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Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA)

Lorem ipsumUniversity of Barcelona's Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA-UB) is an own institute born with the objective to respond to the needs and demands of today's society regarding research, third-cycle education and service provision in health and food sectors. Its researchers are experts in different aspects within the nutrition field; analysis and control of food products, food safety and the study of the social and economic impact of food industry.

This institute was created in 2005, boosted by 22 research teams from eleven departments attached to the faculties of Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry and Geography and History. 19 of these groups are —or belong to— 14 research teams already established by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Its principal objectives are promoting research in the fields it takes part, favoring the cooperation between investigators and the setting of different multidisciplinary teams. It puts also a focus on the participation in institutional research programs (particularly in European projects) and joint ventures with companies of the sectors related to its activities. Another major theme is to make available to society in general all the strengths of UB revolving around this matter, primarily in the training of technicians and specialists, knowledge transferring and the dissemination of the research results among social actors and the different administrations, as well as advising consumers, companies and public administrations about nutrition and food quality and product safety.

l’INSA-UB's priority research areas

Connection with postgraduate education

Groups that form the Institute (in alphabetical order)

Location

 

Research Institutes UB (GREC)

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  • Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus
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