Catriona Liddle is Head of the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. Before this Catriona spent over 20 years as a product developer in the food industry. 

In this episode Catriona shares the journey to developing palm oil substitute Palm-Alt and what she has learned about collaborations between academia and industry including:

• The challenges of industry collaboration during COVID
• Why she cares more about the research process than commercialisation
• Playing to her strengths and getting support for her weaknesses
• Supporting the next generation of food and drink innovators via the THRIVE Programme

Find out more about Catriona’s work

• Connect with Catriona on LinkedIn
• The Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation
• The Palm-Alt project
• The THRIVE Programme for food and drink entrepreneurs

 Follow the Academic Adventures podcast on LinkedIn

This podcast was a collaboration between the University of the West of Scotland, Converge and Sarah McLusky. The podcast team includes Orla Kelly, Adam Kosterka, Jen Black and Sarah McLusky. Proudly supported by the Scottish Ecosystem Fund 2023-24.