The Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH) at the University of California (UC) Davis, US, has joined forces with Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation to develop international food and planetary health leaders. In a “first-of-its-kind” program, biotechnology-focused Ph.D. and postdoctoral students in Denmark and the US can apply their research to companies that accelerate positive societal impact. UC Investments, which invests on behalf of the University of California system, will also join the partnership, along with Danish research institutions.