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.
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).
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.
Fermín Milagro: "The role of the nutritionist is more important today than ever".
Fermín Milagro, professor at the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition of the University of Navarra and researcher at the Nutrition research center , analyzes the impact of the microbiota, personalized nutrition and the role of the nutritionist.
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
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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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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January 20, 2026
Researchers analyze how supplements and functional foods influence weight loss and obesity control.
January 13, 2026
The University of Navarra launches the Institute of Nutrition and Health