Swiss Food Net
Swiss Food Net is a partnership of scientific organisations, federal offices, universities and research institutions in Switzerland, which aims at coordinating and communicating the continuing education events organised by its members. The Federation of Swiss Food Industries (FIAL) is also member of the network.
The members of the network
The food producing and processing industry is represented by:
The Federation of the Swiss Food Industries (FIAL)which comprises all industrial companies in Switzerland with the exception of the beverages and milk processing industries
Beat Hodler - beat.hodler@hodler.ch
The following 5 scientific organisations:
- Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology (SOSSTA) with 800 members, mainly food engineers and food technologists
Markus Henggeler - markus.henggeler@bluewin.ch
- Société suisse pour l’hygiène des denrées alimentaires (SGLH) with 600 members, mainly representatives of industries and research
Prof Dr Corinne Gantenbein - corine.gantenbein-demarchi@zhaw.ch
- Société Suisse de Chimie Alimentaire et Environnementale (SSCAE) with 400 members, mainly chemists and food chemists
Dr Umberto Piantini - umberto.piantini@hevs.ch
- Société Suisse de la Nutrition (SSN) with 600 members, mainly medical doctors and scientist doing research in universities, in hospitals and research centres
Christian Ryser - ch.ryser@sge-ssn.ch
- Association Suisse d’Ingénieurs Agronome et des Ingénieurs en Technologie Alimentaire (ASIAT), with 2300 members, mainly agricultural engineers
Michel Roux - m.roux@svial.ch
The Swiss Universities active in research and education in Food Science and Agriculture:
- Institue of Food, Nutritio, and Health, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
- Prof Dr Leo Meile -
- Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil
Prof. Michael Kleinert -
- Institute of Life Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Sion
Dr. Jean-Claude Villettaz –
- Degree program Food Science & Management, Swiss College of Agriculture, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Zollikofen
Prof Daniel Reumiller –
- Engineering School of Oenology, Changins
Dr. André Rawyler –
- Packaging Laboratory, School of Business and Engineering, Yverdon (HEIG-VD)
Prof. Didier Louvier –
The federal offices in contact with food sector:
- Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Anton Stöckli – anton.stoeckli@blw.admin.ch
- Federal Office for Public Health (FOPH)
Dr. Michael Beer -
- Federal Veterinary Office (FVO)
PD Dr Irene Schiller - irene.schiller@bvet.admin.ch,
PD Dr Dagmar Heim - dagmar.heim@bvet.admin.ch
