14/11/11 3. DIL Seminar on Meat and Meat Products
Introduction of innovative processes for cooked sausages and heat-cured products
Lively interest in periodic events
20/10/11 Scientists from 33 countries met at iFOOD2011 at the DIL
Large input for sustainable food expected through “non-thermal processes”
20/10/11 New research cooperation project between DIL and universities in Lower Saxony
Scientists from Lower Saxony join forces in a new association
DIL coordinates all activities
25/10/11 Statement of the DIL regarding the amendment of the German Food and Feed Code (LFGB) with regard to the reporting provisions for private laboratories
In its sitting on 26 May 2011, the German Bundestag adopted the “Second Law for Amendment of the German Food and Feed Code (LFGB)” which includes that private laboratories are now subject to reporting provisions. The amendment...
06/09/11 Minister of science visits new DIL facilities
European approach acknowledged as new objective.
16/06/11 Minister of agriculture emphasizes importance of research for competitiveness
Quakenbrück. On June 16 2011, the minister of agriculture and consumer protection of Lower Saxony, Gert Lindemann paid a first visit to the German Institute of Food Technology (DIL) in Quakenbrück. Director of the institute, Dr....
19/05/11 News about DIL Innovation Park online
Quakenbrück. The German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) in Quakenbrück reinforces information flow about the new DIL Innovation Park. With the collaboration of Artland, DIL established the new internet platform...
13/04/11 First DIL-Scholarship for AGQ-high-school graduate in 2011
Cooperation between AGQ and DIL will be intensified
24/03/11 Applied biology with best career prospects
New course of studies “Bioprocess engineering” starts at the University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück
14/03/11 Knowledge Auction – where industry meets science
The first HighTech Europe Knowledge Auction on food packaging innovations will take place at interpack in Düsseldorf on 17 May 2011. The idea behind this auction is to promote the transfer of scientific knowledge to marketable...
19/01/11 Innovative concepts for product and process design
DIL seminar series on meat and meat products now well established
10/01/11 Cooperation with growth market Russia expanded
The German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) and the All-Russian Meat Industry Research Institute (VNIIMP) start joint activities
01/12/10 First overseas AMP member in HighTech Europe
On November 25th the Taiwanese research institute Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC, Taiwan) became member of the Associated Membership Platform (AMP) HighTech Europe. During a five day stay in Germany...
16/11/10 Austrian enterprise wins first European Food Processing Implementation Award
The debut of the European Food Processing Implementation Award has proved a major success and the first winner can now be proudly announced: Hertel GmbH from Salzburg, Austria, with its innovative “Hop Yield Enhancer”.
Hertel...
09/11/10 New opportunities for structure investigation at the DIL
Since August 2010, the DIL is able to examine structures even more precisely. Apart from established processes such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy, there is now also a...
08/11/10 A marketplace where food industry meets science
First HighTech Europe Knowledge Auction on food packaging innovations
28/10/10 DIL attended IFT’s non-thermal processing workshop
The Institute of Food Technologists (www.ift.org) is the largest global community for food technologists. The DIL represented by Dr. Volker Heinz and Prof. Stefan Toepfl is involved in particular in the divisions Biotechnology,...
28/10/10 Wisdom from the Far East
The people in East Asia basically have a different understanding of food than people in the western world: They focus on a consonance of pleasure and balanced intake of nutrients. Often, the desire for eating a certain food is...
25/10/10 HighTech enables the production of an additive-free healthy liverwurst
German news program ARD Tagesthemen reported on DIL innovation
15/10/10 German-Arab cooperation brought to life
Representatives from the United Arab Emirates visited the county of Osnabrück
21/09/10 Innovations open new opportunities for the food industry
Start of the EU project FOOD FUTURE on 20 September at the DIL
29/10/10 Research for better food
Minister for economics in lower saxony Jörg Bode visits the DIL in Quakenbrück
16/08/10 European „Food Processing Implementation Award“ has been launched
The Network of Excellence supports Hightech in the Food Industry. Submission deadline is 17. September 2010.
13/08/10 Tailor-made research for the industry
ZIM program supports R&D in the technology sector. Success story about a DIL research project with Herbst Maschinenfabrik GmbH.
09/07/10 Inauguration of the laboratory at DIL with Minister Grotelüschen
Chances for technology research and significance of food safety for the German food industry
22/06/10 Vacuum grippers in hygienic design for food applications
Aimed at improving the competitiveness of the domestic food industry, the DIL strives for integration of robotics as productivity factor in food processes. One challenge in this field is the gripping technology that can be used...
04/06/10 New ideas for the meat industry
International trade show for the meat industry, IFFA, presents itself as platform for innovative solutions. German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) turns trend-setting approaches into action.
20/05/10 European „Food Processing Implementation Award“ has been launched
The Network of Excellence supports Hightech in the Food Industry
18/03/10 Biotechnology - tapping new potentials in the meat industry with new starter cultures
The use of starter cultures for the production of fermented meat products is a well established process in the meat processing industry. It contributes significantly to a standardized production process, in particular regarding...
09/03/10 First DLG Symposium on robotics in the food industry, held at the DIL, was very successful
Robotics offers a huge potential for the food industry. This is the unanimous conclusion of the DLG Symposium “Robots in Food Production” that took place March 3-4, 2010, at DIL in Quakenbrück, Germany. 40 professionals from...
08/03/10 Speedy progress in the development of the institute
DIL celebrates topping-out ceremony of the new technical building
29/12/09 Renowned research prize granted for work with pulsed electrical fields
Prof. Dr. Stefan Töpfl has been awarded the Georg Carl Hahn Prize 2009
10/12/09 Inaugural lecture of Dr. Hertel
Habilitation lecture at the University of Osnabrück on 17 December 2009, open to all students and employees of the university
03/12/09 Federal Government Supports DIL Research Project
Objective: Improving the safety and quality of food. 1.7m Euro funding for project partners
13/11/09 News from Northern Europe
Most people now associate Iceland with financial bubbles. It is hardly known that this island state with its about 320.000 inhabitants - who have one of the highest life expectancies in the world, by the way - is also leading in...
20/10/09 Successful DIL seminar "Meat and Processed Meat - Innovative Concepts in Product Design"
Latest trends were introduced to 61 participants from Germany and abroad
09/10/09 DIL expansion reaches another milestone
Research institute from Quakenbrück celebrates topping-out ceremony of its new laboratory annex. State Secretary Ripke congratulates the DIL on the speedy progress of the construction work.
30/09/09 New DIL office in Brussels
To demonstrate the ongoing internationalization efforts of its research activities, DIL is now moving towards Brussels. As per 1 October 2009, DIL will have a permanent representative in the EU district of the Belgian capital....
28/09/09 Stronger network to China
Because of its size and the 1.3 billion people who live there, China is naturally one of the most important key players in the global food industry. 50 per cent of the global pork meat is consumed in this country. It also ranks...
24/09/09 Innovative processing with microwaves
Microwave ovens are well-known and established household appliances with a series of advantages. They are now increasingly used for industrial processing as well because they can do more than just heat products. Benefits in...
17/09/09 DIL sparks interest in food technology
The technological performance in Germany has reached a very high level. Nevertheless, there is an increasing lack of qualified personnel even in innovative occupational areas as the natural science and technology field....
04/09/09 Dr. Georg Böcker elected to the DIL Supervisory Board
On September 3, 2009, the General Assembly of DIL elected Dr. Georg Böcker to the Supervisory Board. The body, consisting of representatives of the member companies and member associations, currently has 11 members. After Mr....
02/09/09 Mechanical engineering service at DIL equipped with latest technology
For many years now, DIL develops and constructs production machines and equipment for its members and other customers. Well-known companies are already taking advantage of this globally unique service. The in-house development...
28/08/09 Former President of the European Parliament visited DIL
On August 28, 2009, Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering seized the opportunity to visit the German Institute of Food Technologies. The recently retired President of the European Parliament appreciated the various activities of the...
