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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...

At the 2026 American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference in San Diego, the Innovation Institute for Food and Health’s (IIFH) Research Program Manager, Mariana Barboza, presented exciting new research...

What if making healthier food choices didn’t require giving up the meals people already love? New research from UC Davis, led by Professor Ilias Tagkopoulos, shows how artificial intelligence could...

DAVIS, CA — Monday, May 11, 2026 — In a move designed to fundamentally accelerate how food innovation reaches the market, the University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food &...

This year has started off with a lot of momentum and we are excited to share what we have been up to so far from new partners and an angel...

The University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) today announced two new strategic partnerships; one with ofi, a global leader in food and beverage ingredients and...

This winter, IIFH is proud to sponsor the inaugural Innovation for Impact: Food Systems class, a hands-on, cross-disciplinary course designed to tackle some of the most urgent challenges in our...

IIFH Inaugural “Translator’s Circle” hits the ground running This winter, the Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH) launched the inaugural cohort of its new Food & Health Translator’s Circle—a...

The Pancreatic Islet: A Hub for Metabolic Health Well before GLP-1–based drugs gained widespread attention, Dr. Bethany Cummings was drawn to a puzzling clinical observation: patients who undergo bariatric surgery...

As of February 1, 2026, the inaugural cohort of the NovoNordisk Foundation and UC Investments-funded California-Denmark Innovator Fellowship was successfully underway. After months of planning, the six PhDs and Postdoctoral...