Finland-China Food and Health Network Conference and Final Seminar 3–4 October 2024
Food, Health and Sustainability Euro-Sino Collaboration
Finland-China Food and Health Network Conference and Final Seminar 3–4 October 2024,
Turku, Finland – Growing excellence together
We welcome you to Turku the 3–4 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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(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