Nathalie GONTARD
INRA, France
Biography
Nathalie GONTARD is Research Director at INRA (National Institute for Agronomical Research), formerly Professor at the University of Montpellier II. She is co-author of more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and leader of the “structure/mass transfert” research group working on integrated approach of the “packaging/food/processing” system with a focus on bio-materials, eco-design, safety and nanotechnologies. She has a strong international experience on research and was invited Professor at the Kyoto University in 1999 and 2010. As expert on multi-disciplinary and integrated approach, she participated in several national and European research policy development and evaluation missions. She has been leader or participant of more than 50 international (EU and developing countries), national projects, and industries. Currently, she is the coordinator of the EcoBioCAP EU FP7 (www.ecobiocap.eu) and NextGenPack (www.nextgenpack.eu) projects, expert at the EFSA, member of the European Technology Platform “Food for Life” board. Recently, she was the Conference chair of the EFFoST annual congress « A lunch box for tomorrow”.