Research programme
Our Research Programme (PDF) lists all research and development projects, other than small service contracts and confidential consortia or company-funded work, currently being undertaken by Campden BRI. New projects for 2020 have been announced and further information on these projects will be published on these as the projects progress.
Projects are grouped by industry driver:
- Safety
- Quality and value
- Nutrition, health and well–being
- Sustainability, resilience and food security
- Skills and knowledge
These drivers are drawn from the Scientific and Technical Needs of the Food and Drink Supply Chain – the result of a triennial industry consultation exercise we undertake. This emphasis on industrial relevance is reinforced by the active involvement of members in the creation, selection and steering of many of the research projects in this document. As a consequence, the results of the research programme have considerable commercial relevance.
For each project, a concise description is presented together with details of the funding source, start and end dates, collaborators, and project manager, who will be pleased to provide further information about their projects.
The commercial implications arising from each project are reported to members by a variety of routes:
- Regular progress reports and presentations are made to relevant Campden BRI Member Interest Groups and working parties, and reported in the our newsletter, as well as through podcasts, videos, blogs and trade journal articles
- At appropriate stages during a project, Research Summary Sheets are produced and circulated. These are available to all members. Copies are available at summaries. Some projects have their own web pages at projects
- Reports are also made in greater depth through one or more of Campden BRI's regular series of publications such as R&D Reports which present detailed accounts of individual projects.