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Jul 18, 2022

Summer Interns Thrive at NCFIL

The NC State Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) is working with a new class of summer interns. Hailing from three different universities in the region, Maddie Brenner, Andrew Beaver and Ginger Jacobson…

Jul 6, 2022

NCFIL + Barvecue: Meant to Be

Lee Cooper, Founder and CEO of Barvecue, wanted to create a plant-based meat product that everyone could enjoy and a company that would make a positive impact on the world. Once…

Jun 22, 2022

Plant-Based Proteins: Aimutis published in “Annual Review of Food Science and Technology”

Bill Aimutis, executive director of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), recently authored “Plant-Based Proteins: The Good, Bad, and Ugly,” published in the Annual Review of Food Science and Technology. The journal…

Jun 15, 2022

Senior Food Scientist Ryan Walker Strives to Make Impact

Ryan Walker considers himself lucky to have traveled the path that led to his new role as Senior Food Scientist at the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL). He describes his career progression…

Jun 3, 2022

NCFIL Extrusion Short Course: Attendees Want More

The North Carolina Food Innovation Lab’s (NCFIL) Twin Screw Extrusion short course left attendees asking for more. From March 28-31, 16 participants engaged with classroom learning, demonstrations, and hands-on practical experience with NCFIL’s relatively…

May 19, 2022

Triangle Ranks Globally: NCFIL featured on TechWire

The NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) was recently featured in “Triangle ranks 10th globally for agtech, food tech ecosystem – here’s why” on WRAL TechWire, the Triangle’s only technology-specific news publication. Agtech Hotbed…

May 16, 2022

NCFIL Expands Global Reach with PeakBridge Partnership

An exciting new partnership between the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) and PeakBridge investment firm is poised to positively impact the global food tech industry. Nadav Berger and Erich Sieber, Co-Founding General Partners of…

Apr 20, 2022

NCFIL Executive Director’s Perspective: April 2022

NCFIL Facility + Business Update NCFIL has been abuzz since September 2021. As the pandemic waned, several start-ups inquired about NCFIL’s assistance to move their products toward commercialization.  Several companies…

Mar 23, 2022

Novozymes + NCFIL: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership  

Donations Make Us Better NCFIL appreciates donations from its partners. “Donations enable us to sponsor interns throughout the year, to explore product development in areas without a customer-sponsored project, and…

Mar 9, 2022

NCFIL Twin Screw Extrusion Short Course

The North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) is thrilled to offer a four-day short course on Twin Screw Food Extrusion at our facility on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC, March 28-31, 2022. …