RIPEN Hub Online Event

Strengthening Industry & Academia Collaboration

We are pleased to invite you to the RIPEN Hub Webinar taking place on Thursday, 4th December 2025, 13:00–16:00 (GMT).

If you’re not yet a member and haven’t received an invitation, please complete the registration form below or contact us directly at 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐛@𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥.𝐚𝐜.𝐮𝐤.

Registration form for non members: https://lnkd.in/eBrndRhB

This online event will celebrate the RIPEN Hub’s achievements over the past three years and explore how we can further strengthen collaboration between industry and academia in Human Nutrition and Physiology.

The session will bring together researchers, industry experts, and partners to:

Showcase outcomes from RIPEN funded projects so far
Share lessons from successful collaborations
Discuss opportunities for ongoing innovation and funding support

The agenda will include:

Research highlights from RIPEN funded projects
Panel discussion on building and sustaining partnerships
Networking sessions via breakout rooms (Meet an Academic/Meet an SME)

A detailed agenda will be posted soon.

If you are an industry or academic partner and would like to take an active role in the panel discussion, please email us at ripenhub@imperial.ac.uk to express your interest.

March 6th

Newcastle University, UK.

View the Ripen Hub’s 2025 Hackathon slide deck, and how the event came together to narrow down 30 Topic Areas to 5 through collaborative exercises on the day!

This year's RIPEN Hub Hackathon was held on the 6th March 2025, at Newcastle University. During the meeting, all who attended discussed the upcoming Research Priorities for the year, with particular emphasis on what had changed from last year's focus areas. You can view the overall slide presentation of the day by clicking the button on the right, including an overview of 4 presentations which were given by awardees of the previous years’ funding call.

Click here to view the 2025 Hackathon Presentation slide deck