Location

CSIRO’s Food Innovation Centre

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date

7th – 8th of August 2025

What to Expect at the Symposium

From cutting-edge research to practical insights, this two-day event is packed with opportunities to connect, learn, and collaborate. Here’s what’s in store:

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🧠 Scientific Program

Deep dive into keynote presentations and technical sessions.

🏭 Industry Booths

Explore the latest equipment, software and services from leading providers.

🤝 Networking Opportunities

Engage with experts, researchers and companies across disciplines.

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Symposium Session Themes

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Gain insights into the business realities of extrusion, including market entry, scale-up, cost modelling, and consumer expectations.

Explore how extrusion is evolving in aquafeed, pet food, and livestock feed, and discuss current bottlenecks and global trends.

Review the latest research and industry advancements in nutritional optimisation, equipment design, and formulation strategies.

Tackle the balancing act of sensory quality and nutrition and examine how process conditions impact final product properties.

Discover how new combinations of ingredients and co-extrusion techniques are enabling novel product formats.

Learn about breakthroughs in die design, screw configuration, process monitoring, and real-time control systems.

Unpack how ingredient characteristics influence extrusion behaviour, and explore the role of fibres, emulsifiers, and other functional additives.

See how waste valorisation and circular economy principles are driving new feedstocks and extrusion challenges.

Review approaches to optimise energy input, reduce operational costs, and improve sustainability.

Engage with the emerging field of digital modelling and virtual twins, and how they support predictive process control.

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