Project cooperation
WASTE-SEC is an advanced decision-support tool aimed at optimizing food loss and waste (FLW) while enhancing food security.
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Author
CHARIS GALANAKIS
R&I Director
Galanakis Laboratories L.P.
Chania, Greece
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Galanakis Laboratories (https://chemlab.gr/en/innovation/)) offer research, analysis, and consulting in food and environmental fields
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Small or Medium Enterprise (SME)
Chania, Greece
Galanakis Laboratories (https://chemlab.gr/en/innovation/)) offer research, analysis, and consulting in food and environmental fields, particularly: (i) analyses of wine/food/environmental/agricultural samples; (ii) applied research (functional foods development/waste valorization/alcoholic fermentation with modern biotechnological methods/other), (iii) consulting on food environmental fields (https://www.foodwasterecovery.group/consultation-works/); (iv) valuable compounds recovery from underutilized bioresources; (v) technical/chemical advice on new product development efforts; (v) technical studies on environmental, chemical, industrial, economical issues; (vi) dissemination, communication and exploitation activities through the food waste recovery network (https://www.foodwasterecovery.group/); (vii) expertise in LCA, LCSA, SSH integration, & MAA for holistic, sustainable solutions; (viii) WASTE-SEC tool as a decision-support platform for optimizing food loss and waste management, leveraging scenario-based modeling and data analytics to enhance food security and circular economy strategies.
About me
Prof. Charis M. Galanakis (https://charisgalanakis.info/))) is a distinguished multidisciplinary scientist with extensive expertise, activities, and recognitions (Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate in 2019, 2021-2023, Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS in 2022, 2024 and Top Cited Scholar by Scilit in 2023, 2024) in food and environmental science and technology, innovation, industry, and academia. He has established the "food waste recovery" discipline and founded the most prominent open innovation network (www.foodwasterecovery.group) worldwide to inspire related professionals to extract high added-value compounds from wasted by-products in all stages of food production and re-utilize them in the food chain. In recent years, his focus has extended to the "future food" domain, encompassing bioeconomy, food security, resilience, sustainability, and the digitalization of food systems.
He has been an Honorary Professor of Agricultural Sciences at Taif University (Saudi Arabia) since 2022 and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Excellence and Stature 4.0 at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) since 2023. Since 2012, he has served as the Research and Innovation Director of Galanakis Laboratories, Chania, Greece (https://chemlab.gr/en/)..).) With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in analyzing wine, food, beverages, and environmental samples and providing consultancy for related industries and local producers.
Since 2014, Prof. Galanakis has acted as a freelance expert, evaluator, and monitor for more than 50 funded projects and proposals for organizations such as the European Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, US Department of Agriculture, Australian Resource Council, and A*STAR in Singapore. As an invited lecturer, he has taught courses on agricultural/food waste treatment, valorization, and recovery at esteemed institutions such as the Technical University of Crete (Greece), Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus), ISA Lille University (France), and through the ISEKI Food Association's online platform.
Skills
- foresight
- background analysis
- food waste recovery
- bioeconomy
- biobased products
- Project acquisition
- consortium building
- downstream processing
- Green Chemistry
- project management
Interests
- antioxidant
- By-products
- Polyphenols
- Industrial biotechnology