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The INFORM Hub welcomes everyone interested in functional foods and beverages aimed at enhancing host health and well-being, sports nutrition,...

About us

INFORM is set to unite researchers and industry experts from diverse fields such as gut microbiology, food science, nutrition, immune...

Our Aim

With the booming market for functional foods and an increasing interest in the field, it’s essential that research continues to...

Funding Opportunities

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

News & Events

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.