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UC Davis is helping prepare the next generation of food systems innovators by combining scientific expertise with entrepreneurial training. In the inaugural Innovation for Impact: Food Systems course—known as “Hacking...

Can the taste of a food be predicted from its ingredient list? In a new study, researchers including UC Davis professor Ilias Tagkopoulos explored this question by combining food science,...

UC Davis has launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator at Aggie Square, a new initiative designed to help early-stage life science startups transform promising research into scalable companies. The program provides...

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...

Researchers at UC Davis have developed a new glycomics-based approach to uncover the structural features that make certain starches resistant to digestion. Led by experts in carbohydrate analysis, including Distinguished...

UC Davis has launched the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), a new initiative designed to help early-stage startups transform breakthrough discoveries into scalable solutions across life sciences, food, and health. Delivered...

As GLP-1 medications continue to reshape how consumers approach food, nutrition is emerging as a critical companion to pharmaceutical intervention. In a recent Nutrition Insight feature, experts from UC Davis,...

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...