{"id":37697,"date":"2025-10-24T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/?page_id=37697"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:17:39","slug":"science-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/es\/science\/science-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--small  theme-v1 layout-v1 hero-simple has-overlay order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--overlayOpacity: 45%;--columns-ratio: 75%;'>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"m-banner__picture\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IFF_HB_HS_HOWARU\u00ae-Signature-Strains.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IFF_HB_HS_HOWARU\u00ae-Signature-Strains-1024x576.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IFF_HB_HS_HOWARU\u00ae-Signature-Strains-768x432.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IFF_HB_HS_HOWARU\u00ae-Signature-Strains.jpeg\"  alt=\"IFF_HB_HS_HOWARU\u00ae Signature Strains\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1  class=\"c-heading__title\">Empowering Scientific Visionaries: The IFF Science Awards<\/h1>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l --bg-white --decor-blue --pattern-v5 --decor --stats-type3 txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Championing Innovation, Impact, and Collaboration in Science<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Celebrating Scientific Excellence: The IFF Science Awards<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>IFF Science Awards<\/strong>, formerly known as the <strong>Danisco Foundation Science Excellence Awards<\/strong>, are a prestigious annual recognition of groundbreaking scientific achievements in fields that shape the future of food, nutrition, health, and biosciences.<\/p>\n<p>Established in <strong>2002<\/strong> by the <strong>Danisco Foundation<\/strong>, the awards were created to spotlight external scientists whose work contributes to improving food products and advancing human and planetary health. The Danisco Foundation itself was founded in <strong>1981<\/strong> with a mission to fund and support food science and research. Following IFF\u2019s merger with DuPont Nutrition &amp; Biosciences in <strong>2021<\/strong>, IFF proudly carries forward the legacy of these awards, deepening our commitment to scientific progress and global collaboration.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/csm_IFF_Other-Health-Ingredients_Enzymes_291f9de819.jpg\"  alt=\"csm_IFF_Other-Health-Ingredients_Enzymes_291f9de819\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--full  theme-v1 layout-v1 media-flip banner-video2 has-overlay order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--overlayOpacity: 58%;--columns-ratio: 51%;'>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\t<picture class=\"m-banner__picture\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-thales13-33583349.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-thales13-33583349-1024x683.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-thales13-33583349-768x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pexels-thales13-33583349.jpg\"  alt=\"pexels-thales13-33583349\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\"\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Selection<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"c-heading__sub\">Criteria<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Nominees are evaluated based on:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific Excellence<\/strong>: Novelty, creativity, and rigor of research, including publications and patents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impact &amp; Relevance<\/strong>: Alignment with IFF\u2019s strategic R&amp;D priorities and potential to address global challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaborative Spirit<\/strong>: Engagement across academia, industry, and diverse communities.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"l-banner__media\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner__video_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-white --decor-purple txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__pre\" >\n\t\t\t\t2025 Award Recipient            <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Dr. Carles Ler\u00edn<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Affiliation<\/strong>: Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de D\u00e9u, Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Focus<\/strong>: Human nutrition and health, with emphasis on childhood and adolescent obesity, maternal and early-life nutrition, the microbiome, and metabolic disease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irsjd.org\/en\/people\/staff\/309\/carles-lerin-martinez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Carles Ler\u00edn<\/a> has been recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of human nutrition and health. His research explores the critical links between maternal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scitranslmed.abb0322\">infant<\/a>, and early childhood nutrition and the development of metabolic diseases later in life. By integrating insights from microbiome science, his work sheds light on how early-life dietary patterns influence obesity and metabolic outcomes. Beyond his scientific achievements, Dr. Ler\u00edn is celebrated for his role as a mentor to emerging scientists and his collaborative efforts with both academic institutions and industry partners. His work exemplifies the intersection of rigorous science and practical health applications, making a lasting impact on public health strategies.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CalesLerin.jpg\"  alt=\"CalesLerin\" width=\"389\" height=\"389\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-white --decor-purple txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__pre\" >\n\t\t\t\t2025 Award Recipient            <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Prof. Jan Maarten van Dijl<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Affiliation<\/strong>: University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), The Netherlands<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Focus<\/strong>: Molecular bacteriology, with emphasis on microbial protein secretion, host-pathogen interactions, and the development of novel antimicrobial strategies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rug.nl\/staff\/j.m.van.dijl\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan Maarten van Dijl<\/a> is a leading figure in molecular <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.asm.org\/doi\/10.1128\/mmbr.00026-16\">bacteriology<\/a>, known for his groundbreaking research on bacterial protein secretion systems and their role in host-pathogen interactions. His work has significantly advanced the understanding of microbial mechanisms that influence human health, particularly in the context of infectious diseases. Through innovative approaches, Prof. van Dijl has contributed to the development of new antimicrobial strategies that hold promise for combating antibiotic resistance. His research not only deepens scientific knowledge but also aligns with global health priorities. The IFF Science Award recognizes his sustained excellence, collaborative spirit, and the translational potential of his work in improving health outcomes.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Prof.-Jan-Maarten-van-Dijl.jpg\"  alt=\"Prof. Jan Maarten van Dijl\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-slider m-slider-v1 l-slider-cards-1   gt gb style-v3 cards-slider-v3 cards-colored none container has-pagination\"  >\n\n    <div 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