Florida Poly breaks ground on Citrus Innovation Center

Florida Polytechnic University is one step closer to having a research park on its Lakeland campus. Research of various types of citrus tastes and scents will soon take place at Florida Poly. Research and development company, IFF (International Flavors and Fragrances) broke ground on its new Citrus Innovation Center located on the university’s campus. IFF plays a vital role in the global food and beverage, and beauty markets. "And it's a very innovative idea," Dr. Pete Chang said. "The beginnings of these programs really started with COVID. When we were starting to look at how we can get patients home sooner safely, we did some remote patient monitoring of our COVID patients, and that's really where it started."