Institute of Food Research

The Institute of Food Research`s vision is to be a world-leading contributor to harnessing food for health and controlling food-related disease. IFR is a not-for-profit company with charitable status. It is sponsored by the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council. IFR is the UK’s only integrated basic science provider focused on food. Our scientific research collaboration stretches across the world through informal and formal partnerships. Outcomes feed into national and international strategies, delivering advice and solutions for UK Government, public sector bodies, regulatory authorities, industry and consumers