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Food Research Highlights at Industry Open Day 29 October 2010 The UCC/Teagasc Food Forum and Open Day for the food industry takes place in Moorepark, Fermoy, today, Friday 29 October. This is the first event organised by the UCC/Teagasc Strategic Alliance to promote its work and to enable industry representatives to provide their perspective on the priority research programme activities for the Alliance over the coming years. The UCC/Teagasc Strategic Alliance in Food Research brings together the resources of the two largest State providers of food R&D in a new and managed alliance, with the aim of establishing a joint food research programme. Speaking at the open day, Director of Teagasc, Professor Gerry Boyle said: “This joint initiative shows how UCC and Teagasc are working to support innovation and development in our food industry and helping to deliver on the ambitious growth targets set in Food Harvest 2020. The Alliance provides a single point of contact for industry in accessing the combined resources of UCC and Teagasc and will create a “Food Hub”, which will further mark Ireland as a world centre for fundamental and applied food research focused on excellence, innovation, development of human capital and technology transfer.” Professor Patrick Fitzpatrick, Head of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science at UCC said: “The relevance of the work of the Alliance to the needs of the food industry is recognised as being of paramount importance. The Alliance is committed to engaging fully with the national and international food sector in the development of its research programme. It will develop linkages in technology transfer to the food industry and encourage and support the development of commercial outputs through intellectual property rights, licensing, and the establishment of spin-out companies.” Today’s Food Forum and Open Day in Moorepark provides an opportunity for food companies to become more familiar with the collaborative research work already completed, or underway in Teagasc and UCC and to hear about opportunities for industry arising from the creation of the Alliance and its plans for the future. UCC and Teagasc look forward to the Alliance playing a key role in ensuring that our national and international food companies have easy access to excellent scientific capability, facilities and critical mass that will support the delivery of products, processes and jobs for the Irish economy.
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Buaicphointí an Taighde Bia ag Lá Oscailte an Tionscail 29 Deireadh Fómhair 2010 Tá Fóram Bia agus Lá Oscailte UCC/Teagasc don tionscal bia ar siúl sa Chloch Liath, Mainistir Fhear Maí, inniu, Dé hAoine an 29 Deireadh Fómhair. Is í seo an chéad ócáid arna reáchtáil ag Comhaontas Straitéiseach UCC/Teagasc chun a chuid oibre a chur chun cinn agus chun ionadaithe ón tionscal a chumasú lena bpeirspictíocht ar na gníomhaíochtaí um chlár taighde tosaíochta a chur ar fáil don Chomhaontas sna blianta amach romhainn. Tugann Comhaontas Straitéiseach UCC/Teagasc i dTaighde Bia le chéile acmhainní an dá soláthróra Stáit is mó i dTaighde agus Forbairt bia le chéile i gcomhaontas nua agus bainistithe, a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige comhchlár taighde bia a bhunú. Ag labhairt ag lá oscailte, dúirt Stiúrthóir Teagasc, an tOllamh Gerry Boyle: “Léiríonn an comhthionscnamh seo an chaoi a bhfuil UCC agus Teagasc ag obair as láimh a chéile le tacú le nuálaíocht agus forbairt inár dtionscal bia agus ag cuidiú leis na spriocanna fáis uaillmhianacha a leagtar amach i bhFómhair Bia 2020. Cuireann an comhaontas pointe teagmhála aonair ar fáil don tionscal le rochtain a fháil ar chomhacmhainní UCC agus Teagasc agus cruthóidh sé “Mol Bia”, a chuirfidh béim ar Éirinn mar lárionad domhanda do thaighde bia bunúsach agus feidhmeach atá dírithe ar shármhaitheas, nuálaíocht, forbairt chaipitil daonna agus aistriú teicneolaíochta.” Dúirt an tOllamh Patrick Fitzpatrick, Ceann na Roinne Eolaíochta, Innealtóireachta agus Eolaíochta Bia ag UCC: “Aithnítear go bhfuil fíorthábhacht le hábharthacht obair an Chomhaontais i leith riachtanais an tionscail bhia. Tá an Comhaontas tiomanta do dhul i ngleic go hiomlán leis an earnáil bhia náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta i bhforbairt a chlár taighde. Forbróidh sé nascálacha in aistriú faisnéise chuig an earnáil bhia agus spreagfaidh agus tacóidh sé le forbairt aschuir thráchtála trí chearta maoine intleachtúla, ceadúnais agus bunú mach-chuideachtaí. Cuirtear deiseanna ar fáil do chuideachtaí bia ag Fóram Bia agus Lá Oscailte an lae inniu sa Chloch Liath chun eolas níos fearr a chur ar an taighde chomhoibríoch atá déanta cheana féin, ní atá ar siúl cheana in Teagasc agus UCC agus le cloisteáil faoi na deiseanna don tionscal ag eascairt as cruthú an Chomhaontais agus a phleananna don todhchaí. Tá UCC agus Teagasc ag súil go mbeidh ról lárnach ag an gComhaontas i gcinntiú go bhfuil rochtain éasca ag ár gcuideachtaí náisiúnta agus idir náisiúnta ar chumas eolaíochta, áiseanna agus mais chriticiúil iontacha a thacóidh le seachadadh táirgí, próisis agus post do gheilleagar na hÉireann.