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The INFORM Hub is open to all interested in functional foods and beverages to improve host health and well-being, sports...

About us

INFORM will bring together researchers and industries across gut microbiology, food science, nutrition, immune function, mood, stress and anxiety, health...

Our Aim

With a growing market of functional foods and great interest in the area, research must continue to grow, bringing together...

Funding Opportunities

All grant awards are funded at 100% FEC for directly incurred and directly allocated costs. Business interaction vouchers Funding for...

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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee will meet twice a year with a target of 20 members in attendance. The principal role of...

Introduction

INFORM is a multidisciplinary innovation hub examining the potential for functional foods (foods that contain health-giving bioactives) to improve human health via their impacts on gut microbes.

gut microbiome, intestine, gut health

Primarily, the hub aims to improve recovery from exercise, mental stress or from physical illness through the consumption of prebiotics, probiotics and plant stanols.

This hub brings together academic experts in gut microbiome, mental health, sports and exercise, bone health, metabolism and clinical conditions working in collaboration with members of the food, healthcare and sport industries.