Dr. Imre Blank

Position at the ZHAW

Senior Coffee Expert

Expertise and research interests

Coffee chemistry and technology, aroma and taste, flavour formation and stability, product development

Educational background

- PhD: Flavour research (TU Munich, DE)
- MSc: Food Chemistry (Münster, DE)
- BSc: Food Chemistry (WWU Münster, DE)
- Abitur: University entrance diploma (Cologne, DE)

Professional milestones

- Coffee research: Procekt Atomo (ZHAW, Wädenswil, CH)
- Chief Scientific Officer: Yiming Zhejiang Food Co. (Wenzhou, China)
- Global Network Leader: Global coordination of competence networks (Nestlé, Vevey, CH)
- Nestlé Fellow: Food Chemistry & Flavour Science (Nestlé, NRC, CH)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Beverages and Cereal products (Nestlé PTC Orbe, CH)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Confectionery (Nestlé PTC York, UK)
- Department Head: Science & Technology Culinary products (Nestlé PTC Singen, DE)
- Group Leader: Aroma & Taste (Nestlé Research Center, CH)
- Project Leader: Aroma & Taste (Nestlé Research Center, CH)
- Research scientist: German Research Institute of Food Chemistry (Garching, DE)

• Atomo Coffee - Coffee Without the Bean / Team member / Project ongoing
• Analysis of Lipid Oxydation in Food / Team member / Project completed

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