Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

DTU National Food Institute conducts research into and disseminates—through advice, innovation, and teaching—sustainable and value-creating solutions in the area of food and health for the benefit of society. This is the Institute’s mission. The Institute’s vision is to make a difference by generating future prosperity through food and health research. The Institute prevents disease and promotes health, develops new and better foods for the growing population, and creates sustainable technological solutions. The vision is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, where the Institute’s activities especially contribute to meeting the following goals:

The Institute’s vision therefore seeks to solve some of the biggest social challenges the world is facing, including the green transition.

DTU National Food Institute is also known for employing high academic competency in and across a wide range of disciplines, and for its interdisciplinary approach, which allows the Institute across disciplines to present research-based proposals for solutions to significant food and health challenges. The Institute delivers its outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration in, for example, nutrition, chemistry, toxicology, microbiology, epidemiology, modelling, and technology.

DTU National Food Institute is an organization with big ambitions, and its research areas have been selected as beacons in a bid to meet the above societal challenges and support DTU’s strategy. The Institute’s research provides the basis for the socially relevant teaching, credible advice, and value-adding innovation. The core of all the Institute’s activities is its dedicated employees who make up and support the knowledge-based organization.

In summary, the strategic research, teaching, consulting, and innovation objectives for the coming years are that DTU National Food Institute will engage in: