DPTC - Dairy Processing Technology Centre Information

The Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) was an industry–academic collaborative research centre, hosted by the University of Limerick, with a research agenda driven by the long-term growth opportunities for the dairy sector. The centre was funded by Enterprise Ireland and the Dairy Industry Partners from 2014 to 2026. DPTC was established as a centre of excellence for dairy processing research and innovation. The centre helped to fuel growth in the Irish dairy sector by performing research focused on cost-efficient processing, facilitating a step-change in environmental sustainability and creating, validating and commercialising a pipeline of science and technology-based manufacturing platforms for dairy ingredients. The foundation of the DPTC was a strong, long-term industry–academic collaborative partnership that developed, built and translated the knowledge and capabilities in dairy processing that were needed for the long-term growth development of the sector.