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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,...

The 2024 IIFH Partner Summit brought together forward-thinking leaders from industry, investors, academia, startups, foundations, research institutions and more. It is this level of uncommon collaboration that is at the...

By Minami Ogawa, Innovator Fellow, Supply Change Capital Food has always been at the heart of my journey. From the storybooks my mom read to me, I vividly remember being...

From chef/baker to scientist From my adventures as a creative chef and baker, I took a bold step to embark on a PhD in 2017 – to translate my experiences...

Since my childhood, I’ve been captivated by the profound impact of food on people’s lives, its connection to culture, and its influence on health. My Spanish heritage played a significant...

Throughout my PhD, I have been keenly interested in the various ways in which science interfaces with society. How do the small discoveries we scientists make in the lab lead...

I have studied and worked with agricultural machinery, precision agriculture, remote sensing, aerial image processing, and other digital agriculture practices throughout my academic career. My passion for advancing technologies that...

Algae is the queen of sustainability. Emerging technology is transforming this diverse group of photosynthetic organisms into a robust, sustainable production platform for multiple applications across various markets. As a...