FOODBALT 2025

18th Baltic Conference on Food Science and Technology “Baltics R&D For Future Food“

Conference is organized by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Department of Food Science and Technology

About

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Organizing Committee warmly invites our distinguished delegates and guests to the 18th Baltic Conference on Food Science and Technology “Baltics R&D For Future Food” (FOODBALT2025) held during May 22-23 2025 in Kaunas, Lithuania.

The general aim of the Conference is to create an „open“ International forum for researchers and young scientists such as doctoral or MSc students to exchange ideas and the latest results in their field of the research.

Furthermore, it will also provide an opportunity to meet old friends and form new partnerships.

We hope that you will take this opportunity to join us for academic exchange and visit the city of Kaunas.

We look forward to welcoming you in Kaunas in May 2025!

Topics

Chemistry Behind Sensorial, Flavour and Textural Properties
Food Packaging
Fermentation and Microbiome Science
Functional Foods
Food Technology and Products Development
Novel Food and Nutrition
Valorisation and Sustainability

Important dates

March 14 – Submission of abstracts
April 30 – Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
May 12 – Registration fee deadline
May 22-23 – Conference date

Registrations

Registration fee.

Full registration fee includes attendance to all sessions, abstract e-book, coffee breaks and lunches as per scientific programme, certificate of attendance, access to posters area.
Accompanying person fee includes the conference dinner.

Full registration – 250 EUR;
PhD and Master students (certified) registration – 150 EUR;
Accompanying person – 75 EUR;

Details for the payment via Bank transfer:
Name of Bank – AB SEB bankas
Address of Bank – Gedimino av. 12, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania
SWIFT (BIC) – CBVILT2X
IBAN – LT387044060003104481
KTU internal account number – KO067

IMPORTANT. Please remember to state on all money transfers: (1) KTU internal account number Nr: KO067; (2) purpose of payment: registration fee FOODBALT-2025; (3) participant’s name (names, in case of group payment) and institution. All bank costs must be charged to the customer.
Please remember to provide your proof of payment at the registration desk.
Please, inform us if you need invoice.

For invoice we need information:
Name of institution
Address of institution
Code of institution
VAT Code

Programme

Information will be updated in the near future.

Abstract book

March 14 – Submission of abstracts
April 30 – Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
May 12 – Registration fee deadline
May 22-23 – Conference date

PARTNERS:

Information will be updated in the near future.

Committees

ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

Members (sorted by alphabetical order):

Aušra Šipailienė

Ingrida Kaniauskienė

Laura Jūrienė,

Milda Pukalskienė

Sigita Jeznienė

Viktorija Eisinaitė,

Scientific Committee

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chairman: Prof. Petras Rimantas Venskutonis (Kaunas University of Technology, LT).

Members (sorted by alphabetical order):

Aušra Šipailienė (Kaunas University of Technology, LT);

Cesarettin Alasalvar (Food Science and Engineering, TÜBİTAK MAM, TR)

Chin-Kun Wang, Chung Shan (Medical University, Taichung, TW)

Daiva Leskauskaitė (Kaunas University of Technology, LT);

Dalija Seglina (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LV)

Elena Ibáñez (The Institute of Food Science Research CIAL; Spanish National Research Council CSIC, ES)

Emmanouil H. Papaioannou (University of Lancaster, UK)

Ene Viiard (Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies, EE);

Inga Ciproviča (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LV);

Ivi Jõudu (Estonian University of Life Science, EE);

Jelena Zagorska (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LV);

Karolina Rudnicka (University of Lodz, PL)

Katrin Laos (Talin University of Technology, EE);

Kristi Kerner (Estonian University of Life Science, EE);

Kristīne Meile (Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, LV)

Loreta Bašinskienė (Kaunas University of Technology, LT);

Piotr Szweda (Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, PL);

Ruta Galoburda (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, LV);

Vaida Kitrytė-Syrpa (Kaunas University of Technology, LT)

Zanda KRUMA (Latvia University of Agriculture, LV)

Presentation Guidelines

Oral presentations: time for oral presentations will be 15 minutes including 5 minutes discussion. Official conference language is English.
Poster presentations: poster size 840 x 594 mm (portrait layout).
Abstracts must be prepared according to the template provided below. The abstract(s) should be saved as presentingauthornameandsurname.doc

Abstract template 2025

Publication

Information will be updated in the near future.

Courses

More information coming soon.

How to reach Kaunas

Transportation Vilnius airport to Kaunas

You can get train from Vilnius airport to Vilnius station www.vilnius-airport.lt/en/before-the-flight/transport).

The train station is near airport around 5 min walk https://www.vilnius-airport.lt/en/before-the-flight/transport/train.

From Vilnius Station You can get train to Kaunas (the trip time from Vilnius to Kaunas is around 1 hour 5 minutes). The train tickets you can buy on line (Vilnius airport-Vilnius Station and Vilnius Station – Kaunas https://www.traukiniobilietas.lt/portal/en.

Also You can get the bus or microbus (company TOKS) from Vilnius airport to Vilnius bus station to Kaunas bus station https://infobus.eu/en/bus/route/from-vilnius-to-kaunas.

For the information about catering, public transport and wheather in Kaunas, please visit the page: Visit Kaunas – Visit Kaunas

Accomodation

Participants of FoodBalt 2025 are invited make their own hotel arrangements.

We hereby suggest some of the hotels:

Victoria Hotel Kaunas (if you want to book this hotel write an e-mail to foodbalt@ktu.lt)

http://www.groupeuropa.com/europa_royale_lt/kaunas_viesbutis/

Kaunas
http://www.kaunashotel.lt/lt

Kaunas city
http://www.kaunascityhotel.com/

If you have any questions

If you have any questions, please contact us:

Viktorija Eisinaitė
Kaunas University of Technology
Department of Food Science and Technology
Radvilėnų pl. 19, Kaunas, LT-50254, Lithuania
e-mail: foodbalt@ktu.lt

FoodBalt 2025 will take place at the KTU Santaka Valley. The Valley is a state-of-the-art science and innovations centre, one of the largest in the Baltics. It has become a local catalyst for innovations connecting science, technologies and business for joint activities.

KTU Santaka Valley

K. Baršausko g. 59
Kaunas 51423

All personal data collected in the registration form will be used for the conference purpose only.