Watercolour diagram depicting interconnected food science concepts represented as vessels, linked via industrial pipes and botanical plants. Each vessel symbolizes a culinary and scientific process such as fermentation, microbes, and food culture.

We are an interdisciplinary research group based at the
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability,
Technical University of Denmark.

We combine cooking, science & culture for
a flavourful, equitable & ecological food system.

Read more about our approach.

Essays, recipes, scientific digests & more

Read more

Recent publications

People

Group of eight smiling diverse people in a laboratory or workshop.

Some of the team, with Harold McGee
(who was sadly only visiting)

Appearances

Upcoming

‘Sustainable Food: Microbial solutions for global challenges’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, International Interdisciplinary Colloquium: New Challenges Induced by Microbiomes, Sorbonne–CNRS, Paris, France, 12 December 2025.

‘An STS With Science: Cultivating Transdisciplinarity through Fermentation’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, Human-Centered Innovation Research Seminar, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, 3 October 2025.

‘Frontiers of Fermentation in Practice and Research’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, Stanford Fermented Foods Conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA, 4-5 September 2025.

'Ferment among the stars’ (interview), Joshua Evans, ‘Ferment Radio’ podcast episode 44, 2 Sep 2025.

Recent

Illustration of a water system with pipes labeled 'Fermentation', 'Microbes', and 'Food Memory', featuring a brain icon, a grapevine, and words like 'The Vibe' and 'Amplification' on the pipes.

We are an interdisciplinary research group based at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability,
Technical University of Denmark.

We combine cooking, science
& culture for a flavourful, equitable & ecological food system.

Read more about our approach.

Essays, recipes,
scientific digests & more

Read more

Recent publications

People

Group of eight people smiling in a laboratory or workshop setting with shelves and equipment in the background.

The team, with Harold McGee
(who was sadly only visiting)

Appearances

Upcoming

‘Sustainable Food: Microbial solutions for global challenges’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, International Interdisciplinary Colloquium: New Challenges Induced by Microbiomes, Sorbonne–CNRS, Paris, France, 12 December 2025.

Recent

‘An STS With Science: Cultivating Transdisciplinarity through Fermentation’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, Human-Centered Innovation Research Seminar, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, 3 October 2025.

‘Frontiers of Fermentation in Practice and Research’ (invited speaker), Josh Evans, Stanford Fermented Foods Conference, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA, 4-5 September 2025.

'Ferment among the stars’ (interview), Joshua Evans, ‘Ferment Radio’ podcast episode 44, 2 Sep 2025.