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By Grace LeBleu Over the past six months, I have perfected my 30-second elevator pitch. Picture this: you’re a founder of a biotech company that is raising their seed round....

– by Sarah Kakadellis, July 2025   As I reflect on my experience in FoodTech venture capital (VC) over the past six months, I see a parallel between entrepreneurship and...

“The Devil Is in the Quantitation”: Dr. Carlito Lebrilla and the Molecular Map of Health Dr. Carlito Lebrilla, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Medicine at UC Davis, has...

For decades, Mars and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have partnered to generate new science insights that enable impactful innovations in food and health, exemplifying the transformative potential...

Throughout my academic career, I have always been highly motivated by the innumerable ways we can leverage fundamental scientific breakthroughs to provide creative solutions to global problems. I’m particularly interested...

The intersection of food, health, and biotechnology is experiencing an unprecedented wave of innovation. As startups harness cutting-edge technologies to address global challenges, the need for precise, data-driven insights becomes...

                       The recent event, Investing in the Future of Human and Planetary Health, was co-hosted by the AI Institute for...

November 21st, 2024 | Bonny Doon, CA This session spotlighted the significant ripple effects that GLP1 drugs, like Ozempic, are having on the food system. These medications, primarily used to...

What if your research could leap off the pages of academic journals and transform real-world challenges? This question fueled my journey during the IIFH Innovator Fellowship—a journey that became the...

In addition to the outstanding research environment, one of the primary reasons I chose UC Davis for my second postdoctoral position was the opportunity to engage with the Innovation Institute...

By Noramay Cadena and Minami Ogawa Supply Change Capital (SCC) invests in technologies to transform the food system. Sometimes, the deals we consider utilize cutting-edge scientific techniques, and they are...

Proteins are the workhorses of life, executing virtually every biological function on Earth. The human body alone is composed of about 100,000 unique proteins that enable us to think, see,...