Understanding food. Decoding microbes. Improving health.

Quadram Institute brings together food scientists, microbiologists, clinicians and researchers from around the world to understand how food and microbes influence human health

From global engagements to innovations

Connecting expertise across the world to accelerate discovery, foster innovation and translate bioscience into real-world impact.

Food

Health

Science

Innovation

Our target

Research that tackles real world challenges

We are advancing bioscience to improve health across the lifecourse, from birth through ageing, while tackling challenges in food safety and security and helping to reduce pressure on healthcare systems.

Disease

Understanding how food and microbes influence disease, with research aimed at improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Food and food safety

Exploring how food is produced, processed and consumed to help make our food safer, healthier and more sustainable.

Healthy ageing

Investigating how diet and the microbiome can support healthier ageing and improve health throughout life.

The microbiome

Decoding the communities of microbes that live in and around us and understanding their role in health and disease.

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