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Early Career Scientist Event 2025: Young scientists discussed the future of food safetyThe Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology of the University of Chemical Technology in Prague hosted the prestigious international conference of young scientists Early Career Scientist Event 2025. This year’s edition focused on the future of food safety and innovative approaches to ensuring it.
On October 10 2025, the University of Chemical Technology in Prague welcomed participants to the international conference Early Career Scientist Event 2025 – Food Safety for Tomorrow: Uncovering Hidden Risks, Shaping Safer Futures.
The event brought together more than 70 young scientists from various European countries who shared their insights, presented their research, and discussed current challenges in the field of food quality and safety.
The Early Career Scientist Event series, initiated in 2018 by ILSI Europe and its Food Contaminants Task Force, has since become a prestigious annual event, organized in collaboration with universities across Europe.
The Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology of the University of Chemical Technology Prague was a proud co-organizer of this year’s 7th edition, which was held under the patronage of the European Parliament.
The conference provided a unique platform for early-career researchers to present their work, establish new professional connections, and deepen their understanding of key topics in food quality and safety.
The scientific program was divided into four thematic sections:
- Hidden Threats: Emerging Contaminants in Food and the Environment
- The Future of Food Safety: New Approach Methodologies in Risk Assessment
- Safe and Sustainable: Navigating the Risks of Alternative Protein
- Unseen Risks: Volatile Allergens and Toxins in Aromas and Flavourings
The program also included a Live Case Study entitled From Risk Assessment to Management, panel discussion on Stronger Science, Safer Food: The Importance of Collaboration between Sectors and poster session where participants showcased their research findings.
Special recognition goes to the winners of the scientific competitions.
The winners of the best poster awards were (i) Tereza Doležalová from the Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology of the University of Chemical Technology Prague with a poster on “Simulated digestion to assess the bioavailability of HT-2 and T-2 toxins bound to polysaccharides” and (ii) Shpresa Musa from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) with a poster on “CRISPR wheat: A solution to acrylamide concerns for food safety”.
The winner of the best video award on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) was Marina Perez from AIMPLAS (Spain).
We warmly congratulate all awardees and wish them continued success in their scientific careers!
Fritz Pregl Medal 2024 was given to prof. Jana HajslovaThe medal's namesake, Friedrich Michael Raimund Pregl, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923 for his pioneering work in the field of microchemical methods, which are closely linked to microanalytical applications. In his honour, the The Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry (ASAC) endowes the Pregl Medal, which is awarded to individuals who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the field of analytical chemistry and in particular to trace analysis of organic compounds.
The Pregl Medal is preferably awarded within the framework of national and international scientific events and symposia in order to link Fritz Pregl's messages with those of the award winners in a wider context.
In 2024, Fritz Pregl Medal was given to prof. Jana Hajslova from the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition, on ocassion of the 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2024), 5-8 November 2024, and presented by president of ASAC prof. Rudolf Krska.
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology FPBT established cooperation within the project financed by the ERASMUS+ program; KA171-HED- Mobility of Higher Education Students and Staff with prof. Dr. Nelso Navarro Martínez from the Universidad de Magallanes in Chile. The project led by Prof. Tomas Ruml, will support the mobility of three employees (10 days) and three students (3 months) in both directions.
Goals of the project is to build up on the existing collaboration to develop a long term and sustainable cooperation both in research and research-based education of master and doctoral students in the framework of joint research and by sharing the opinions in joint meetings, qualification theses or summer schools.
The project expands the recently initiated scientific collaboration on the biological activities of Chilean plants and unique marine organisms by focusing on indigenous, pharmaceutically relevant and yet poorly understood sub-Antarctic and Antarctic macroalgae. Their uniqueness lies in the unusual cultivation conditions in terms of light cycle (polar day/night) and low temperatures. Adaptation to these conditions results in unusual chemical composition, which will be studied in the project. Pharmaceutically relevant is production of compounds blocking the UV light. We will seek another potential activities that could interact in sunscreen lotions. These are mainly antimicrobial, wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects.
Article about the visit of the Chilean delegation at UCT Prague
Algae collecting in Chile:
Presentation of UCT Prague at the Universidad de Magallanes v Chile:
Presentation of the Universidad de Magallanes at UCT Prague:
Students at KACHEKRAN:
And in laboratories of the Department of biochemistry and microbiology:
Meeting of prof. Michaela Rumlova and prof. Tomas Ruml (UCT Prague) with the Rector of the Universidad de Magallanes, Mr. José Maripani
VISITING PROFESSORS Assoc. Prof. Michele Suman, PhD (Food Safety & Authenticity Research Manager, Barilla G. & R.
Fratelli S.p.A., Parma, Italy & Adjunct Professor of AgriFood Authenticity at Catholic University Sacred
Heart–Milan/Piacenza, Italy) and Prof. Dr. Michael Rychlik (Technical University of Munich,
Germany) were named by Visiting Professors in the MSc study programme in “Chemistry and analysis
of food and natural products” for period 2023-2025.
CONGRATULATIONS!
CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN FOODS IXChemistry & nutrition science beyond smart food designing, 13 - 15 September 2023
PhD position in the MSCA-Doctoral Network BIOTOXDoc (Plant Toxin Topics)Due to holidays, the regular office hours of the FFBT Dean's Office will be cancelled in the period from Monday 30/6/2025 to Friday 29/8/2025.
If necessary, please contact us by e-mail at studium.fpbt@vscht.cz , one of us will always reply and we will arrange an individual meeting on a specific date.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and we wish you a nice holiday.
The original or an officially certified copy of the certificate of recognition of foreign education must have been uploaded to the electronic application system by 27 June 2025.
In justified cases, if the applicant cannot meet the deadline for having recognition documents uploaded with the electronic application , he/she can ask the dean of the faculty for an extension of the deadline on the APPLICATION form.
Dear students,
the Dean's Office will be closed during Holiday Season from December 19, 2024 to January 5, 2025.
New office hours for the Dean's Office from 6 January 2025:
MONDAY from 9:00AM to 11:30AM
TUESDAY from 9:00AM to 11:30AM
WEDNESDAY from 9:00AM to 11:30AM and from 12:30PM to 3:00PM
Wishing you Happy Holidays and all the best in the year 2025.
Dean's Office FFBT
RAFA 202411th International Symposium on RECENT ADVANCES IN FOOD ANALYSIS will take place on 5 - 8 November 2024 in Prague
International Conference on Polysaccharides and GlycoscienceThe seminar program and more detailed information can be found HERE and on the Biotrin website.
Admission to the seminar is free.
Due to the limited capacity of the hall, registration via email info@biotrin.cz is preferred until September 10, 2023.
The seminar will also be available online via the Zoom platform using the link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81705660288.
The conference will be held in Czech and English, and simultaneous interpretation is provided for both face-to-face and online participation.
Virtual event highlighting current Trends & Views on RECENT ADVANCES IN FOOD ANALYSIS (RAFA 2021)RAFA 2021 organizers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands), are delighted to invite food scientists from academia and industry, representatives of national and international agencies, control authorities, governmental and commercial laboratories to attend RAFA 2021, 3-4 November, 2021.
Considering the ongoing uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it has been decided not to hold a live RAFA symposium with personal (physical) participation this year. To keep RAFA community together and invite newcomers to join us, we organize an online special event “RAFA Trends & Views”.
Attending this event is free of charge for all registered participants, the deadline for free registration is November 1, 2021.
More details can be found on the RAFA 2021 website at www.rafa2021.eu.
RAFA history
RAFA has grown since the first edition launched in 2003; it has become a prestigious event attended by up to 800 participants from more than 50 countries worldwide. More than 50 sponsors, exhibitors and media partners have supported RAFA symposia (you may visit www.rafa2019.eu).
RAFA 2021 program highlights
In line with the concept of the previous events, RAFA 2021 symposium will provide an insight into contemporary trends in (BIO)ANALYTICAL STRATEGIES IN FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY CONTROL and discuss CHALLENGES / NOVEL APPROACHES IN FOOD AND NATURAL PRODUCT ANALYSIS. Oral program will be composed only of invited lectures presented by distinguished speakers who will open discussion on current trends and their visions.
It will be accompanied with a series of webinars offered by leading companies. These vendor webinars will provide the opportunity to introduce recent instrumentation and analytical strategies for advanced food quality, safety and authenticity control. Networking and virtual meetings to enable sharing your views on presented topics will be also supported.
Next RAFA 2022 (live event)
Due to a limited format of this year RAFA, no proposals for oral and/or poster presentations can be accepted. However, RAFA Scientific Committee will give a floor to all interested researchers on occasion of the 10th anniversary RAFA that will be organised as a live event in Prague, in November 2022. The invitation to contribute to the selection of burning topics for a high end program will be launched during spring 2022.
Prof. Jana Hajslova and Prof. Michel Nielen, RAFA 2021 chairs
Erasmus AfternoonAre you in Erasmus+? Would you like to share your experiences with Czech students who would like to go abroad, provide some advice, cook food from home, and just have fun? Learn more.
If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us and students from across the Czech Republic and from many other countries in the Resperium on Wednesday, 18.3. 2015 from 11:00-15:00, and see if Erasmus+ is right for you.
ESN UCT Prague members and international students will be on hand to personally answer your questions while you try new foods. You can also practice your language skills while voting for the best booth.
UCT Prague's International Relations team will able be available to answer your questions about exchange programmes and work placements.
From 1st of January, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze uses following names in foreign languages:
- University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, UCT Prague
- Universität für Chemie und Technologie, Prag
- École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies Chimiques de Prague
- Chimiko-technologičeskij universitět, Praga
PF 2015Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.