'Healthy sustainable food' focused Academic Industry Meeting (AIMday)

The foundation of the AIMday concept is to match questions from industry with relevant research competence. These questions are made the subject for discussions in small, multi-disciplinary groups with one hour per question.

Participation in AIMday is about opening up to new knowledge, perspectives, ideas and contacts for all participating parties. Discussions are open and frank.

AIMday is the simple idea that a new and broad mix of people can provide different perspectives and surprising new avenues to solving problems – and can create favourable conditions for continued cooperation between industry and academia. The concept is a structured process for matching challenges from business with relevant and broad academic expertise.

One question, one hour, a group of academic experts: that is the AIMday format!

AIMday Healthy and Sustainable Food

The National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering (NCEFE) is a cutting-edge facility with a vision to be internationally recognised for excellence in sustainable innovations for the global food system.

Since its launch in 2019, the Centre has focused on tackling food industry challenges such as productivity and sustainability through minimising waste and reducing energy use and addressing the health agenda through improved nutritional value of food.  These innovations are essential if the sector is to grow and flourish.

Sheffield Hallam University’s National Centre for Excellence in Food Engineering will host AIMday Healthy and Sustainable Food on 27th June 2024 at Sheffield’s Olympic Legacy Park.

What is AIMday® and how does it work?

AIMday has one objective – to match companies and external organisations seeking new knowledge and solutions with academic expertise.

AIMday (Academic Industry Meeting day) is a successful, proven format based on workshops where challenges submitted by participating companies and external organisations around a central theme are discussed with academics from relevant university disciplines.

It is an innovative networking event that allows external organisations to set the agenda and gain academic perspective into real-world challenges.

AIMday Healthy and sustainable food can provide the opportunity to discuss areas such as:

• Supply chain resilience
• Diet and nutrition
• AI, data and robotics
• Advanced manufacturing techniques
• Environment and energy sustainability
• Health outcomes
• Packaging and labelling
• Waste reduction

Submit a challenge question via the designated website by 9th April to take part in this fantastic, free and innovative event!

AIMday is a registered trademark owned by Uppsala University.