For those who could not attend the World Nutrition Forum 2008 and for those who would like to "revisit" this year's lectures, BIOMIN offers them exclusively to its subscribers. In the following weeks all oral presentations will be available as video lectures in the BIOMIN Download Area. Don't miss the chance to get relevant insights in todays important issues.

The video lecture series starts with a critical assessment of global feed and raw material supply by Osler Desouzart, CEO of OD Consulting, Brazil. His oral presentation is called "Future tendencies of meat production and consumption" and is available in the BIOMIN Download Area as well as well as on www.worldnutritionforum.info.

The BIOMIN Research and Innovation Network (B.R.A.I.N.) is a program created to support young and highly skilled scientists. Its aim: To fund interesting research projects in the area of animal nutrition, animal health, natural growth promotion, feed-microbiology and biotechnology, mycotoxins, feed hygiene and preservation as well as undesirable substances.

This special BIOMIN program is divided into two parts: B.R.A.I.N. I and B.R.A.I.N. II.

In the first part a jury continuously evaluates the submitted project proposals of students and research teams and decides upon funding for the most promising ones. Consideration will be given to research projects, scientific studies, diploma- or PhD-thesis on a topic related to one of BIOMIN’s suggested research fields.

The second part of B.R.A.I.N. is devoted to awarding excellent scientific work from all over the world. Abstracts for papers referring to one of BIOMIN’s research fields will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary jury. Annually the authors of the top five may publish their full scientific paper in the proceedings of the following World Nutrition Forum and get an award of 300 EUR.The author may present their paper orally at the World Nutrition Forum. All related costs will be covered by BIOMIN.