Aneta Maszewska, SME NCP Poland

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• National Contact Point for Research Programmes
• of the European Union
• Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
• Polish Academy of Sciences
• IPPT PAN
• Poland

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About as

• established in 1999 by the decision of the State
  Committee for Scientific Research (KBN) as a
  result of an open call for tenders.
• situated in The Institute of Fundamental
  Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences
  in Warsaw
• 21, Swietokrzyska Str.,
• 00-049 Warsaw, Poland
• phone [phone]
• fax [phone]
• http//www.kpk.gov.pl
• http//www.6pr.pl

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Our network

• 12 Regional Contact Points
• ca. 200 Lokal Contact Points
• 50 Thematic Contact Points

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Our experience

• Engagement in the following ETIs and SSA
  proposals connected with FOOD sector
  SMEsforFOOD, Qualitymeat, NBCC, CEC Animal
  Science, CEAF, Polfood
• Close cooperation with
• - Polish Association of Researches and
  Engineers from Food Industry (SIT Spoz.)
• Contact Bronislaw Wesolowski (e-mailb.wesolowski
  _at_sitspoz.pl)
• - The Association of Private Diary
  Processors (ZPPM)
• Contact Elzbieta Nitecka (e-maile.nitecka_at_zppm.c
  om.pl)
• - Polish National Food Technology
  Platform (PPTZ)
• Contact prof. Andrzej Babuchowski
  (e-mailbabuchowski_at_arimir.gov.pl)
• - Polish Association of Food Producers
  (PFPZ)
• Contact Jacek Czarnecki (e-mail biuro_at_pfpz.pl)

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Functional Food in Poland - overview

• Functional food in Poland is not well known
• Top polish research centres engaged in this
  activity
• - Warsaw Agricultural University (SGGW)
• Faculty of Food
  Technology
• http//www.sggw.waw.pl/index-e.html
• Prof. dr hab. Danuta Kolozyn-Krajewska, prof.
  Krzysztof Krygier, dr
• Wojciech Kolanowski
• (quality of pro-, pre- and synbiotic food,
  bakery, cholesterol free products, functional
  fat, oils and related materials, safety of
  functional food)
• National Food and Nutrition Institute (IZZ)
• Department
  of Nutrition
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  http//www.izz.waw.pl
• prof. dr hab. Hanna Kunachowicz, prof. Lucjan
  Szponar, prof. Miroslaw
• Jarosz
• (Safety and quality of functional food products,
  products enriched in Vitamin
• D)

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• Agricultural University of Cracow (AR, Krakow)

http//www.ar.krakow.pl/index1.htm

• Faculty of Food Technology
• Prof. dr hab. Pawel Pisulewski, Prof. dr hab.
  inz. Tadeusz Tuszynski (conjugated linoleic
  acid-enriched foods of animal orgin)
• Lodz Medical University (AM, Lódz)
• http//www.umed.lodz.pl
• Prof. dr hab. Dariusz Nowak (methods of
  determination of antioxidant activity in
  biological systems)
• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM,
  Olsztyn)
• http//www.uwm.edu.pl
• Prof. dr hab. Jerzy Dziuba, prof. dr hab.
  Malgorzata Darewicz, prof. dr hab.
• ANDRZEJ BABUCHOWSKI ( functional diary products)

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Polish SMEs

• Circa 20 SMEs Associations/Chambers of Commerce
  connected with food sector
• Fortificated food produced mainly by
  international giants Nestle, Benecol, Finax,
  Roche Vitamins etc.
• Polish producers of functional food mainly
  spin-offs or small family-owned businesses with
  close links to Research centres, popular on
  local markets, main assortment milk products,
  eggs, juices enriched in Omega 3 Acids,
  microelements, Vitamins C, D, B, A, E.
• PPHU Szarlat s.c., Lomza, Jan Holownia (Amarantus
  and Quinoa)
• Polder Sp. z o.o., Torun, Tadeusz Przymus
  (cholesterol free products)
• Rhodia Food Biolacta Sp. z o.o., Olsztyn, Andrzej
  Fetlinski
• (bacterial cultures for diary products,
  sugar-free dietary supplements with added dental
  benefits )
• BTL Sp. z o.o., Lódz, Halina Bednarska
  (bioproducts)
• Polfarmex S.A, Mieczyslaw Wosko, Lodz
• (supplementation of ?-3 fatty acids to milk
  based children/infants nutrient)

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Polish SMEs

• Asprod Sp. z o.o., Roman Kopinski
• (bakery products with anti-carcinogenic
  compounds, gluten-free products)
• Krzysztof Kucharczyk. Techniki Elektroforetyczne
  (antibodies in eggs yolk)
• Lipkon Sp. z o.o., Kazimierz Janczuk
• (fruit juices, fruit juice concentrates and
  natural aromas based on new methods of reduced
  processing)
• WPPH Elena, Franciszek Siegien
• (Lyophilized products meat, vegetables,
  fruits and mushrooms )
• IFOTAM Sp. z o.o., Bogdan Uznanski, Lódz
  (probiotics)
• Pharmena Sp. z o.o., Konrad Palka, Lódz
  (probiotics)
• Agropharm S.A. (enriched fruit products)
• Bio-chic, Unia (herbs extracts in food and
  cosmetics)

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Thank you for your attention

• Contact in Poland
• Malgorzata Chudy e-mail malgorzata.chudy_at_kpk.gov.
  pl
• Aneta Maszewska e-mail aneta.maszewska_at_kpk.gov.pl
  
• Bozena Podlaska e-mail bozena.podlaska_at_kpk.gov.pl