Danone Institute

**Danone Institute: nutrition for health** The Danone Institute International gathers a network of Danone Institutes (10 local Institutes and 1 International). The Danone Institutes are present in several countries and gather a groupe of multidisciplinary experts around the World (nutritionists, pediatricians, gastroenterologists, scientists, sociologists…). All Danone Institutes are non-profit organizations, dedicated to non-commercial activities. The Danone Institute International, with the support of its global network, undertake specific activities in the field of nutrition research, education and training. The main activities of the Danone Institute International (DII) in the fields of food and nutrition for health are: **The Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA)** Danone Institute International has created a new prize for Alimentation to reward mid-career scientists for pioneering research. Called the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA), the award replaces the long-standing Danone International Prize for Nutrition. The DIPA is awarded every two years, by the Danone Institute International and the French Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM). In a far-reaching initiative to achieve ground-breaking benefits to public health, this prize is being opened to mid-career researchers. The purpose of the DIPA is to encourage and support cutting edge, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research in Alimentation, the umbrella term for sustainable eating and drinking practices that contribute to the health of individuals, including food choice, purchase, preparation, cooking and meal organisation, and their determinants.