Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
Filip Van Bockstaele
Professor
+32 9 264 62 09
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Food Technology, Safety & Health
My research group studies microstructure-based product development at the department of food technology, safety and health of Ghent University. In addition, I am leading the UGent Vandemoortele Centre in ‘Lipid Science and Technology’ (https://www.ugent.be/bw/foodscience/en/affiliations/vandemoortele).
Our research is focused on the multiscale design of foods structures such as fat crystal networks, oleogels, emulsions and starch or protein networks. The goal is to understand the interaction between the structural building blocks such as proteins, carbohydrates, hydrocolloids, starch and lipids and how these are impacted by processing. This knowledge will enhance science-based reformulation towards better functionality in foods (shelf life, sensory, health). Our expertise is mainly focused on bakery applications and lipid based food products such as margarines and shortenings.