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  • Sara Bover

    Sara Bover | IRTA
    Sara Bover

    Biography

    PhD in Pharmacy and researcher in predictive microbiology, food safety and evaluation of microbiological risk. Specialist in food preservation and emerging technologies.

    Sessions

    10:30h
    Round table | Alimentaria FoodTech Food Safety

    Food safety without shortcuts: from prerequisites to innovation

    Sara Bover
    Sara Bover IRTA Head of Programme and Coordinator of the Food Industries Area Moderator
    Andrés  Pascual
    Andrés Pascual EHEDG SPAIN & AINIA EHEDG Spain Chair and Innovation Director at AINIA Speaker
    Eva Tolosa
    Eva Tolosa Secretaria de Salut Pública. Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya. Generalitat de Catalunya Head of the Food Surveillance, Food Control and Alert Management Service of the Deputy Directorate G Speaker

    2026-10-08 10:30 2026-10-08 11:00 Europe/Madrid Food safety without shortcuts: from prerequisites to innovation The most innovative technologies can strengthen food safety, but they do not replace the fundamentals that make it possible. This session will focus on the essential pillars of prevention, from risk assessment and predictive microbiology to hygienic design and the role of official controls. It will examine how these prerequisites remain key to preventing contamination, ensuring regulatory compliance, and building safer, more robust and resilient food systems. Start up Corner
    Thu 8
    10:30h - 11:00h Start up Corner Free access
    10:30h
    Presentation | Alimentaria FoodTech

    IRTA opening: innovation enters the plant

    Sara Bover
    Sara Bover IRTA Head of Programme and Coordinator of the Food Industries Area Speaker

    2026-10-06 10:30 2026-10-06 11:00 Europe/Madrid IRTA opening: innovation enters the plant
    Opening of FOODTECH INNOVARENA 2026 and presentation of the day's approach: connecting IRTA's scientific and technological capabilities with real industrial applications, companies and startups. The session will highlight key challenges for the food industry and how process technologies, validation and scale-up can contribute to more efficient, safe, sustainable and competitive production.
    Start up Corner
    Tue 6
    10:30h - 11:00h Start up Corner Free access

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