Date: June 19-21, 2023

2nd Food Oats Conference

Lund, Sweden

About event

Welcome to 2nd Food Oats Conference 2023

We are most delighted to welcome you all to this on-site conference to be held in Lund, Sweden, between the 19th-21st of June 2023. This is the 2nd Food Oats Conference and this year’s focus will be on Oats for Future – dietary fibers and other bioactive compounds. Topics include:

  • Oat genetic resources
  • Oat breeding and management
  • Oat processing
  • Oat and health
  • Innovation and consumer trends

Do not miss this excellent networking opportunity, where researchers and industrial representatives in the oat field are brought together. The conference will be arranged by ScanOats (scanoats.se) and held at Medicon Village (mediconvillage.se) – the largest science park in Scandinavia focusing on life science and an inspiring hub for start-up companies in the region. Medicon Village is situated close to the Lund University campus as well as the Ideon science cluster (ideon.se)

Highlights of the program

Day 1, the 19th of June brings a welcoming reception, inspiration talks and organized visit to pilot-hall facilities at Chemical Center, Lund University.

Day 2-3, the 20th-21st of June include scientific talks, poster sessions and conference dinner at Grand Hotel.

Keynote speakers include

  • Catherine Howarth, Aberystwyth University, UK
  • Sarah Clarke, ADAS, UK
  • Lucia Gutierrez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.
  • Emilia Nordlund, VTT, Finland
  • Rikard Landberg, Chalmers, Sweden
  • Kristofer Cook, Carbiotix, Sweden
  • Simon Ballance, Nofima, Norway

Important date

Deadline for abstract submission and registration: 12th of May, 2023

We look forward to seeing you all soon in Lund!

Best regards

The Organization Committee ScanOats

Some practical information:

The conference will be at Medicon Village, Inspira, Scheelevägen 2.

Speakers

Rikard Landberg

Rikard Landberg

Chalmers, Sweden

Keynote speaker

Kristofer Cook

Kristofer Cook

Carbiotix, Sweden

Keynote speaker

Sarah Clarke

Sarah Clarke

ADAS, UK

Keynote speaker

Lucia Gutierrez

Lucia Gutierrez

University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.

Keynote speaker

Emilia Nordlund

Emilia Nordlund

VTT, Finland

Keynote speaker

Catherine Howarth

Catherine Howarth

Aberystwyth University, UK

Keynote speaker

Simon Ballance

Simon Ballance

Nofima, Norway

Keynote speaker