Programme

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME  (10 Feb 2012)

Monday, 11 June 2012

11.00 Registration starts

13.00 Opening ceremony
Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland

Technology of probiotics and prebiotics
Chair Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland

13.15 Overview of Technology Developments in Probiotic Field
Dr. Catherine Stanton, Teagasc, Ireland

14.00 Enhancing Probiotic Stability in Industrial Processes
Dr. Miguel Gueimonde, IPLA, Spain

14.30 Technologial Properties: Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria
Dr. Akihito Endo, FFF, Finland

15.00 Coffee and Posters

15.30 Probiotics and Prebiotics – Importance of Branding
Dr. Ross Crittenden, Valio Oy, Finland

16.00 Debate on viability of probiotics
Chair Dr. Sampo Lahtinen, DuPont Nutrition & Health, Finland

17.00 Poster presentations

17.30 Closing of the day
Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Intestinal microbiota and probiotics
Chair Hannu Mykkänen, UEF

9.00 Asian Microbiome Project: The basal microbiota profile of healthy Asian youngsters
Dr. Yuan Kun Lee, National University of Singapore, Singapore

10.00 Probiotics and IBS
Prof. Riitta Korpela, University of Helsinki, Finland

10.30 Probiotics and Atherosclerosis - a New Challenge?
Dr. Hani El Nezami, University of Hong Kong and University of Eastern Finland, China/Finland         

11.00 Coffee and posters

11.30 Gut Microbiota and Infant Distress
Prof. Erika Isolauri, University of Turku, Finland

12.00 Relationships between Human ABO Blood Group Status and
Gastrointestinal Microbiota
Dr. Harri Mäkivuokko, Finnish Red Cross, Blood Service

12.30 Defining Intestinal Microbiota for Developing Probiotics
Dr. Maria Carmen Collado, IATA, Spain

13.00 Lunch break and posters

14.15 Probiotics and Dental Caries
Dr. Eva Söderling, University of Turku, Finland

Prebiotics
Chair Maria Saarela, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

14.45 Prebiotic Developments
Dr. Arthur Ouwehand, DuPont Nutrition & Health, Finland

15.00 Novel Prebiotics
Dr. Sari Mäkelä, FFF and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland

15.30 Coffee and posters

Round Table of Probiotic and Prebiotic Health Claims

16.00  Round Table Discussion, Chair Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland
Among discussants are Leng Heng from EFSA, Essi Sarkkinen from Oy Foodfiles Ltd and Ross Crittenden from Valio Oy

17.15  Closing of the day
Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Nutrition economics
Chair Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland

9.00 Nutrition Economics
Dr. Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop, Danone, The Netherlands

9.45 Nutrition Economic Evaluation of Allergy Treatment in Infants and Children
Dr. Soili Alanne, University of Turku, Finland

10.15 Economist’s View on Nutrition and Health Benefits
Dr. Aki Koponen, University of Turku, Finland

10.45 Closing the Symposium
Prof. Seppo Salminen, FFF, Finland