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

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IIFH x ofi x Scotts Partnership
IIFH partners with ofi and ScottsMiracle-Gro to advance food innovation
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IIFH California-Denmark Innovator Fellowship
Now accepting applications—PhDs and postdocs apply by May 17th
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Food & Health Angels Launch
Food & Health Angels launches, providing capital to start-ups focused on improving metabolic health, performance, and healthy longevity
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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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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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Impact

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

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