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Aug 19, 2020

Marvin Moncada: Ready to Advance Plant-Based Foods

In the past few years, Marvin Moncada, PhD, has contributed to the development of more than 50 food products currently in stores. It’s those successes that helped him stand out among applicants for a new position, located at the NC Research Campus in Kannapolis, in NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences (FBNS). NC CALS, PHHI + NCFIL Partnership …

Jun 24, 2020

NCRC + NCFIL: Growth In Place

With a mission to empower human health through nutrition, the North Carolina Research Campus makes sense as a home to and partner with the NC Food Innovation Lab, which is dedicated to supporting plant-based food innovators.  NCRC in Kannapolis is a 350-acre research campus north of Charlotte, NC, with a “scientific community representing eight universities, the David H. Murdock Research Institute, Rowan-Cabarrus…

Feb 12, 2020

FBNS + NCFIL: From Vision to Realization

NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences (FBNS) Department was involved with NCFIL since Day One—instrumental in its original vision, active in its thoughtful development and influential in its promising future.  NC’s Future in Food Manufacturing  Previous FBNS Department Head Dr. Chris Daubert helped launch the NC Food Processing and Manufacturing Initiative, funded by the NC General Assembly in…

Jan 22, 2020

EDPNC + NCFIL: Ready to Promote

Two entities. One goal. Support individuals and companies seeking to start, grow or relocate a new or existing business to North Carolina.  The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) and the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) both promote NCFIL as a statewide asset to many audiences, including entrepreneurs seeking assistance with product development or established companies looking…

Jul 25, 2019

Introducing the NC Food Innovation Lab

The North Carolina Food Processing Innovation Center, a soon-to-be hub for plant-based food science and manufacturing advancement, is undergoing some change. For starters, a new name: the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab. According to Mario Ferruzzi, a professor in the NC State Plants for Human Health Institute and leader in the development of the center, the…