Asian demand for fresh and processed foods and ingredients is projected to double by 2050, presenting a significant opportunity for Australia’s food and agribusiness sector. Consumers and producers are also increasingly aware of the links between food, health and sustainability.
We provide innovative and sustainable solutions across the entire supply chain - food production, processing, analysis, product development, packaging and distribution.
Our research helps the food industry gain a competitive advantage in both global and domestic markets, whilst enhancing sustainability and optimising nutrition and health impacts.
We partner with a wide range of food and bioprocessing companies on a range of research challenges, as well as on shorter-term projects such as troubleshooting existing product and process lines.
Our program helps food manufacturers:
- access food science and engineering skills from a wide range of specialist areas;
- identify and implement opportunities for process improvement, innovation, scale-up and new product development;
- develop new or improved ‘clean label’ foods and ingredients, as well as new protein sources, through formulation, processing and scale-up stages;
- apply digital manufacturing, remote sensing and advanced industry 4.0 technologies to improve product quality, reduce waste, reduce process bottlenecks and optimise supply chain or manufacturing performance;
- develop waste management solutions, value-adding and sustainability challenges; and
- access a range of government grant schemes to fund food & agribusiness research.
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Please get in contact with us for more information.
Our research helps the food industry gain a competitive advantage in a dynamic global market. We provide innovative and sustainable solutions across the entire agri-food supply chain – production, processing, product development, distribution and markets.
Get in Touch
Please contact us at defence-technologies@unimelb.edu.au
Team Leaders
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Professor Sally Gras
Program Leader, Food and Agribusiness
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Associate Professor Martin Palmer
Enterprise Fellow, Food and Agribusiness
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Dr Brian Pang
Senior Business Development Manager
Team members
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Professor Sandra Kentish
Head of School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
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Associate Professor Greg Martin
Chemical Engineering
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Professor Amanda Ellis
Head of Department of Chemical Engineering
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Professor Marcello La Rosa
Computing and Information Systems
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Professor Ray Dagastine
Deputy Head of Department of Chemical Engineering
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Dr Anthony Stickland
Chemical Engineering
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Professor Greg Qiao
Chemical Engineering
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Associate Professor Sherah Kurnia
Computing and Information Systems
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Dr Brooke Farrugia
Biomedical Engineering
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Professor Duncan McFarlane
Mechanical Engineering
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Dr Wen Li
Mechanical Engineering
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Dr Guilherme Luz Tortorella
Mechanical Engineering
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Dr Abel Armas Cervantes
Computing and Information Systems
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Professor Michael Kirley
Computing and Information Systems
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Dr Tingru Cui
Computing and Information Systems
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Associate Professor Kathryn Mumford
Chemical Engineering
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Dr Ranjith Rajasekharan Unnithan
Assoc Professor, Electrical & Electronic Eng
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Professor Christina Lim
Professor
Get in Touch
Please contact us at defence-technologies@unimelb.edu.au
Partner with us
We are client-focussed and collaborative – we work side-by-side with your leaders, engineers and technicians to develop solutions to your challenges.
From multi-partner research to technical training and internships, get in contact with us about:
- Emerging technologies
- Developing technology strategies
- Technical training
- Engineering customised solutions
- Creating a talent pipeline through student engagement
- Leveraging our state-of-the-art research facilities
What challenges do you have? Let us help you solve them.
Make an enquiry and our business development team will contact you.
Media enquiries
Rachel Sheldon
E: rachel.sheldon@unimelb.edu.au