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CAPPS Mission
To conduct industrially relevant research
directed at developing methods and technologies
for the production of safe, marketable,
high-quality shelf-stable aseptic and
refrigerated extended shelf-life products.
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Objectives

• Enhance safety and quality of aseptic and
  extended shelf-life products
• Characterize emerging, aseptic and extended
  shelf-life processes
• Assure the integrity and functionality of aseptic
  and extended shelf-life packaging

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History

• Begun in 1986 at North Carolina State University
  as the Center for Aseptic Processing and
  Packaging Studies
• Univ. of California Davis joined in 1993
• Ohio State joined in 1998
• Name changed to Center for Advanced Processing
  and Packaging Studies, broadening the scope of
  the Center
• Ohio State became Managing Site in 2002

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History (continued)

• In 2002, three separate budgets were merged into
  one, centrally managed at OSU
• In 2003, we graduated
• No-cost extensions to NSF were necessary to
  enable one member (US Army) to transfer funds
• Still awaiting an alternative solution

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The Transition to Independence

• From 2004 onwards, we requested that a portion of
  industry funds be set aside annually to fund
  operations
• 50,000 per year for the managing site
• 5,000 per site for Directors discretionary
  funds
• Total of 65,000 per year
• Annual requests made to the IAB since

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Challenges to Independent Operation

• IAB questioning of administrative costs
• One vocal member
• Detailed scrutiny of accounts
• Charity level overhead
• One member uses the Governmental MIPR system to
  pay us via NSF
• Delays in receipt of funds
• Research grants office blamed
• Delicate handling of delinquent members

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Challenges to Independent Operation

• Research Grants Offices
• Industry and NSF funds had separate accounts and
  managers
• Recently, there has been talk at one or two sites
  of charging full indirect costs on Center
  projects
• Still awaiting resolution
• Slow subcontracting process
• We subcontract to several partner and nonpartner
  sites
• Grants offices sometimes operate at glacial pace

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Other Aspects of Independent Operation

• IAB has attempted to change voting rules
• No longer can one company solely vote to fund a
  single project
• One member has taken an extraordinary interest
  and has redrafted our bylaws
• Student support no longer guaranteed for more
  than one year
• All projects go through annual renewal process
• With the exit of FDA as a member in the late
  1990s, projects became more applied and immediate
  in focus

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Other Aspects of Independent Operation

• Beginning in 2001, we began seeking large
  external grants.
• In 2003, we were successful in obtaining a 4-year
  1.7M grant from USDA
• Project meetings are scheduled alongside CAPPS
  meetings
• CAPPS membership is currently at an all-time high