Initia is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 located in Quebec that is dedicated to advancing agri-food science and technology. It provides services to industry and academia through advising on innovation management, participating in funding proposals, and hosting scientific events. Initia works with decision-makers from industry and research to create partnerships and shares knowledge through its social media platform to facilitate collaboration across sectors.
Private and institutional bodies are member of our community network All those initiatives are coming from i ndividual member of our community
Our informatic plateform is based on open source software INITIA subscribes to Dialog®, the premier international online retrieval service with the most comprehensive content collection on food, agriculture and nutrition. Subscription to this serveur gives INITIA access to over 900 databases, facilitating retrieval of specific information regarding scientific advancements, patents protection, company financial, markets survey. The access to Dialog® service all partners and members of the network .
A FORUM TO EXCHANGE AND COMMUNICATE EFFICIENTLY where scientists, industrials and food science industry suppliers have the opportunity to share their experience and be informed on specific issues related to scientific discoveries, recent technological processes and regulatory updates. We are a FORUM in S&T specialized INITIA is an event planning and organizer Specialized in organisational events Some exemples: 2010: Quebec, 6 th International Symposium on Probiotics and Health 2011: Ottawa, International conference on Myco and Phyto toxines 2012: Montreal, 58 th International congress in Meat Science and Technology 2014: We support the candidacy of Montreal for the 17 th World congress of Food Science and Technology
Web seminars: training
Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University Food Rearch and Development Center St-Hyacinthe