Integrative Food and Nutrition Center
Innovating together across our food systems
Together with our partners we collaborate to develop new technologies that contribute in solving our global food challenges.
Our verticals
Bio-based materials
Smart packaging
Engineering & Processing
Degradation
Sustainability assessment
Consumer behaviours
Metabolism & nutrition
Sensing & monitoring data
Computational biology
Protein engineering
Neurosciences
Digital epidemiology
Machine learning & AI
Blockchain
Complex systems simulation
Hyperspectral imaging
Robotics & photonics
Sensors & tracking
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Be stimulated by our ecosystem and seize opportunities.
Navigating through the EPFL ecosystem is inspiring but complex.
We will put you in touch with the right EPFL expert, help you have access to state of the art research and be part of a vibrant ecosystem in which startups, SMEs, large enterprises, students and researchers mix naturally.
Our planet’s resources are under enormous pressure. A swelling global population coupled with geopolitical and social tensions is fueling climate change, whittling away biodiversity and challenging modern lifestyles […] We must act now to redesign the world’s food systems – how we produce, process, ship and buy the food we eat – to make them more ecologically responsible.
Latest activities
New Dietary Recommendations for Switzerland
A healthy lifestyle includes a balanced and varied diet. The Swiss Dietary Recommendations take a holistic approach: the consumption of fresh, healthy foods, an active lifestyle and sustainability. The Swiss Food Pyramid provides a visual aid for the Dietary Recommendations to help consumers put these into practice.
Building a blueprint of metabolic health – from mouse to human
The findings from EPFL scientists highlight potential pathways that could be targeted for therapeutic interventions, and underscore the importance of genetics in metabolic health. By translating these findings from mice to humans, the study paves the way for personalized approaches to managing and preventing metabolic syndrome.
RoboFood perspecive published in Nature Review Materials
Robots and food have long been distant worlds: Robots are inorganic, bulky, and non-disposable; food is organic, soft, and biodegradable. Yet, research that develops edible robots has progressed recently and promises positive impacts: Robotic food could reduce electronic waste, help deliver nutrition and medicines to people and animals in need, monitor health, and even pave (…)
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Governance
IFNC is an interdisciplinary center attached to the EPFL Vice Presidency for Academic Affairs (VPA), Centers and Platforms
Associate Vice President – Anna Fontcuberta i Morral