Rene Herrera

The food we eat is complex. Understanding its molecular makeup can seem even more so—but that understanding could be critical to the future of food and health. UC Davis’ Innovation...

The pace of innovation across food and health continues to accelerate, creating new opportunities to connect research, industry, entrepreneurship, and investment. For IIFH this quarter has been marked by new...

Scientists and engineers do great work to bring new technologies and products to society, often as potential improvements to current processes and production cycles. They usually work hard on making...

Kim Fisher, Director of Programs at the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH), joined a national group of experts contributing to a new Engineering Research Visioning Alliance...

UC Davis alumnus and IIFH board member Aryeh Ganz, founder and managing partner of Cornucopian Capital, is helping build new pathways for translating university research into precision health solutions. In...

The UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) is expanding its leadership in translating breakthrough science into real-world impact through a new strategic partnership with Lawrence Livermore National...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) today announced a strategic collaboration to advance scientific discovery, technology translation and...

Rethinking Muscle Health in the GLP-1 Era Muscle is increasingly recognized as far more than the tissue that powers movement. It is a dynamic organ that influences metabolism, healthy aging,...

Developing scientific talent is essential to accelerating innovation in food, human, and planetary health. The California–Denmark Innovator Fellowship was created to give early-career researchers firsthand experience navigating the intersection of...

Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape how we discover, design, and manufacture the next generation of foods—and UC Davis is helping define that future. In a new Nature Food review,...

Food & Health Angels (FH Angels), an angel investment network that grew out of the innovation ecosystem in Davis, has announced its first investment: Persperion Diagnostics, a startup developing a...

Food & Health (FH) Angels has announced its first investment, backing Persperion Diagnostics as the company advances a non-invasive glucose monitoring device that measures glucose levels using a small amount...