A research of excellence in Nutrition and Health
From laboratory
to society
The research center is a research body at the University of Navarra, attached to the School Pharmacy and Nutrition and integrated into the Institute of Nutrition and Health. It conducts research on topics related to nutrition and health, specifically obesity issues.
It transfers research findings to industry, particularly the food and pharmaceutical sectors, research the aim of improving productivity and supporting the development new food products. It also offers industry services related to nutrition, dietetics, and food in general.
NUTRITION AND MOLECULAR METABOLISM
instructions and new therapeutic strategies in obesity and metabolic syndrome.
PRECISION NUTRITION
Eating behavior habits. New nutritional strategies. Nutrigenomics, epigenetics and metagenomics.
BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
Bioactive compounds, prebiotics and probiotics. design and development of functional foods.
NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION UNIT
We prepare scientific and technical reports providing a service to all areas of the center.
UNIT OF
METABOLOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS UNIT
Metabolome study and bioinformatics analysis of data omics (genomics, metagenomics...)
PHENOTYPING UNIT
ANIMAL
Platform that provides service to the groups of research of the University as well as to external groups.
PROJECTS WITH COMPANIES
These are specific research and development+i projects bajo contract, nutritional intervention services, counseling, etc.
Interview with Fermín Milagro: "The Present and Future of Nutrition"
research innovation in new proteins, the application of AI throughout the food chain, the fight against obesity, the microbiome, superfoods, allergies, and intolerances... In this episode of "Current Notes," Fermín Milagro, professor at the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition researcher Institute of Nutrition and Health at the University of Navarra, discusses the present and future of nutrition on the University of Navarra’s Spotify channel.
April 15, 2026
“Health Effects and Mechanisms of Inulin Action in Human Metabolism”
An article Jaime Alonso-Allende, PhD student CIN, and his thesis advisors, thesis Paula Aranaz and Dr. Fermín Milagro, ranks first among the most cited papers in 2024–2025 in the "Nutrition and Metabolism" section of the journal *NUTRIENTS*.
by Jaime Alonso-Allende, Fermín I. Milagro, and Paula Aranaz
Nutrients 2024, 16(17), 2935
award Dr. Gabriela Fraiz
Dr. Gabriela Fraiz, the first doctoral student to complete a joint program between the University of Navarra and the Federal University of Viçosa, has received an important award . The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has awarded her the 2026 Glenn Gibson Early Career Researcher Award. This association is the only international organization dedicated specifically to promote science of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, and fermented foods, and is responsible for publishing consensus documents defining the concepts of prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic. Dr. Fraiz will receive a award and will present her findings in person at the ISAPP meeting in October 2026 in Tokyo.
PhD student Maialen Uriz presents the progress of project
Maialen Uriz, a doctoral student at research center (CIN) at the University of Navarra, gave a seminar which she presented the progress of project research project research forms research her thesis , HIDROPEP.
The project , funded by the Government of Navarra's call for strategic projects (2023-2025), is made up of companies and centers in Navarra and goal development, assessment , and industrially apply new vegetable protein derivatives. Specifically, the doctoral student has worked on the design snacks rich in bean and pea protein, as well as on the assessment the potential health effects of hydrolysates of these proteins in animal models (C. elegans and mice).
Foodtech
25.02.2025
The School of Pharmacy and Nutrition organizes the session "Foodtech. What it is and why it is changing the future of food" with the participation of several experts.
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International Open Access Week
05.11.2024
Next Tuesday, November 5, the session "The transformation of business models in the academic community: transformative agreements in Spain" will take place. This session will be given by Luis Gonzalo Rey Pinzón, director of the Library Services of the University of La Laguna.
This seminar will take place at classroom Siemens Gamesa at Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) starting at 13:00 hours.
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Parma Summer School - Innovative Food Products
23.09.2024
Summer School "Innovative Food Products" taught virtually and aimed at young professionals, students of doctorate, postdoctoral researchers, as well as other scientists, academics and representatives of public institutions, non-governmental organizations and European agencies. registration free of charge (before June 28) limited to a maximum of 300 students.
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February 19, 2026
The University participates in a project to personalize diabetes treatment subject
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February 12, 2026
Children with obesity have less bacterial diversity in their microbiota.
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January 28, 2026
The University obtains €4.4 million for 27 research projects research the knowledge national call for proposals for knowledge generation.
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