CSIRO’s nutrition and health programs provide scientific expertise to improve food nutritional quality, substantiate health claims, and support the development of healthier, innovative food products through industry and clinical partnerships.
Company size
~6,000 employees
Portfolio summary
Research, development, and commercialisation services for the food industry including food engineering and technology, food materials and chemistry, sensory and consumer science, precision fermentation, food safety, and nutrition clinical trials.
Manufacturing locations
The $50m food innovation centre pilot plant in Werribee (Victoria) and a joint food pilot plant at the Health and Food Sciences Precinct in Brisbane (Queensland) in partnership with the Queensland Government.
R&D locations
Werribee, Victoria (CSIRO Food Innovation Centre) · Coopers Plains, Brisbane (Health and Food Sciences Precinct) · Adelaide, South Australia (SAHMRI Clinic) · Sydney, New South Wales (Westmead Clinic) · North Ryde, Sydney (Nutrition and Health)
CSIRO is Australia’s national science agency. Their food science division explores innovative processing technologies. Dr. Roland Buckow’s team at CSIRO has been leading research in advanced meat processing techniques like shockwave tenderization, translating concepts from physics into food industry solutions.