Marissa Pickard

By Flora Southey |04-Nov-2025 The multinational hopes external innovation can help support consumers through weight loss and maintenance phases. Although much of Nestlé’s innovation is developed by its own experts, the...

06 Nov 2025 | By Jolanda van Hal Nutrition Insight speaks with Kat Cole, CEO of AG1, and Dr. Justin Siegel, IIFH faculty director and professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Medicine at...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Metabolic hormones such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1s), glucosedependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIPs) and others are transforming the way we treat obesity, type 2 diabetes, related metabolic dysfunctions and more....

A new UC Davis study published in mSystems, is fundamentally reshaping how we think about fiber, gut and overall health. By uncovering how subtle differences in fiber structure shape gut...

27 Oct 2025 | By Jolanda van Hal Nutrition Insight speaks with experts at both organizations to explore how they will nurture early-stage ventures from the UC Davis ecosystem, helping them with scientific...

By Marissa Pickard DAVIS, CA (OCTOBER 27, 2025) The University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) today announced a new partnership with Nestlé Health Science, a...

October 24, 2025 | AG1 In September, AG1 announced a partnership with UC Davis and its Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH). This partnership deepens AG1’s role as a collaborator...

The Bezos Earth Fund has announced a $2 million grant to the University California, Davis, the American Heart Association and other partners to advance “Swap it Smart” as part of its AI...

ABSTRACT Dietary fibers promote positive health outcomes that are generally attributed to large bowel bacterial fermentation and associated bioactive metabolites. Historically, studies of the latter have focused on short-chain fatty...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — October 23, 2025 — The Bezos Earth Fund today announced $30 million in new investments to harness artificial intelligence for the planet, supporting innovations that range from decoding the...

20-Oct-2025 by Jess Spiring Could the era of precision nutrition turn the pharma-driven metabolism revolution into a food-based one? At its core, precision nutrition is about aligning what we eat with who...

20-Oct-2025 by Jess Spiring As GLP-1 drugs disrupt the weight loss market, food and beverage players are racing to unlock the appetite-regulating power of functional ingredients “The GI tract is a major...