The ILSI Early Career Scientists event will focussed on sustainable food systems. The event offers a great opportunity for young scientists to present their work, network and expand their knowledge about important topics related to food sustainability. It is also offers a chance for industry and academic experts to discover a new pool of talent and gain a fresh point of view on the research this area.

If you are an Early Career Scientist (student, PhD candidate, or practising scientist who received their highest certificate (e.g. BSc, MSc or PhD) within the past ten years) and work within this nexus, the organizers would like to hear from you! They welcome abstracts for oral and poster presentations from researchers working on food waste and by-products valorisation, soil health, or the sustainable design of products and processes.

Abstracts from early career scientists are accepted for the following sessions until 15 June 2024:

• Session 1 – Green by Design: Innovating with Sustainability in Mind
• Session 2 – Up-cycling the up-cyclable: new perspectives in green, bio-based, and circular valorisation of food waste and food by-products
• Session 4 – From the Ground Up: Exploring the Vital Links between Soil Health and Sustainable Food Systems

The event is joined with the ILSI Europe Annual Symposium 2024 held on November 27, 2024. Registration gives you access to both days.

Topic: “Nourishing Resilience: Adapting to Global Changes and Future Food Landscape.” A gathering of experts from around the world who meet to shed light on the current and future challenges in food safety, nutrition and sustainability. It is also an opportunity for experts from academia, industry and public sector to take part in the debate around those topics and create connections.

Abstracts for the following sessions are accepted until 15 June 2024:

• Session 6 – Forever Young: Exploring Solutions for Healthy Aging and Nutrition
• Session 7a – Redefining Resilience: Innovations for a Sustainable Food Future
• Session 8 – Taste the Future: A Journey into Tomorrow’s Food Landscape