Defying the headwinds of COVID screen fatigue, a commitment to innovation, learning, and entrepreneurialism attracted nearly 2,400 science of food professionals to log in for IFT’s newly rebranded digital event, FIRST (Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology), July 19–21, 2021.
Attendees from 56 countries, comprising academic researchers, industry product developers, students, regulators, suppliers, and others, participated in an immersive online program centered largely on …