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Our vision To make the food we love healthier for people and the planet

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Developing Future Food and Health Leaders
IIFH + Novo Nordisk Foundation Announce First-of-Its-Kind Fellowship Exchange Program
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Snacking Reimagined Through AI
Rivalz Utilizes AI to Create New Snacks in an Industry Dominated by Big Players
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IIFH Fellowship Bridges Nutrition Research & Investment
IIFH's Innovator Fellowship connects Ph.D. students with venture capital firms to drive food and health innovation.
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Who we are

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Home to world’s leading food researchers
Catalyst for academic-industry innovation
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Creating food that is good for people & the planet
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We collaborate with food industry leaders to find healthier ways to make delicious food.
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What we do

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Breakthrough Research

Using new technologies to innovate healthier foods and ingredients.
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Talent
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Developing future innovators in food and health.
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Uncommon Connections

Bringing together the ecosystem to enable innovation in food for health.
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Market
Impact

Enabling new products and companies that give consumers better health while eating the foods they love.

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