For Research & Academia

Research & Academia
Collaborate with us
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Fostering and mobilising EPFL science towards food applications
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Network with leading R&D industry partners
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Build bridges between complementary partners in Switzerland
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Research funding
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Where we contribute

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
Our approach
We take a modular and flexible project-based approach, leveraging cross-industry expertise to help our partners solve complex transdisciplinary innovation challenges.
Our approach
By connecting EPFL’s research expertise with the industry know-how, we aim to generate research and innovation around food and nutrition and translate it into real collaboration opportunities.
Check out the list below to find out what we have in store for you.
With a privileged access to the IFNC Industrial Board, our members can truly influence EPFL research programs related to food and nutrition. They also have access to events and conferences and can closely collaborate with EPFL’s scientists and start-ups. IFNC membership is reserved for companies active in the food and nutrition industry.
Want to work on a specific project that meets your needs? Take part in the IFNC Joint Research Program, which consists of a close collaboration between science and industry. Through a well-defined projet and statement of work, all parties are working together to achieve concrete outcomes.
Through diverse discovery and research programmes, non-competing members of the center work together on common issues.
Latest activities

Jeremy Luterbacher’s PET-like plastic made of plant by-products
Jeremy Luterbacher from EPFL’s Laboratory of Sustainable and Catalytic Processing has developed a way to turn plant by-products into materials that could serve as an alternative to some types of plastic.

Appel à projets sur le thème Sport & Nutrition
L’Innovation Booster Sport & Activité Physique, soutenu par Innosuisse et en collaboration avec l’UNIL et l’EPFL, est à la recherche d’un porteur de thème qui souhaiterait aborder la nutrition sous l’angle du sport. Le but étant de stimuler la collaboration multisectorielle afin de lancer de nouveaux projets et partenariats dans une culture d’innovation ouverte.

Événement – Sommet Suisse sur le Système Alimentaire
Ces derniers mois, l’Assemblée Citoyenne pour une Politique Alimentaire et le Comité scientifique Avenir Alimentaire Suisse se sont penchés de manière intensive sur cette question. Les recommandations en résultant pour une politique alimentaire durable ont été remis lors du Sommet Suisse sur le Système Alimentaire 2023.
Contact us
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