On 24 June 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, conducted a working and inspection visit to the Higher School for Food Sciences and Agri-food Industries in Oued Smar, where he examined several experimental platforms, including:
1. The milk and dairy products platform
2. Nutritional formulation platform
3. Sensory analysis platform

In an effort to optimise local resources, promote healthy diets and contribute to food security and national economic development, two projects have successfully completed registration procedures relating to intellectual property protection. The first project involved the filing of a patent application for an iron-rich supplement in the form of “chewing-gum”, while the second pertains to registering a digital application with the National Office of Copyright to help consumers make informed choices.