Education and Outreach to Government and Policy makers creates an awareness of APC research and provides up-to-date information on issues such as gastrointestinal disorders, probiotics, functional foods, ongoing clinical trials and new therapeutic agents and consumer needs.  It does this using the following methods:

• GutReaction newsletter
• Organisation of forum e.g. Food and Health - Exploring a niche for Ireland
• Hosting visits - APC hosts visits of key government and Irish and internaional policy makers.
• Interaction with State development agencies e.g.Enterprise Ireland, Industrial Development Authority

Professor Frank Ganon, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland helps to launch the Microbe Magic Website

Microbe Magic is the APC's interactive science website for primary school students, their parents and teachers.  The site imparts scientific information in an exciting way, using games, quizzes and experiments.  Students can also submit a question to an APC scientist which is answered on the site.  Find more information at: http://microbemagic.ucc.ie

Pictured: Mr. Micheál Martin T.D. (Left), Former Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment and Professor Frank Gannon, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland with a student from the Cork School Project.

ALIMENTARY HEALTH ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITIONALS

Alimentary Health recently announced that it has entered into an exclusive research development and cross-licensing agreement with Mead Johnson Nutritionals covering nutritional applications of novel ingredient technologies for infants and children.

Pictured: Barry Kiely, Alimentary Health Ltd, Mike Feeney, Enterprise Ireland, Michael Ceddia, Mead Johnson & Company, Mary Coughlan TD, Minister for Agriculture and Food, Liam O'Mahony, Alimentary Health Ltd and Steve Golsby, President, Mead Johnson & Company