UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID

Profile

Universidad  Autónoma  de  Madrid  (UAM)  is  a  Life  Sciences   specialised   academic   institution,   ranked   11th worldwide and 4th in Europe.

UAM hosts 2 complementary Food&Nutrition Institutes:

• CIAL (UAM-CSIC): focused on innovation in food design for nutrition and health.
• IMDEA Food: targeting precision nutrition for human chronic disease prevention.

Competences & Capabilities

Working  for  the  increment  of  competitiveness  and  innovation   of   food   industry   through   knowledge   transfer      from      bench-to-fork.      An      integrated      ecosystem  is  located  in  our  Campus  to  comply  with  the  3  pillars  of  knowledge:  R&D,  entrepreneurship  and education.

Technological platforms:

• Food and Nutritional Genomics Platform
• Service platform for food industrial sector
• Metabolomics platform
• Bioanalytical techniques unit
• Gastrointestinal simulator
• Laboratory of cooperative activity in R&D