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.

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:
    • “Projecte educatiu cantina S3: saludable, sostenible i solidària” (2023)
    • “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)
  • 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)