On 15 Dicember 2009, at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of the Sacred Heart, in Piacenza, at the Institute of Food Science and Nutrition (I.S.A.N.) the Hyst was presented to His Excellency Dr. Javad Shakhs Tavakolian, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to FAO and the United Nations and Member of the Executive Board of the World Food Program (WFP).

During the meeting entitled “TheHypercritical Separation Technology: Food, Alternative Energy, Environment” researchers of the I.S.A.N. (which has been researching to characterize the products resulting from the “turbomilling” technology treatment, for over 30 years) highlighted how the HYST method for transforming agricultural residues into high quality flour, can be a concrete answer to one of the most urgent of the Millennium Goals: food security.

The meeting started with Professor Gianfranco Piva’s speech (Director of I.S.A.N.) and followed by other speeches gave by his staff (Prof. Amedeo Pietri, Prof. Francesco Masoero, Prof. Aldo Prandini and Dr. Maurizio Moschini) who had the opportunity to analyze and discuss data concerning the extraordinary potential of the HYST system.