Innovation Strategies in the Food Industry

Dr. Galanakis is an interdisciplinary scientist. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories (Chania, Greece) and the coordinator of the Food Waste Recovery Group of the ISEKI-Food Association (Vienna, Austria). He serves as an expert evaluator and monitor of international and regional funded programs and proposals, whereas he is an editorial board member and subject editor of Food and Bioproducts Processing and Food Research International. He has edited nine books and published ~100 articles

Part A. Innovation Strategies and Long Term R & D for the Food Industry 1. Food Innovation Dynamics and Network Support  2. Open Innovation and Incorporation Between Academia and Food Industry 3. Open Innovation Opportunities Focusing on Food SMEs 4. Transition to a Sustainable Agro-Food System: The Role of Innovation Policies

Part B. Development of Innovations in the Food Industry 5. Innovation in Traditional Food Products: Does It Make Sense? 6. Consumer Driven and Consumer Perceptible Food Innovation 7. Implementation of Emerging Technologies 8. Sustainable Innovation in Food Science and Engineering

Part C. Cutting Edge Innovation Areas in the Food Science 9. Innovative Biobased Materials for Packaging Sustainability 10. Development of Functional Foods 11. Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimizing Food Waste Recovery Strategies 12. Adoption of ICT Innovations in the Agri-Food Sector: An Analysis of French and Spanish Industries 13. Implementation of Foodomics in the Food Industry

Part D. Conclusions and Perspectives 14. Consumer Acceptance of Novel Foods 15. Challenges and Opportunities