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USDA and Cooperators Boost Reduction and Re-utilization of Food Loss and Waste in Asia

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The aim of this forum was to boost reduction of escalating FLW across the globe and potential re-utilization through innovative technologies.

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  • The aim of this forum was to boost reduction of escalating FLW across the globe and potential re-utilization through innovative technologies.
  • USDA's Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Guangzhou launched this forum and hopes to hold similar discussions in the future.
  • The last two presentations focused on food waste, where an average of 17% waste in total food supply chain was estimated to occur post-retail.
  • Recycling of nutrients from food waste from selected sources (i.e., food supermarkets) via industrialized husbandry of black soldier fly appears a more viable solution to food waste re-utilization  than general composting and direct animal feeding.

Inari Broadens Research Footprint With Expansion to Belgian Life Sciences Hub

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

The launch represents the company's first expansion outside of the United States and provides Inari access to advanced resources and talent in one of the world's premier hubs for plant research.

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  • The launch represents the company's first expansion outside of the United States and provides Inari access to advanced resources and talent in one of the world's premier hubs for plant research.
  • Inari has partnered with VIB, the renowned life sciences research institute, and ILVO, the institute for agriculture, fisheries and food in Flanders.
  • Inari's 550-square-meter laboratory and office facility is located at BioScape, a leading life sciences incubator adjacent to VIB.
  • VIB is a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium.

Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research Issues 2019 Call for Nominations to Celebrate Champions of Science

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research.

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  • NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research.
  • Nominations will be accepted until February 28, 2019 at www.pauljanssenaward.com for consideration by an independent selection committee of world-renowned scientists.
  • The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research honors Dr. Paul Janssen (1926-2003), one of the most productive pharmaceutical scientists of the 20th century, who was responsible for breakthrough treatments in key disease areas including pain management, psychiatry, infectious disease and gastroenterology.
  • The 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award winner will be announced in spring 2019.

James Allison, Ph.D., Wins 2018 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research

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Monday, June 4, 2018

"We are proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Paul Janssen by celebrating today's pioneers like Dr.

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  • "We are proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Paul Janssen by celebrating today's pioneers like Dr.
  • "I am really honored to get the Dr. Paul Janssen Award because I was selected by a group of scientific peers in honor of a man who was a great investigator himself," said Dr. Allison.
  • I feel very lucky that this basic research has led to cancer treatments that have a positive effect on patients' lives."
  • The Dr.Paul JanssenAward for Biomedical Research was established by Johnson & Johnson in 2004 to honor the memory of Dr. Paul.