Society : R. Uauy / S. Thormahlen
Quels sont les enjeux mondiaux de nutrition ?
See video of Ricardo Uauy and Sven Thormahlen.
Sven Thormahlen:
• 2002 : joined Danone, where he is currently General Manager of
Danone Research.
German-born Sven Thormahlen, age 53, holds a doctorate in organic synthetic chemistry from the University of Hamburg and has held various research and development positions at leading consumer goods companies, working in Germany, the United States and France. His experience includes product research, product development, clinical studies and quality assurance.
Ricardo Uauy:
• 1994 à 2002 : Director of INTA (Chile)
• 2005 à 2009 : president of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS)
Prof. Uauy currently teaches public health nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom and at the University of Chile’s Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA). He began his career by training as a pediatrician and neonatologist at Harvard and Yale, respectively, and later earned a doctorate in nutritional biochemistry, metabolism and international nutrition planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.