German Society for Fat Science e.V. (DGF)

The goals of the DGF in the fields of fat science and technology include: - to create a stimulating community where experts from research, technology and business have the opportunity to communicate their ideas and to learn from each other - to promote scientific and application-oriented research and to support research centers where appropriate - to encourage further training - to disseminate information from the field of fat science and to inform the general public on issues relating to lipid science and technology - to check existing standards and to develop new standard methods - to acknowledge excellent research results and award outstanding scientists. In the pursuit of these goals, the DGF promotes wide-ranging interdisciplinary cooperation among those involved in the scientific, medical, technological, agricultural and ecological research of fats and oils, fatty products and related products, surfactants and raw materials.