Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH-INRAE-UCA)

Name

Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH-INRAE-UCA)

Legal name

INRAE - Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Website

https://unh.clermont.hub.inrae.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clermont-Ferrand

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: UNH is a public research institution under dual supervision of INRAE and UCA. Revenue comes primarily from public research funding including ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche), regional funding, European projects, and institutional grants.
2. Collaborative Research Contracts: Joint research projects with private companies such as the LabCom PHYTOPROB'INOV with GREENTECH, funded by ANR and regional authorities like Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
3. Partnership Agreements: Research partnerships with public institutions, healthcare providers (CHU de Clermont-Ferrand), and regional authorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNH is a public research unit that conducts integrated human nutrition research spanning food quality, dietary patterns, and their effects on health. The unit operates specialized research platforms (PFEM for metabolomics, IENM for nutritional interventions) and seven technical platforms offering analytical services including histology, lipid analysis, vascular function exploration, amino acid analysis, immunocompetent cell exploration, phytochemical analyses, and indirect calorimetry, supporting academic researchers, healthcare institutions, and industry partners.

Product overview

UNH is a public research institution under dual supervision of INRAE and Université Clermont Auvergne, not a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of shared research platforms and technical services available to academic researchers and industry partners. The core infrastructure includes the PlateForme d'Exploration du Métabolisme (PFEM) for metabolomics studies, the Installation Expérimentale de Nutrition et de Microbiologie (IENM) for nutritional intervention studies, seven specialized technical platforms (histology, lipid analysis, vascular function, amino acid analysis, immunocompetent cell exploration, phytochemical analyses, indirect calorimetry), and advanced equipment such as the 3D bio-printing BIO X platform. These resources support interdisciplinary nutrition research from food quality to health effects and are accessible through collaborative research arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PlateForme d'Exploration du Métabolisme (PFEM): Metabolism exploration platform within UNH
• Installation Expérimentale de Nutrition et de Microbiologie (IENM)

Products and services

• PlateForme d'Exploration du Métabolisme (PFEM) A metabolomics platform providing metabolism exploration services, including quantitative metabolomics, biomarker analysis, and metabolic phenotyping for research projects.
• Installation Expérimentale de Nutrition et de Microbiologie (IENM) Experimental nutrition and microbiology facility conducting nutritional intervention studies and microbiological analyses for research collaborators.
• Technical Platforms (Histology, Lipid Analysis, Vascular Function, Amino Acid Analysis, Immunocompetent Cells, Phytochemical Analyses, Indirect Calorimetry) Seven technical platforms offering specialized analytical services including histology, lipid analysis, vascular function exploration, amino acid analysis, immunocompetent cell exploration, phytochemical analyses, and indirect calorimetry for academic and industry research collaborators.
• 3D Bio-printing Bio X (CellInk) Service Platform 3D bio-printing platform using bio-extrusion technology with 3 print heads and photoreticulation modules (365nm and 405nm) for modeling breast cancer tumors, adipose microenvironment reconstruction, and organoid development for cancer and obesity research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of phyto-probiotics targeting obesity, overweight, and inflammation through LabCom PHYTOPROB'INOV partnership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• European Project PhenoACTwinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European research project on phenolic compounds. UNH hosted a workshop on polyphenols in human health with international participants.
• GREENTECHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019GREENTECH (Saint-Beauzire) is a global leader in plant biotechnology producing high-tech bioactive ingredients for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors. The joint LabCom PHYTOPROB'INOV (5-year project) aims to develop a new generation of phyto-probiotics targeting adipocytes and inflammation associated with overweight/obesity. The partnership is funded by ANR and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region through Pactes de recherche program.
• Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) - CNRS StrasbourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration partner in B-STRONG project, led by Dr Fabrice Bertile. The project aims to identify serum compounds from hibernating bears that protect muscle mass through BMP/TGF-beta balance modulation.
• CHU de Clermont-FerrandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical research partner in MARIOBE project (early obesity predisposition detection) and various nutrition events. CHU collaborates with UNH on human studies and clinical interventions.
• Gérontopôle Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Part'AGE participatory research project under TETRAE program, targeting autonomous population over 55 years. Collaboration involves citizen engagement in research process.
• Groupe Cancer Clermont Auvergne (GCCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCCA brings together 6 partners, 13 laboratories, and 2 health establishments. UNH participates in OpenLabs events and collaborative cancer research including breast cancer and obesity studies using organoids.
• VEGEPOLYS VALLEYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster focused on plant science. Collaboration on events like 'Manger sain pour demain' and Plan'EAT project for healthy sustainable snacks for children.
• Réseau ReseautAGEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNutrition and successful aging network bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals, and citizens. Organizes public events on nutrition, sugar and aging, and plant-based eating for seniors.
• Tereos Starch & Sweeteners EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgro-industrial partner in P-PROBS project developing optimized vegetable protein mixtures for elderly nutrition.
• General Mills-YoplaitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgro-industrial partner in P-PROBS project focused on sarcopenia prevention and cardiometabolic risk reduction.
• La Charité Hospital BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration partner in MetAMob project focusing on metabolomics-based signatures for elderly patient mobility and nutritional status.
• Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-supervisor of UNH alongside INRAE. UCA provides academic framework, student involvement, and integration with medical/pharmacy faculties.
• INRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary co-supervisor of UNH. INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) provides institutional framework, funding, and research infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences: A major US academic nutrition research department with strengths in molecular nutrition, clinical nutrition, and community health — comparable to UNH's multi-disciplinary team structure spanning molecular to population-level nutrition research.
• CRNH Auvergne (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine): A closely affiliated French clinical nutrition research center, appearing in UNH's partner logos and likely structurally related. Conducts complementary human nutrition and clinical research in the Auvergne region with overlapping research themes.
• Wageningen University & Research: Wageningen is the world's leading food and nutrition research university, integrating food quality, dietary patterns, and health outcomes — closely mirroring UNH's integrated nutrition research model from molecular to clinical levels. Both operate as public research institutions with strong industry partnerships and EU project participation.
• Max Rubner-Institut (MRI): Germany's federal research institute for nutrition and food, conducting integrated research on food quality, nutrition, and health. Structurally similar to UNH as a publicly funded national research institution with a mission spanning food science to public health nutrition.
• Quadram Institute Bioscience: A UK bioscience institute integrating food, gut health, and human health research with clinical translation capabilities. Mirrors UNH's integrated food-to-health research approach and operates as a publicly funded research institution.
• Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen: A major UK nutrition research institute focused on gut health, metabolism, and healthy aging — overlapping directly with UNH's sarcopenia, metabolic health, and elderly nutrition research. Both are publicly funded research organizations with multi-disciplinary team structures.
• Tufts HNRCA (Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging): The world's first and largest nutrition research center focused on aging, with mission alignment to UNH's elderly nutrition, sarcopenia, and metabolic health programs. Both conduct clinical nutrition research with similar translational objectives.
• INRAE Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour (CSGA): A sister INRAE research unit under the same parent institution, focused on food sensory perception, taste, and feeding behavior. Shares UNH's parent (INRAE) and research scope on food-consumer-health integration, making it a direct institutional peer within France.
• NIHR Cambridge Nutrition Research Centre: A UK clinical nutrition research center within the NIHR framework, focused on nutritional science, obesity, and metabolic health. Operates in a public research model similar to UNH and conducts comparable clinical nutrition and metabolomics research.

Broad incumbents

• CSIRO Health and Biosecurity (Nutrition and Health Research): Australia's national science agency conducting nutrition, metabolism, and healthy aging research at scale. As a much larger national institution with broader health and biosecurity mandate, CSIRO is a broader incumbent with overlapping nutrition research capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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