Local Organizing Committee

Identification and characterization of bio-active peptides from different biomass resources.

Expert in animal physiology, Dr Deschamps leads the insect upcycling or waste organics efforts at Laval University

Dr. Doyen's research focuses on the impact of high-pressure hydrostatic processes on the physico-chemical properties of food protein and peptide matrices with a view to optimizing their fractionation. 

Specialist on organic waste management and organic soil amendments, water pollution mitigation, and food security issues.

Expert in food systems and assisting businesses in the food processing, agroenvironment, biotechnology, and agronomy sectors by providing innovation and technology transfer support services

Nicolas Turgeon holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Laval University (Quebec) in collaboration with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), a master's degree in civil engineering and an Executive master's in business administration (EMBA) also from Université Laval. He has over 20 years of experience as a technical expert in the field of industrial innovation (Air and Climate change) and as a manager in environment and technological knowledge at Investissement Quebec-CRIQ. Nicolas is actively involved in the Quebec innovation ecosystem as chairman of the board of directors of Réseau Environnement, the largest group of environmental professionals in Quebec. He was also president of the Association for the prevention of air and soil contamination (APCAS-A&WMA Quebec section) from 2016-2020.

Animal nutritionist by training, Dr Vandenberg has been working to apply fundamental approaches to understand nutritional dynamics during insect larval development.