391. Eurofins’ Dave Riggs on balancing food innovation with the regulatory landscape + opportunities for creativity across the value chain

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Agbioscience

This weekly podcast dives into the agbioscience sector, where agriculture, life sciences innovation and cutting-edge technology converge. Agbioscience is an in-depth conversation with leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs across food, animal health. pl...

The intersection of innovation and regulatory – specifically when it comes to food is health – is a growing conversation. This week, we are joined by Dave Riggs, Business Cluster Unit President for Eurofins SFA, to talk laboratory science, consulting food brands around the world and health emerging as a trend on their minds. We get into:   The work his SFA team leads and who they aim to serve  How much food companies have to think about in product development and the risks that come up in a product’s life cycle in quality and safety standard aren’t met  How laboratory scientists approach their work like consultants to overcome challenges and drive big outcomes for food brands around the world  Food is Health making its way into the Eurofins labs and unintended consequences that have come alongside the movement  Balancing innovation and scientific discovery with an evolving regulatory landscape  Challenges and headwinds on the horizon for the food industry and how those create opportunities for creativity across the value chain  Dave’s advice to young talent considering science careers  What’s ahead for Eurofins