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A breakthrough in chickpea breeding is helping unlock new potential for plant-based protein. Supported by FFAR funding, NuCicer developed a high-protein, early-maturing chickpea variety (NC-1) using expanded genetic diversity from...

What if the future of protein wasn’t just sustainable, but smarter? A new Food Tank op-ed explores how the next generation of protein innovation is being shaped by data, from...

This Earth Day, the connection between human health and planetary health is clearer than ever. A recent Deloitte perspective highlights how food, nutrition, and sustainability are deeply intertwined and how...

UC Davis has launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator, a new initiative designed to support early-stage startups advancing innovation across life sciences, including food and health. Based at Aggie Square and...

UC Davis’ Aggie Venture Accelerator is launching a major new opportunity for early-stage startups in the Sacramento region. Based at Aggie Square, the program plans to invest approximately $250,000 in...

By Elaine Watson | AgFunder News Food industry veterans, including former CSOs at Mars and General Mills, are pooling capital through a new angel network in Davis, CA, Food & Health...

By Mark Anderson | Sacramento Business Journal The goal of the Food & Health Angels Network is to offer startups up to $3 million in seed money to move promising health...

By Beatrice Wihlander | Nutrition Insight Food & Health (FH) Angels Network has launched to bridge the gap between nutrition science, demand, and innovation amid a time of record-high obesity rates...

DAVIS, CA. — Thursday, March 19, 2026 — As metabolic disease becomes one of the defining health challenges of our time, scientists and entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to food as...

Highlights GLP-1 medicines reduce fat and liver mass more rapidly than skeletal muscle (SKM) Running performance is maintained or improved in mice on GLP-1 medicine GLP-1 medicine modifies the SKM...

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...

UC Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food & Health (IIFH) is partnering with ScottsMiracle-Gro to explore how soil health directly impacts plant nutrition and human well-being. By combining UC Davis expertise...