and education for the public sector
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Connecting publicly funded agrifood research infrastructure to the market.
Application for 2022 is now OPEN!
ThermoBlue
2020 > 2022
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Developing a natural blue food colouring
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Creating smarter and simpler food value chains across Europe requires an infrastructure and capacity to stimulate and support innovation and entrepreneurship.
Professional Development Advanced
2020 > 2022
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EIT Food's Professional Development Framework - Advanced aims to provide a key resource for the food sector by creating an integrated approach to develop a skilled, innovative workforce.
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MAKEit
2019 > 2020
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To create smarter and simpler food value chains across Europe we need to develop both infrastructure and capacity which stimulate and supports
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As the world’s population continuously grows, achieving global food security, producing sufficient nutritious food that everyone can access, and doing so sustainably, is one of the greatest challenges faced today.
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