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Lipids & Cosmetics, 29-30 January 2020, Bordeaux (France): call for abstracts & posters

The scientific congress Lipids&Cosmetics will take place on 29th and 30th of January 2020 in the heart of one of the most dynamic cities of France: Bordeaux !

For this second meeting, the lipids & cosmetics congress will propose 2 main topics this year:

- Biosourcing and eco conception: Lipids and micronutrients (Naturalness
Green processes - eco conception, Rare oils / micronutrients, Life cycle analysis, News raw materials)

- Lipid Formulation: which strategy for which results? (Emulsion / encapsulation / polymorphism, Impact on cutaneous physiology, Texturing / Sensoriality, Natural preservatives, Antioxidant)

 

Abstract submission deadline: September the 19th, 2019

Poster submission deadline: December the 13th, 2019

More information https://lipidscosmetics.sciencesconf.org/

Latest articles published in "La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse" n. 1/2018 - Open Access

  • Animal fats for non-food uses. A review of technology and critical points (P. Bondioli, G.P. Carelli, M. Grosso)

  • Effect of pigments and total phenols on oxidative stability of monovarietal virgin olive oil produced in Morocco (M. El Yamani, E.H. Sakar, F. Mansouri, H. Serghini-Caid, A. Elamrani, Y. Rh arrabti)

  • Structure and properties of selected metal organic frameworks as adsorbent materials for edible oil purification (E. Yılmaz, A. Erden, M. Güner)

  • Nota tecnica. Lubrificanti - Corrispondenza tra metodi analitici (gennaio - dicembre 2018) (M. Sala, F. Taormina, P. Ruggieri)

  • Convegno SISSG - Qualità ed Autenticità Tecnologie e Sottoprodotti - 18-19 Ottobre 2018, Bari

http://www.innovhub-ssi.it/web/stazione-sperimentale-per-gli-oli-e-i-grassi/pubblicazioni

 

15th Gerli International Lipidomics meeting: registration fares will increase after July 14th 2019

The organizing committee, Gerli, SFN, SFEL and GLN scientific boards are pleased to welcome you at the 15th Gerli international Lipidomics meeting, which will take place at the Centre de Transfert, Université de Technologie of Compiègne, from september 30th to october 2nd, 2019.

Registration fares will increase by 100 € after July 14th 2019.

The scientific program will be mostly dedicated to lipid and fatty acids biodiversity in living world and their role in cells. Under the title “Biodiversity of lipid species – Benefit for nutrition and Effects on health”, we would like to gather researchers from various areas with common interested for the exploration / exploitation of this diversity, the physical chemistry of unusual lipids and fatty acids, the metabolism leading to these different structures, their impact on the diseases, their effect on health and their various applications in biotechnology, pharmacology and nutrition.

To attend the meeting go to the GERLI website.

This meeting will be followed by the "Journées des Lipidomystes" October 3-4, Compiègne.

15th GERLI international Lipidomics meeting

The 15th GERLI international Lipidomics meeting will take place at the Centre de Transfert, Université de Technologie of Compiègne, from september 30th to october 2nd, 2019.

The scientific program will be mostly dedicated to lipid and fatty acids biodiversity in living world and their role in cells. Under the title “Biodiversity of lipid species – Benefit for nutrition and Effects on health”, organizers would like to gather researchers from various areas with common interested for the exploration / exploitation of this diversity, the physical chemistry of unusual lipids and fatty acids, the metabolism leading to these different structures, their impact on the diseases, their effect on health and their various applications in biotechnology, pharmacology and nutrition.

To attend the meeting go to the GERLI website.

This meeting will be followed by the "Journées des Lipidomystes" October 3-4, Compiègne.

Regulating trans fats in food

In light of discussions on an EU Regulation on trans fatty acids (TFA), FEDIOL -the EU vegetable oil and proteinmeal industry association which represents the interests of the European oilseed crushers, vegetable oil refiners and bottlers- shares its views on the upcoming EU Regulation and explains briefly industry’s action so far.

https://youtu.be/DQIHc128AfM

Coconut Oil Compounds Repel Insects Better than DEET

Compounds derived from coconut oil are better than DEET at repelling blood-sucking insects, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.

In recent research published in Scientific Reports, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists identified specific coconut oil fatty acids that have strong repellency and long-lasting effectiveness against multiple insects—mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies and bed bugs—that can transmit diseases to humans and animals.

Coconut oil itself is not a repellent. However, the coconut oil-derived free fatty acid mixture—lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid as well as their corresponding methyl esters—provides strong repellency against blood-sucking insects. By encapsulating coconut fatty acids into a starch-based formula, field trials showed this all-natural formula could provide protection to cattle against stable flies for up to 96 hours or 4 days. DEET was only 50 percent effective against stable flies, while the coconut oil compound was more than 95 percent effective.

 

 

 

 

Omega-3 Summit 2018: 29-30 October 2018

Omega-3 Summit 2018 is confirmed and due on Monday and Tuesday 29 and 30 October 2018, noon-to-noon. The program will bring the latest science, understanding of sustainability and supply as well as strategies for successful implementation in pharma, food and food supplements.

Call for Posters: Researchers are encouraed to submit a Poster Presentation; posters will be presented during breaks and in a session at the end of Day 1. Please send a one-page abstract before September 30, 2018 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Please note the Global Omega-3 Summit 2018 is the follow-up of the successful policy summits of 2011, 2012 and 2013, where six consensus statements were signed and confirmed by all participants. Major objective is disseminating knowledge and understanding of lc-Omega-3s and their effect on nutrition and health, and how to bring these to the market.

The Omega- Summit 2018 will build on the consensus statements and the latest news presented by GOED at the GOED Exchange, and look at four themes:

  1. Importance of Bioavailability and Omega-3/Omega-6 ratio for health

  2. Purity, quality management, and contaminant control

  3. General availability and novel sources

  4. How to influence policy to adopt the recommendations and how to grow consumer awareness

More informations on http://www.omega3summit.org/

14th GERLI Lipidomics meeting: September 30th-October 3rd, St Maximin-la-Sainte Baume, France

GERLI is pleased to announce the 14th GERLI Lipidomics meeting, which will be held at St Maximin-la-Sainte Baume, France, from September 30th to October 3rd, 2018. The scientific program of this year will be mostly dedicated to lipid droplets in all states Under the title “Biogenesis and Fate of Lipid Droplets”. GERLI would like to gather researchers from various areas with common interested for lipid droplets, their physical chemistry and metabolism, their association with diseases and various applications in biotechnology, pharmacology and nutrition.

The meeting sessions, accommodations and gala dinner will take place at Hôtel Le Couvent Royal, located in the very nice cloister of St Maximin’s basilica. Situated at the heart of the Provence area, at a short distance from Côte d’Azur / French Riviera, it is considered to be the most beautiful Provencal Gothic-style structure in southeast France. The organizers hope that this unique environment will stimulate scientific discussions and potential collaborations.

The 2018 GERLI meeting will also be a milestone in the history of our association since it was created 40 years ago and launched with a first meeting held at Toulouse in 1978. Do not miss the opportunity to celebrate the GERLI 40th birthday.

More informations on the meeting page on GERLI's new website.

Lipid and Brain IV, “Lipids in Alzheimer disease”: some pictures !

The French Society for the Study of lipids (SFEL), since 2007, organizes each 4 years an international conference held in Paris “Lipids & Brain Journées Chevreul” with the participation of several European scientific associations (2007 DGF, 2011 Norway L&B, 2015 SCI).

Lipids & Brain conferences have now become a benchmark in this field of research, the only one in Europe to date, and is backed by all international societies.
In October 2017, SFEL organized in Lorraine University a special Lipid and Brain IV dedicated to “Lipids in Alzheimer disease”. The latest findings in this world growing disease had the objective to assemble the medical community and the scientists and to improve connections, discussions and exchanges between physicians, nutritionists and fundamental scientists, in an attempt to develop prevention and treatments of this human pathology.
During this meeting with attendees coming from 13 countries, the SFEL had decided to honour by the French Chevreul Medal 2017, a scientist who dedicated his carrier to a very original research in this field: Pr Stephen Cunnane (Université Sherbrooke, Canada): “Is ketone production part of the role of Omega3 fatty acids in the brain”.
This meeting was also the first opportunity to have some of the French members of ISSFAL 2022 (Nantes France) scientific committee to meet with the next Issfal President: Richard Bazinet.
You will find the program on SFEL's website (sfel.asso.fr) and the meeting reports later on this year in OCL (ocl-journal.org).
Please find below some pictures presenting speakers, audience, gala dinner at the former Hall of Nancy, and among hot topics: the Chevreul medal attribution to Stephen Cunnane by Philippe Guesnet and our President Michel Linder.
One of the highlights of this meeting was also the “grand public” presentation open to non scientific local population (200 attendees) on Monday evening to inform on characteristics and prevention of Alzheimer disease at the Former Hall of Nancy: Présentation de France Alzheimer by Bertrand Doyette (France) ; « Prévention de la maladie d’Alzheimer : Agir avant de vieillir » by Pr Stephen CUNNANE (Sherbrooke Canada) ; « La maladie d'Alzheimer dans la Cité » by Pr Jean-François DARTIGUES (Bordeaux, France).
SFEL is very grateful to all the sponsors, who made this meeting possible and also to the Mayor of Nancy who provides them, free of charge, the fantastic Town Hall, on Stanislas Square, for the french presentation on Alzheimer disease and for the gala dinner (see pictures).

See you next time for the Lipids and Brain V!

 

International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change, 5th and 6th of February 2018, Toulouse (France)

The International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change is organized in the frame of the SUNRISE project, by INRA Toulouse (Institut National de Recherche en Agronomie) and the French technical center for oilseed crops, grain legumes and fibre crops (Terres Inovia), in collaboration with the International Sunflower Association (ISA), the Association for Promotion of Oilseed Plant Selection (Promosol) and the International Consortium for Sunflower Genomics Resources (ICSG).

The organizing committee will be very pleased to welcome you in the city of Toulouse (France) for the International Symposium on Sunflower and Climate Change. This symposium will take place in Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques on February 5th and February 6th 2018.

This symposium will be the opportunity for scientists, breeders and producers working on sunflower from all over the world to meet, exchange and reinforce collaboration. The symposium will cover all areas of sunflower and adaptation to climate change research with updates on the most recent developments in all fields. It will be organized in 5 sessions: Genome functioning and diversity, Emergent pests and diseases, Resilience and stability of production, Predicting from local to global scales and Future of sunflower. Our objectives are to have a high scientific level and to promote discussions among participants.

This conference  will allow you to enjoy Toulouse, a charming city in south of France. It is also an important area for sunflower production in France and in Europe.

The organizing committee look forward to seeing you in Toulouse.

Important dates :

  • Registration : September 25th, 2017 to the January  15th, 2018

  • Deadline for full text paper submission : January 15th, 2018