Norwegian Food Research Institute
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The Norwegian Food Research Institute is a food science
research institute
based in Ås
, Norway.
Owned by the independent Agricultural Food Research Foundation, it is physically located close to the Norwegian University of Life Sciences
, Akvaforsk and Bioforsk
. Its purpose is to conduct "contribute to increased profitability in the food industry through food research and development at an internationally recognised level".
The current Managing Director of Matforsk is Øyvind Fylling-Jensen.
Food science
Food science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
research institute
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
based in Ås
Ås
Ås is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås...
, Norway.
Owned by the independent Agricultural Food Research Foundation, it is physically located close to the Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university located in Ås, Norway.It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3800 students...
, Akvaforsk and Bioforsk
Bioforsk
Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research is a national Norwegian R&D institute specialising in the fields of agricultureand food production, environmental protection and natural resourcemanagement...
. Its purpose is to conduct "contribute to increased profitability in the food industry through food research and development at an internationally recognised level".
The current Managing Director of Matforsk is Øyvind Fylling-Jensen.