From 28.-30. The WEFTA 2011 conference was held in Gothenburg in September. Researchers from Matís presented the results of their research.
West European Fish Technologists Association or WEFTA (www.wefta.org) conferences are a forum where many of Europe's leading scientists in the field of marine research and utilization come together and compare their books. This conference was the 41st in a row.
Five scientists from Matís spoke at the conference
- Margrét Geirsdóttir, Patricia Y. Hamaguchi, Óli Þór Hilmarsson, Irek Klonowzki and Hörður G. Kristinsson. Surimi seafood from byproducts containing omega-3 fatty acids.
- Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Margrét Geirsdóttir and Emilía Martinsdóttir. Innovative consumer-oriented product development of enriched seafood.
- Minh Van Nguyen, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson. Effects of the anti-caking agent potassium ferrocyanide (K4[Fe (CN)6]) on lipid oxidation of salted cod (Gadus morhua) during salting, storage and rehydration.
- Patricia Y. Hamaguchi, Hólmfríður Sveinsdóttir, Rósa Jónsdóttir and Hörður G. Kristinsson. Comparison of in vitro chemical and cellular based antioxidant assays on bioactive marine peptides.
- Hólmfríður Sveinsdóttir, Jón Óskar Jónsson, Patricia Y. Hamaguchi, Halldór Benediktsson, Hörður G. Kristinsson and Rósa Jónsdóttir. Functional ingredients in brown seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus.
In addition, one poster from Matís was presented
- Hólmfríður Sveinsdóttir, Hugrún Lísa Heimisdóttir, Jónína Jóhannsdóttir, Patricia Y. Hamaguchi, Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson, Hörður G. Kristinsson and Steinar Svavarsson. Analysis of the bioactivity of fish protein hydrolysates used as feed enrichment for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae.
Matís' employee was a co-author in one presentation
- Tómas Hafliðason, Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, Björn Margeirsson and Sigurður Bogason. Simple shelf life prediction models for wireless sensor networks in fish supply chains.