Welcome to the Dairy Processing Technology Centre

The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) is an industry–academic collaborative research centre, hosted by the University of Limerick, with a research agenda driven by the long-term growth opportunities for the dairy sector. The centre is funded by Enterprise Ireland and the Dairy Industry Partners.

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ABOUT DPTC

DPTC has been established as a centre of excellence for dairy processing research and innovation. The Centre will help to fuel growth in the Irish dairy sector by performing research focused on cost-efficient processing, facilitating a step-change in environmental sustainability and creating, validating and commercializing a pipeline of science and technology-based manufacturing platforms for dairy ingredients. The foundation of the DPTC is a strong, long-term industry–academic collaborative partnership that will develop, build and translate the knowledge and capabilities in dairy processing that are needed today and for the long-term growth development of the sector.
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NEWS & EVENTS

Part-time Dairy Technology Post-grad Certificate on offer

University College Cork (UCC), in association with Teagasc has developed a part-time, blended-learning Postgraduate Certificate in Dairy Technology and Innovation. This qualification launched and ran very successfully in 2016/17 is now being run for a third year. Aims and Objectives On successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to: Describe the principal components […]

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Visualisation methods provide an important tool in science for the analysis and presentation of scientific work.  Images can often convey information in a way that tables of data or equations cannot match.  Images of science spark conversation, raise awareness of research and drive engagement with the public and community. The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) […]

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