Track II: Product Development & Processing
- Unlocking New Possibilities in Plant Based Formulation - Pernille Bak Høstrup & Finn Hjort Christensen, IFF
Engineering flexible protein systems for scalable, market ready applications.
- From By-Product to Bestseller: Circular Food Upcycling in Action - Dr. Line Ahm Miebly - DTI
Discover how food-by-products can be transformed into high-value ingredients, exploring the practical steps, innovations, and opportunities that turn waste streams into market ready, commercially viable food solutions
- From Variable Inputs to Consistent Outputs: A Downstream Processing (DSP) Playbook for Fermentation & Upcycling - Dr Kartheek Anekella, PALL
Circularity is not only about what you feed into a process- but how efficiently value is separated, recovered, and reused. Upcycling contends with variable, heterogeneous side streams, while fermentation contends with variable biology; despite different upstream conditions, both converge on the same downstream processing (DSP) challenge: selectively separating value from complexity. In practice, many promising ingredients stall not because the science fails, but because downstream operations cannot deliver consistent quality, throughput, and cost at scale. This session shares a practical DSP playbook for converting inconsistent feeds into repeatable outputs, with an emphasis on front-end clarification and filtration choices that make-or-break scale-up. We will discuss how to manage solids loading, emulsified oils, fibers, fouling, inhibitors, and microbial carryover—common root causes of yield loss, variability, and customer-spec failures. The session also covers yield-recovery strategies that limit thermal or chemical over-processing, helping preserve functionality while reducing water, energy, and consumables. Attendees will leave with a decision framework to identify true bottlenecks, choose fit-for-purpose unit operations and operating windows, and de-risk manufacturing. Whether producing fermented or upcycled ingredients, DSP- especially filtration- is rarely a CapEx add-on; it is often the scale-limiting step that determines scalability, cost, and ingredient quality.
