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Biography |
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Dr Mark Bücking / Head of the department Environmental and Food Analysis at the Fraunhofer IME:
1988 - 1994 Study of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg
1995 1st State Examination in Food Chemistry
1995 - 1996 Scientific assistance, IQS, Institute for Quality Assurance GmbH, Hamburg, Germany and scientific assistance, Institute of Hygiene, Hamburg
1997 2nd State Examination in Food Chemistry
1997 - 1999 Research scientist and PhD Student at the Department of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Germany
PhD-thesis: "Release of Aroma Components from Retarding Substances of the Coffee Beverage";
University lecturer for sensory analysis and evaluation
2000 - 2001 Research scientist, IQS, Institute for Quality Assurance GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Key aspects: project manager chemical sensors, flavour chemistry
2001 - 2004 Flavour research scientist and project leader, Agrotechnology and Food Innovations B.V., Wageningen, The Netherlands
Key aspects: Flavour research, chemical sensors, food safety
2004 Research scientist, Wageningen Center for Food Science - WCFS, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Key aspects: Oral flavour release and oral flavour recognition
Since 2004 Fraunhofer IME Schmallenberg, Head of Department Environmental & Food Analysis
Since 2008 Spokesman Fraunhofer Food Chain Management Alliance
Field of activity, interests
Food Chain Management
Industrial food safety, e.g. chemical and microbial contaminations, off-flavours
Fast detection methods - sensor techniques, gas sensors, biosensors, e.g. upgrading of food processing technologies by on-/in-line control
Chromatographic trace analysis, flavour analysis, e.g. GC/MS, GC/O, LC/MS
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Abstract |
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The food security challenge – contribution of modern food chain management to food security |
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Food Chain Management focuses on the chain of food manufacturing as an integral process extending from the primary production via processing and trade until reaching the consumers. The aim is to analyze and optimize these processes in order to finally supply consumers with qualitatively spotless food.
Food Chain Management avoids deficits in the value chains – therefore Food Chain Management offers the optimal approach for ensuring food quality and its traceability.
Significant aspects of Food Chain Management are…
* Food safety,
* Food quality and food security
* Traceability of food.
The Fraunhofer »Food Chain Management« Alliance - in total consisting of ten institutes - aims at introducing latest scientific know-how in new products and solutions of this field by means of mutual projects.
Within this process, new approaches in food safety, microelectronics and logistics, which can easily be integrated in the entire food chain and exhibit an added value as high as possible at low costs are of crucial significance. At the same time, they are supposed to ensure food security, food quality and, thus, to achieve high consumer acceptance. In addition, the Fraunhofer Food Chain Management Alliance acts as a competent contact partner and problem solver, both for industrial partners and SMEs as well as institutional funding organizations on a national, European and global level.
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