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We promote research and develop comprehensive health solutions in the fields of infant and maternal nutrition and care.
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As a hub for scientific cooperation, the BINC Foundation funds research and fosters collaborations and exchanges to increase our understanding and promote innovation in the field of infant and maternal health solutions.
Through our research partnership program, we foster collaborative research in our 4 areas of expertise : mother and child health, biotics and microbiome health, brain development, immunity and allergy.
Latest Research Topics
Funded projects
Maternal malnutrition: mother-infant microbiota transmission and susceptibility to metabolic disease
Mother & Child Health & Nutrition
Vonaesch P., University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 2021
The exact causes linking prenatal and early life under- or over-nutrition with a higher risk of obesity and metabolic disease in later life remain uncertain. Previous work shows that the human body can adapt to changing nutrient availability through epigenetic mechanisms, for which plasticity is especially pronounced in early life thereby increasing the adaptability of newborns to their environment.
Sex matters! The role of maternal gut microbiota in shaping in- creased susceptibility of females to stress-related psychiatric disorders
Mother & Child Health & Nutrition
O’Leary O., APC Microbiome, University of Cork, Ireland 2020
Stressors during childhood including parental neglect and poverty, increase risk to develop depression and anxiety disorders (Heim and Binder, 2012, O'Leary and Cryan, 2013). Biological sex is also a risk factor for these disorders.
Grants to
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Our research partnership program aims to provide financial support for innovative pre-clinical and clinical research projects conducted in one of our 4 areas of expertise.
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Scientific events
BINC sponsors the 56th annual meeting of ESPGHAN in Milan
16th-18th May 2024
BINC (Biostime Institute for Nutrition and Care) was thrilled to participate in this year's ESPGHAN congress, a hub of groundbreaking research, innovative treatments, and dynamic knowledge exchange. From May 15-18, over 5,600 participants from 104 countries gathered in Milan and online to explore the latest advancements in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.
BINC Administrative Board Meeting
14th May 2024
On the 14th of May 2024, BINC had the pleasure to hold meeting in Geneva with the Administration board.We were thrilled to discuss the foundation’s progress especially regarding our Research Partnership Program and the 2024 grants.We also shared information about BINC’s participation on ESPGHAN 56th Annual Meeting in Milan, 16th-18th of May, and about the organization of our Morning Symposium on osteopontin.
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