The Synergia program is a crossover program of the Dutch sectors Agri & Food, Horticulture & Starting Materials and High Tech Systems and Materials, funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

This seven year research program will Read more

Table sugar is an easy and affordable energy source for top athletes: just one of the conclusions from research by TiFN PhD fellow Jorn Trommelen. The scientist, now an assistant professor, defended his thesis at Maastricht University, October 3, 2019. 

The AGROS programme is a collaboration between Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and 26 private partners, with funding provided by two of the government’s ‘Top Sectors’ programmes: Agri & Food and Horticulture & Starting Materials.

AGROS’ stands for ‘Evolution Read more

After graduating, many TiFN alumni find a job with a TiFN partner, according to a career-analysis of PhD candidates graduating via TiFN. For the vast majority, scientific research remains a common thread throughout their career.

The Synergia program will be executed by a team consisting of 26 full time researchers (18 PhD students, 6 PDEng students and 2 Postdocs), supervised by renowned scientist from five top universities in the Netherlands collaborating with key industrial Read more

In March 2019 two external reviewers evaluated the TiFN research project Anabolic properties of plant-based proteins as “excellent”. They are extremely enthusiastic about the quality and impact of the work and the organisation of the project, which began in 2016.