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

Prof Butler joins Board of FSAI

Congratulations to DPTC PI Professor Francis Butler on his recent appointment to the Board of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Professor Butler is a Professor at the University College Dublin (UCD) Centre for Food Safety. He is Head of Subject in Biosystems Engineering at UCD. His main research is in food safety, with […]

H2020 Brokerage Event on 4th July

  The Enterprise Europe Network in partnership with Enterprise Ireland along with the Spanish, Portuguese, British and N. Ireland Horizon 2020 National Contract Points (NCPs) invites you to participate in an international partnering event on ICT, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing taking place Thursday 4th July @ Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. This […]

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