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Scientific board

About the Alpro Foundation board

The scientific advisory board is made up of international leading academic professionals with expertise in nutrition, health and the environment. They are integral to all Alpro Foundation activities, including Alpro Foundation research grants and awards, symposia and key reports.

Board member profiles

Professor Ian Rowland

Prof. Ian Rowland - Chair

Emeritus Professor, Reading University. Chair of the Board (2013), member since 2004.

Professor Kurt Widhalm

Prof. Kurt Widhalm

Emeritus Professor, Clinical Nutrition and Pediatrics, University of Vienna. Board member since 2000.

Prof. Helmut Heseker

Prof. Helmut Heseker

Emeritus Professor, University of Paderborn. Board member since 2002.

Prof. Peter Clarys

Prof. Peter Clarys

Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels. Board member since 2013.

Dr Harry Aiking

Prof. Harry Aiking

Emeritus Professor of the Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, Amsterdam. Board member since 2015.

Dr Susanne Bryngelsson

Researcher and project manager at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Board member since 2023.

Evelien Mertens

Researcher and lecturer in nutrition and dietetics at Erasmushogeschool, Brussels, and dietitian. Board member since 2024.

Prof. Joan Trabal

Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona. Board member since 2020.

Professor Anna Arnoldi

Prof. Anna Arnoldi - Honorary Member

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan. Board member since 2007, honorary since 2023

Professor Cesare Sirtori

Prof. Cesare Sirtori - Honorary Member

Emeritus Professor, University of Milan. Member since 2000, honorary member 2022.

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