Invitation

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to FATS-O-MICS: Workshop on Food Lipids and Lipidomics for Health, Nutrition, and Sustainability, a Euro Fed Lipids Workshop that aims at bringing novel insights and addressing emerging challenges in the exciting field of food lipids and lipidomics, with a vision for healthier diets and a more sustainable future.

This event will be hosted at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in the beautiful coastal city of Aveiro, known for its excellence in research and education, and for its strong tradition of scientific innovation, cultural richness, and connection to the sea.

This meeting brings together a diverse community of scientists, young researchers, stakeholders, and industry experts united by a shared commitment to deepen our comprehension of the role of lipids in food quality, traceability, nutrition, health and sustainability.

Throughout the event, we will explore key topics such as:

• The importance of lipids and lipidomics in human health and sustainable diets,
• The development of alternative food sources,
• The integration of food analysis with traceability systems, and
• Most importantly, the analytical challenges associated with the characterization and quantification of lipids in complex food matrices.

These topics will be considered in the workshop sessions

Session 1: Analytical Challenges in the Diversity of Food Lipids

Session 2: Food Lipids and Lipidomics: From Molecules to Nutrition and Health Insights

Session 3: Lipids and lipidomic in Food Quality, Safety & Traceability

Session 4: Alternative and new sources of lipids, sustainability and future directions

These challenges are both technical and strategic, requiring interdisciplinary approaches that combine analytical chemistry, food science, nutrition, biotechnology, and data science. We hope the discussions at this meeting will open new avenues for innovation and collaboration.

We are honored by your presence, from established experts to emerging talents and young researchers, all committed to contributing to healthier, more sustainable, and fairer food systems.

Welcome to Aveiro. Welcome to this forum of scientific excellence and shared purpose.

With our warmest regards,
The Organizing Committee

Luis M. Rodríguez-Alcalá
Rosário Domingues
Diego Luis Garcia Gonzalez
Jeroen Geuens
Marc Pignitter
Govert Schröder
Maurizio Servili