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Introduction

The science generated at the Institute for Food Research is applied to industry worldwide. IFR for business delivers:

  • Industrial research partnerships
  • Short term research
  • Knowledge transfer
  • IFR “Spin-out” companies
  • Intellectual property management
  • Applied troubleshooting
  • Training & advise
  • Specialist analysis
  • On-site auditing

Access IFR for business via:

  • The Food and Health Network, IFR’s knowledge transfer portal.
  • IFR Extra, a commercial subsidiary of IFR, responsible for short-term contracts, troubleshooting and specialist analysis.

Please contact Dr Reg Wilson, Deputy Director of Science Operations (reg.wilson@ifr.ac.uk,Tel: +44 (0)1603 255210) to discuss your business requirements.

The Food and Health Network 

Food and Health NetworkThe Food and Health Network under the leadership of Prof. Tim Brocklehurst engages with the food industry - IFR scientists interact with industrial colleagues in meetings which provide a unique opportunity for discussion between our diverse stakeholders and our research base dealing with many of the current controversial topics in food and health.

FHN Direct allows our scientists to engage in detailed 1:1 confidential discussions with stakeholders, particularly industry in order to understand and address the technical problems they face in developing new, healthy products – contact: Lesley Swift, Network Development Manager (Lesley.Swift@ifr.ac.uk) to arrange a visit.

Website: www.foodandhealthnetwork.com

IFR Extra

IFR ExtraIFR Extra provides, in response to industry requests, a rapid contract research and trouble shooting service to companies in the food and allied sectors. If you have a problem, big or small, please contact us. We have experts who can help you with a wide range of problems backed up by the extensive state-of-the-art equipment at IFR. To speak confidentially to an IFR Extra consultant or discuss your needs contact: Dr Kerry I’Anson, Head of Operations, IFR Extra (info@ifrextra.co.uk, Tel: +44 (0) 1603 255342).

Website: www.ifrextra.co.uk

Deputy Director of Science Operations

Reg Wilson

Reg Wilson

IFR's Long-term Economic Impact

Assessing the broader impact of laboratories such as IFR is difficult. But, in 2008, DTZ were commissioned to examine our performance and their data, describes selected key achievements of the institute since its inception and identifies a range of non-quantifiable benefits attributable to it. For instance, the added value of IFR work supporting UK processed chilled products to be £22.8 Million per annum. Extending the shelf life of products through IFR’s work saves UK consumer wastage valued at £24.6M pa. And if ComBase, a predictive microbiology tool pioneered at IFR, saves the EU food sector even 1% of its R&D budget, this is worth £22M pa.

View the IFR Economic Impact Report - DTZ 2008

 
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