2026 Program, Speakers & Abstracts
Day 1 – November 19
8:30 – 9:00
Registration & breakfast
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome address
Søren Balling Engelsen (Chairman)
University of Copenhagen
9:05 – 9:40
Excellence winner
Remko Boom
University of Copenhagen / Wageningen University & Research (NL)
9:40 – 10:00
Download abstractInterfacial and emulsifying properties of bioinformatically predicted peptides from black soldier fly larvae
Sakhi Ghelichi
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
10:00 – 10:15
Download abstractThree flash talks
Aberham Hailu Feyissa
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Saroj Katwal
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Yoganivas Balamurugan
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
10:15 – 10:45
Poster session & break
10:45 – 11:05
Download abstractAgentic food formulation: A case study of plant-based meat analogue production
Yizhou Ma
Wageningen University (NL)
11:05 – 11:25
Download abstractPredicting structure formation in plant-based foods using dimensionless physical numbers
Miek Schlangen
University of Southern Denmark (DK)
11:25 – 11:45
Download abstractThey may look natural but that does not mean they are safe. Identification of mineral oil contamination in jute bags by multidimensional chromatography
Alexander Montoya-Arroyo
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
11:45 – 12:05
Download abstractFour flash talks
Angelina Schneider
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Jordi Cruz Sanchez
EUSS School of Engineering (ES)
Doaa Abouelenein
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Maria Tarapoulouzi
the University of Cyprus (CY)
12:05 – 13:10
Lunch, network & posters
13:10 – 13:30
Download abstractFood analytics approaches for detecting masked mycotoxins: Analytical challenges, hidden food safety risks, and emerging biological mitigation strategies
Mohamed Seif
National Research Centre Egypt (EG)
13:30 – 13:50
Download abstractAnalytical profiling of sugar phase states in foods
Armin Afrough
Aarhus University (DK)
13:50 – 14:10
Download abstractCharacterizing bioaccessible trace element species in plant- based foods by SEC-ICP-MS and SEC-QTOF-MS
Katrin Loeschner
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
14:10 – 14:30
Download abstractInterpretable chemometric analysis of beer quality deviations using volatile and MIR fingerprints
Roberto Schimmenti
Carlsberg Research Laboratory (DK)
14:30 – 15:00
Poster session & break
15:00 – 16:00
Handing out the prestigious Nils Foss Excellence Prize (€ 100,000) and Nils Foss Talent Prize (€ 15,000)
Nils Foss Prize
Award Ceremony
16:00 – 17:00
Honoring the new 2026 Nils Foss Prize Laureate and Talent with a glass of wine, a few appetizers and time to network
Nils Foss Prize
Award Reception
17:30 – 21:30
For registered dinner participants
Moltkes Palæ
Conference Dinner
Thank you for participating & see you tomorrow
Day 2 – November 20
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome to Day 2
Søren Balling Engelsen (Chairman)
University of Copenhagen
9:05 – 9:35
Talent winner
Natasha Logan
Queen's University Belfast
9:35 – 9:55
Download abstractWine fermentation process control from infrared spectra
Jokin Ezenarro
University of Copenhagen (DK)
9:55 – 10:15
Download abstractThree flash talks
Victor Cardoso
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Ana C. Mendes
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Manisha Dhanshetty
Technological University Dublin (IE)
10:15 – 10:45
Poster session & break
10:45 – 11:05
Download abstractComplex mixture analysis by NMR
Mathias Nilsson
University of Manchester (UK)
11:05 – 11:25
Download abstractNMR: Enabling technology in sustainable protein production
Sileshi Wubshet
Nofima (NO)
11:25 – 11:45
Download abstractSee into your foods
Mathias Porsmose Clausen
University of Southern Denmark (DK)
11:45 – 12:05
Download abstractA novel time-intensity data analysis approach: Hierarchical clustering heatmap coupled with proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry data in a non-spiked real food system
Wen Chen
University of Helsinki (FI)
12:05 – 13:10
Lunch, network & posters
13:10 – 13:30
Download abstractNear-infrared interaction spectroscopy for determining total soluble solids in on-the-plant strawberries under daylight conditions
Vilde Vraalstad
SINTEF Digital (NO)
13:30 – 13:50
Download abstractMethane-mitigating feed additive 3-nitrooxypropanol induces dose-dependent changes in cow milk metabolome
Paraskevi Tsermoula
University of Copenhagen (DK)
13:50 – 14:10
Download abstractBeyond protein content: Analytical approaches to capture functionality-relevant variation in legumes
Bine Simonsen
University of Aarhus (DK)
14:10 – 14:30
Download abstractAdvanced analytical strategies for chemical safety assessment of plastic food contact materials
Bina Bhattarai
Technical University of Denmark (DK)
14:30 – 14:45
Goodbye address
Søren Balling Engelsen (Chairman)
University of Copenhagen
Thank you for participating & see you next year