IFR appoints new director
The Institute of Food Research appointed Professor Ian Charles as its director following Professor David Boxer’s decision to retire in May.
He will also lead the programme to develop the UK’s new Centre for Food & Health at the Norwich Research Park.
The Centre for Food & Health will provide research and translate science by industry, to benefit society and the UK economy, IFR claimed.
Charles joins IFR from the Sydney-based ithree institute, University of Technology.
He said there was a unique set of resources and expertise at the Norwich Research Park, enabling the centre to be a world-leading innovation hub for food and health research.
“It has the potential to accelerate the development of innovative techniques to address global food and health issues, and I am excited to be joining at this pivotal time,” he claimed.