Tan Sri Dato' Seri B Bek-Nielsen Foundation

The Tan Sri Dato' Seri B Bek-Nielsen Foundation was set up by MOSTA in 1995 in recognition of Tan Sri Dato' Seri B Bek-Nielsen's contributions to the Malaysian palm oil industry. The Foundation has the following objective:

"to promote oils and fats science and technology, particularly in the areas of nutrition and food applications of palm oil and palm oil products, through the provision of fellowships, scholarships, grants and other awards to individuals and institutions"

To date the Foundation has presented eight Foundation Lectures as follows:

1996	Preparing for the 21st Century in Oil Crops
	Professor Paul K Stumpf, University of California at Davis, USA
1997	WTO Implications to Oils and Fats Trade
	Datuk Haron Siraj, Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia
1998	The World Supply and Demand Outlook for Palm Oil
	Mr Thomas Mielke, Oil World, ISTA Mielke GmbH, Germany
1999	Vitamin E of the 21st Century: Tocotrienols
	Professor Lester Packer, University of California at Berkeley, USA
2000	Cis-Trans Isomerism of Cartenoids - In Relation to Nutrition and Health
	Professor Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
2001	Palm Oil Price Behaviour: Retrospect and Prospect
	Mr Dorab E Mistry, Godrej International Ltd, United Kingdom
2002	Food uses of Palm Oil - A Global Perspective
	Mr Kurt G Berger, Technical Consultant - Oils and Fats, United Kingdom
2003	Some Human Experiment with Palm Olein and Plasma Lipids
	Professor A Stewart Truswell, University of Sydney
2004	Agricultural Supplies of Oils Do Not Meet Nutritional Demands
	Professor Frank D Gunstone, Scottish Crop Research Institute, United Kingdom