Pillar 2

Pillar 2 is designed to deliver on Industry expectations as follows:

To create and validate a pipeline of science and technology platforms for existing and new products and processes.
To develop and implement a pipeline of technological solutions and projects balanced across the Horizon 1 (transitional change engineering), Horizon 2 (applied science & technology) and Horizon 3 (advanced strategic science & technology) spectrum.
To create new knowledge, know-how, methods, tools and insights to step change the efficiency, costs and flexibility of wet and dry processing in the dairy industry.
To apply new thinking and technology to enable the effective extension of the seasonal window for processing of premium cheese and other dairy products.
To create a continuous stream of new technologies/technology platforms that have been developed to commercialisation readiness for implementation by partner companies.

DPTC Pillar Co-Leads
Prof. Gavin Walker – University of Limerick
Dr. Seamus O’Mahony – University College Cork