The 17th ICC International Cereal and Bread Congress - ICBC24 was a big success with around 300 participants from all over the world. Over 100 speakers in 3 parallel sessions shared the latest news in the Bread, Cereals, Grains and Pulses sector and enabled lively discussions about “Healthy Cereal diets from sustainable food systems”.
ICC’s affiliated journal Journal of Cereal Science kindly sponsored two 'Best Poster Awards' for innovative or exceptional work in cereral and technology research. Also, the scientific journal 'foods' by MDPI sponsored two awards for the best oral papers related to food nutrition & food quality.
Best Poster Awards:
Celeste Verbeke, Ghent University, Belgium
Poster title: “Effect of heating rate during baking on dough rheology and the technological quality of par-baked bread”
Enni Mannila, University of Turku, Finland
Poster title: “The effects of oats as part of a low-gluten diet on cholesterol metabolism and gastrointestinal well-being”
Best Speakers Awards:
Silvia Cera, University of Helsinki, Finland
Paper title: “Role of tailored sourdough fermentation in the flavor of wholegrain-oat bread”
Shpresa Musa, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Paper title: “Mitigating acrylamide: efficacy of asparaginases in enhancing food safety in breakfast cereals”
Best Speakers Awards, sponsored by ONIRIS, France (for research topics related to "Alternative grain and grain breeding" & "Conventional cereal processing and non-conventional processing":
Muhammad Yahya, University of Queensland, Australia
Paper title: “Genotypic response of grain protein content to post-anthesis heat stress in wheat”
Alejandra Paola Velásquez Barillas, ONIRIS, France
Paper title: “Modified malted process to produce malted floura as biosource of maltogenic enzymes”
We sincerely thank our host INRAe and our sponsors: Mestemacher GmbH, AntonPaar/Brabender, HealthGrainForum, KPM Analytics, Nestlé Research, Perten a PerkinElmer company, LESAFFRE, Limagrain.
Following awards have been handed over:
Friedrich Schweitzer Medal:
- Valentina Narducci, CREA, Italy
- Peter Shewry, Rothamsted Research, UK
ICC Academy Fellowship:
- Dr. Luc Saulnier, INRAE, France
- Emanuele Marconi, CREA, Italy
- Martha Izydorczyk, Canadian Grain Commission, Canada
See also article here.
Harald Perten Prize 2024: Dr. Bruce Hamaker, Purdue University, US & Dr. Sergio Serna-Saldivar, Técnologico Monterrey, Mexico.
Congratulations to the winners!
