Awards and accolades

Anna Bach-Faig

  • Nomination as a Corresponding Academic at the Royal Academy of Pharmacology of Catalonia (2023).
  • Author of the nutritional content of the publication Aprèn a Cuinar en Família: 50 receptes de la Dieta Mediterrània, winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (2006).
  • NAOS Strategy Award from the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) for participatory projects (GUSTINO-FOOD and AMED)
  • Author of several award-winning communications and publications:
    • Percepció de l’entorn alimentari a Catalunya en adults majors de 40 anys (Scientific communication, Conference of the Public Health Association of Catalonia).
    • Àpats familiars i inseguretat alimentària en adolescents espanyols (selected for the Best Researcher Award at the International Research Data Analysis Excellence Awards).
    • Percepcions de dones de comunitats desfavorides de Sud-àfrica sobre la participació en un programa d’educació nutricional i de salut amb dieta baixa en carbohidrats i alta en greixos (Scientific Communication Award, 2019 Nutrients Conference).
  • Leader of the Food Sustainability line at the Danone Institute Spain.
  • Member of expert groups in the PAAS initiative of the Public Health Agency of Catalonia.
  • 83% of her research is accessible online for free, placing her among the top 3% of researchers.

Gemma Chiva-Blanch

  • Barcelona City Council’s “COVID Fund” Scientific Research Award (2020).
  • Young Investigator Award for excellence in Clinical Research from the European Society of Clinical Investigation (2017).
  • ImmunoTools Award (2014).
  • Special doctoral award (2012-2013).
  • The 1,155th researcher on the list of Spain’s 10,000 leading scientists, drawn up by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in 2025.
  • Gemma Chiva-Blanch, included on the “Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists” 2024 in the field of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, compiled by Stanford University. LinkedIn.

Sergi Fàbregues

  • Special doctoral award (2015-2016).

Nadia San Onofre Bernat

  • Young Event Professional Award for the project “Impulsant una alimentació saludable i una gestió sostenible en l’organització d’esdeveniments” at the MPI Iberian Awards (2024).
  • NAOS Strategy Awards of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) for projects led by or contributed to by participants:
    • “Impulsant una alimentació saludable i una gestió sostenible en l’organització d’esdeveniments” (2023)
    • “Projecte Nutricional Serunion Castelló: Promotors de l’Alimentació Saludable i Sostenible” (2022)
    • “Projecte educatiu cantina S3: saludable, sostenible i solidària” (2023)
  • Author of several award-winning communications and publications:
    • More than 150 international awards for the documentary “Ñuñuyachiy: breastfeeding with affection and care” (2023-2024)
    • Prize for the book REUNIENDO SABORES: 360º en experiencias gastronómicas mediterráneas for the Best in the World at the Gourmand Awards (2023)
    • Prizes for the book Cocina ucraniana: Recetas para la Cooperación for Best Peace Cookbook in the World and Best Intangible Cultural Heritage Book at the Gourmand Awards (2023)
    • Award for the publication Five Keys to Safer Food and COVID-19, as the Best Free Publication in the Food Safety category, at the Gourmand Awards (2022)
    • Award for the best communication at the conference “Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the Valencian Community” by the Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2018)
  • Master’s Thesis Award in the category of Health Sciences granted by the Universitat de València axis of the VI Premis  de l’eix Persones dels Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible 2025 awarded to Laura Sapena Navarro for the thesis titled “Revisión sistemática del impacto de las estrategias de e-salud en la promoción y mantenimiento de la lactancia materna”, supervised by Dr. Nadia San Onofre Bernat.

Anna Garcia-Elias Heras

  • Award for the Best Oral Presentation at the 30è Congrés de la Societat Catalana de Cardiologia del 2018 with the following presentation:
    • “Atrial Fibrillation In The Context Of Heart Failure Is Associated With Higher Levels Of MicroRNA-22-5p And 199a-5p And With A Defective Regulation Of Intracellular Calcium And Cell-to-cell Communication”