Development of New Products

Theoretical introduction of each topic followed by development of a teamwork or calculation.

O1. Describes a type of business organization in the FPD.
O2. Describes a method of FPD in companies.
O3. Identifies the most appropriate option for the protection of industrial property in accordance with the development of the new product.
O4. Designs experiences for the optimization of formulations and processes and prediction of shelf life imes of food and correctly analysis the data from these trials.
O5. Utilizes predictive techniques of water activity of the food products in the development of new food products.
O6. Develops a new food product in a team.
O7. Works effectively as a team to meet the learning outcome 3 demonstrating ability to plan, divide tasks and establish agreements

C1. Organization of FPD in companies
C2. Methods of FPD
C3. Industrial Property
C4. Analysis of the product lifecycle
C5. Optimisation of formulations and processes
C6. Prediction of the shelf life of food products
C7. Prediction of the water activity of food products

• - Practical component - 40.0%
• - Test using a spreadsheet - 60.0%

NAO

Johannes A. Wesselingh, Soren Kiil, and Martin E. Vigild. 2007. Design and Development of Biological, Chemical, Food and Pharmaceutical Products. WileyBlackwell, ISBN 9780470061541.
António Ramos Pires. 1999. Inovação e Desenvolvimento de Novos Produtos. Edições Sílabo, ISBN 9726182034.