Event: Francqui Chair - Antoine Clinquart

Registration via https://event.ugent.be/registration/FrancquiAntoineClinquart from 03-12-2025 16:10 until 28-04-2026 16:00

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In the framework of the Francqui Chair UGent 2025, the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, has the honour to invite Professor Antoine Clinquart, head of the Food Technology Unit at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège. 

Professor Clinquart will bring an inaugural lecture ‘Food Preservation: how far is to far?’ and a series of technical lectures.

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For thousands of years, foods have been processed to make them more stable. Processing and preservation methods have evolved significantly over time. The degree of processing is a matter of debate. How far is too far?

Campus Coupure, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Auditorium E1, Oehoe

19-03-2026 17:00 - 19:00

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It is up to operators to set the expiry date for food. How should the shelf life of highly perishable foods be validated? How can the potential growth of pathogens be assessed?

Campus Coupure, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Auditorium E3

25-03-2026 16:00 - 18:00

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It is up to operators to set the expiry date for food. How should the shelf life of highly perishable foods be validated? How can the potential growth of pathogens be assessed?

Campus Coupure, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Auditorium E4

02-04-2026 16:00 - 18:00

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The preservation of highly perishable and unprocessed foods, such as fresh meat, is often limited to the use of cold storage and atmospheric modification. However, their effects can be spectacular. To what extent?

Campus Coupure, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Auditorium E3

23-04-2026 16:00 - 20:53

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For health reasons, preservatives (especially nitrites) and salt are increasingly criticised. Does reducing or eliminating them allow for maintaining food shelf life and food safety? What about this trend for reformulation?

Campus Merelbeke, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Auditorium D

05-05-2026 16:00 - 18:00

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A reception following the inaugural lecture  is offered by the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering.

A no show fee of 50€ will be charged in case of no notification by absence for the reception.

Campus Coupure, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Agora

19-03-2026 19:00 - 20:30

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A reception following the closing lecture  is offered by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

A no show fee of 50€ will be charged in case of no notification by absence for the reception.

Campus Merelbeke, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke

05-05-2026 18:00 - 19:30

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