A research of excellence in Nutrition and Health
From laboratory
to society
The research center in Nutrition is an organ of research basic-applied of the University of Navarra, attached to the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition. It carries out a research of excellence in topics related to Nutrition and Health, specifically with the problems of obesity.
It transfers to the industry, especially the food and pharmaceutical industry, the results of the research in order to improve its productivity and support the development of new food products. In addition, it offers industry services related to the areas of 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.
meeting of the partners of the NUTRACAPS project "research of nanoencapsulated bioactive compounds for healthy nutrition".
The NUTRACAPS project was born with the goal of investigating the efficacy of the combination of certain nanoencapsulated bioactives, from by-products of the agri-food industry, in the treatment of Metabolic Syndrome and the acceleration of the healing process of skin wounds.
NUCAPS, the project's coordinating entity, has held the first strategic project meeting at its headquarters together with all the partners that make up the consortium. Throughout its development, processes will be investigated to obtain bioactives such as omega-6 fatty acids and quercetin, from abundant by-products in the agri-food industry of Navarra, as well as from new natural sources rich in these compounds. The project aims to incorporate these bioactives in functional food matrices and nutra/dermaceutical products, contributing at the same time to reduce the environmental impact associated with such production.
In addition to NUCAPS, the project integrates two knowledge centers of reference letter in research -Universidad de Navarra (UNAV) and Centro Nacional Tecnología Y Seguridad Alimentaria (CNTA)-, a business research and development unit - ESPIGA research and development, a pharmaceutical company -Laboratorios Ojer Pharma- and four entities of the agri-food sector representing all the links in the value chain: Iberfruta, Ingredalia, ISANATUR and NAGRIFOOD.
NUTRACAPS will be developed over two and a half years within the framework the call for grants to carry out strategic research and development projects in 2025-2028 of the Government of Navarra, co-financed at 40% by the European Regional development Fund through the ERDF Operational Program 2021-2027 of Navarra.
September 30, 2025
LEGUNOVA partners meeting
The LEGUNOVA project arises within the Agri-Food Cluster of Navarra (NAGRIFOOD) with the goal of designing and developing new sustainable strategies for the use of legumes produced in Navarra to promote circular Economics in the agri-food sector, contributing to regional socio-economic development , as well as to the promotion of food sustainability and healthy eating.
The Agri-Food Cluster of Navarra(NAGRIFOOD) has organized the first meeting of the strategic project LEGUNOVA together with all the partners that form the consortium. In this, processes of integral use of derivatives and by-products (husk) will allow obtaining new sources of vegetable protein and other compounds of interest applied to the sustainable production of safe and healthy food.
In addition to NAGRIFOOD as the coordinating entity, the project integrates three reference letter knowledge centers in research -Universidad de Navarra (UNAV), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) and Centro Nacional Tecnología Y Seguridad Alimentaria (CNTA)- and five entities of the agri-food sector that represent all the links in the value chain: AN S.COOP. (group AN), CAVIAR PIRINEA (PIRINEA), COCUUS SYSTEM IBERICA (COCUUS), DELSO FERTILIZANTES FAMILY (DFGROUP) and TUTTI FOOD GROUP (TUTTI PASTA).
LEGUNOVA will be developed over two and a half years within the framework the call for grants to carry out strategic research and development projects in 2025-2028 of the Government of Navarra, co-financed at 40% by the European Regional development Fund through the ERDF Operational Program 2021-2027 of Navarra.
BIOGRENFOOD
The BIOGREENFOOD project (Application of (bio)technologies to the development of healthy ingredients through sustainable technological processes) has won the award for Best Strategic research and development project at the SciencEkaitza 2025 Awards, organized by ADItech, coordinator agent of the Navarra System of research and development(SINAI), with the support of the Government of Navarra. The recognition values its innovative approach in the agri-food field and its contribution to a more sustainable Economics .
This strategic project , funded by the Government of Navarra, goal to obtain new ingredients and bioactive compounds from legumes and vegetable by-products through the application of sustainable (bio)technologies.
BIOGREENFOOD, coordinated by Ingredalia, involves the participation of the University of Navarra, the research center in Nutrition, the department of Microbiology and Parasitology and CIMALab. In addition, the consortium is also integrated by Aliter, Galar, group AN, Sanygran, Trevijano, UPNA and Nagrifood.
The results, according to the participating researchers, will allow the development of new healthy foods with high organoleptic acceptability based on circular Economics and will serve to deepen the use of biotechnology in the agri-food industry in Navarra.
project HIDROPEP
The project "HIDROPEP: development, functional assessment and industrial applicability of new vegetable protein derivatives" (strategicproject funded by the NG department of Economic and Business development ) has been selected as one of the candidates for the award "Best strategic research and development project " SciencEkaitza 2025".
The following entities participate in the Hydropep project together with the research center of Nutrition of the University of Navarra: group AN or AN Foundationcoordinator), SANYGRAN, NUCAPS, MONBAKE, EL CASERIO, CNTA, NAGRIFOOD. The members of the CIN researcher team are: Paula Aranaz, Diana Ansorena, Iciar Astiasarán, Carlos Javier González, Fermín Milagro, Miguel López-Yoldi, Ana Romo and Maialen Uriz (PhD candidate).
According to the researchers of this project "Navarra has the opportunity to promote its agri-food industry in the new trends of nutrition and health based on the consumption of alternative proteins of vegetable origin and their derivatives". The Science Ekaitza 2025 gala where the prizes will be awarded will take place at the Baluarte on May 21 (18h).
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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07 | 08 | 2025
Biomarkers found to reveal cardiovascular disease risk in people with subject 2 diabetes
ImagenCedida/Manuel Castells
04 | 07 | 2025
Personalized nutrition project seeks volunteers with Diabetes subject 2 to study blood sugar control with innovative postbiotic
ImagenManuel Castells
11 | 06 | 2025
350 experts meet at the University to address the relationship between aging, metabolism, and inflammation.
ImagenManuel Castells