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Prof. Shpigelman’s research focuses on the interplay between food processing, the structure of food components, and their behavior during shelf life and at the end of their bioactivity in our body. He is guided by the principle that the design of food processing should carefully balance aspects that are important to consumers’ health and well-being. Currently, he is experimenting with non-thermal food technologies such as high-pressure processing, which uses cold processing techniques rather than conventional heat to eliminate microorganisms and optimize nutrition.
Prof. Shpigelman completed all his degrees at the Technion and conducted postdoctoral research at KU Leuven in Belgium, before joining the Technion in 2014. He also served in the Israel Defense Forces Navy Laboratory. Prof. Shpigelman is a member-at-large of the Non-thermal Processing Division (NPD) of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), and was recognized as an outstanding volunteer of NPD in 2020. He also is involved in a pilot project for the new food center at the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
In the interest of helping combat pressing global challenges that include climate change, human health, and nutrition, the Technion recently announced the establishment of the Sustainable Protein Research Center (SPRC). It will function as a world-class multidisciplinary center for fundamental and applied research in the fields of alternative proteins, commercialization and entrepreneurship, and support of industry. The SPRC will be the first of its kind in the world. It will connect dozens of researchers from more than 10 different academic departments at the Technion along with other universities and companies to address the challenges of sustainability and human health which…
Technion Webinar Should we consume more protein and antioxidants? Are processed foods always bad? Hear Professors Uri Lesmes and Avi Shpigelman from the Technion Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering discuss nutritional misconceptions and the use of technology to improve diets, boost health, and lower negative environmental impact. Technion scientists are experimenting with emerging food […]
Bringing these diverse fields together under one roof is intended to shorten the journey from discovery to application, creating an environment where medical needs can spark new research and promising innovations can move more quickly toward the patients who need them. “The combination of a research hospital and a technological university provides the entire value […]
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