Finland-China Food and Health Network Conference and Final Seminar 3–4 October 2024

03.10.2024 - 04.10.2024

Food, Health and Sustainability Euro-Sino Collaboration 

Finland-China Food and Health Network Conference and Final Seminar 34 October 2024,

Turku, Finland – Growing excellence together

We welcome you to Turku the 34 of October 2024 to celebrate the joint efforts of the Finland-China Food and Health Network (FCFH) at a Conference and a Final seminar. The Conference and the Final Seminar will gather Chinese and Finnish researchers to strengthen the collaboration in research on Food, Health and Sustainability.

University of Turku (UTU) has coordinated the FCFH project since the start in 2021. The network will continue working but the nationally supported project will finish in the end of 2024, says Professor Baoru Yang from UTU.

Location: Joki (Lemminkäisenkatu 12b 20520, Turku)

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Flyer of the seminar

(The final programme will be available as pdf file before the event. Please note that changes are possible.)

Day 1: Thursday, 3 October 2024

8:30 – 9:00
Registration

9:00 – 9:15
Opening Remarks
Professor Baoru Yang, University of Turku

9:15 – 9:30
Responsible Internationalisation of Science
Rector Marjo Kaartinen, University of Turku

9:30 – 9:45

Dr. Hongzhi Sun, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Finland, First Secretary and Director of Educational Affairs 

10:00 – 10:20
Euro-Sino Science Diplomacy and Responsible Collaboration
Olli Suominen, Counsellor, Education and Science, Finnish Embassy in Beijing

10:20 – 10:40
Sino-Finnish Business Collaboration – Opportunities for Further Cooperation

Dr. Mika Klemettinen, Trade and Innovation Consul · Head of Shanghai Office 

10:40 – 11:30
Review of Activities, Outcomes, and the Future of the Finland-China Food and Health Network
Professor Baoru Yang, University of Turku with other theme leaders of the network

11:30 – 13:00
Lunch

13:00 – 13:40
Technical Session 1: Nutrition and Health Effects of Food
Jesmond Dalli, Professor in Molecular Pharmacology, Lipid Mediator Unit Director, Queen Mary University of London, UK

13:40 – 14:40
Presentations on Research Supported by FCFH Seed Funding

The title will be updated soon  Prof. Yumei Zhang, Beijing University, China

Registration& Regulation of Special Food in China  Xueying Ma, Senior Researcher Technology Innovation Center of Special Food, State Administration for Market Regulation

The influence of anthocyanins in blueberry extract on retinal damage induced by diabetes mellitus  Associate Professor Wei Yang, Jiangnan University, China 

14:40 – 15:00
Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:00
Theme-Specific Discussion on Continuation Beyond 2024

18:00
Dinner

Day 2: Friday, 4 October 2024

8:30 – 9:00
Registration

9:00 – 9:40
Technical Session 2: Sustainable Food System
The title will be updated soon Prof. Helle Margrete Meltzer, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway

9:40 – 10:20
Presentations on Research Supported by FCFH Seed Funding / Other Invited Lectures

Adding pea protein into beef patties for a more sustainable and higher-quality meat product Dr. Jian Lyu, University of Helsinki 

Expanding use of yeast protein by fermentation bioprocessing: techno-functional and aroma characterization Dr. Yaqin Wang, University of Helsinki

The remaining speakers and titles will be updated soon

10:20 – 10:30
Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:10
Presentations on Research Supported by FCFH Seed Funding / Other Invited Lectures

11:10 – 11:40
Theme-Specific Discussion on Continuation Beyond 2024

12:00 – 13:00
Lunch

13:00 – 13:40
Technical Session 3: Food and Health Technologies
Research Keynote Presentation

13:40 – 14:10
Presentations on Research Supported by FCFH Seed Funding / Other Invited Lectures

New Era of Targeted Drug Delivery Prof. Hongbo Zhang, Åbo Akademi University 

Dynamic combinatorial chemistry: a sustainable technology for drug delivery against drug resistant cancer Senior Research Fellow Jianwei Li, The University of Turku

14:10 – 14:20
Coffee Break

14:20 – 15:00
Presentations on Research Supported by FCFH Seed Funding / Other Invited Lectures

Exploring Machine Learning for Accurate Diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy Doctoral researcher Seyed Hosseini, Turku PET Centre and University of Turku 

Performance Analysis of Animal PET Scanners Using NEMA Standards Doctoral Researcher Anting Li, Turku PET Centre and University of Turku 

15:00 – 15:30
Theme-Specific Discussion on Continuation Beyond 2024

15:30 – 16:00
Summary of Theme-Specific Discussions on Continuation Beyond 2024

16:00
Closing Remarks
Professor Baoru Yang, University of Turku