La HEdS Agenda 2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium

2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium

jeudi 13 novembre 2025
Conférence 09:00 - 17:00 Geneva School of Health Sciences, avenue de la Roseraie 76B, 1205 Geneva (Switzerland)

Join us for the 2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium, jointly organized by the Task Force of the Swiss Nutrition Research - Healthy Nutrition and the Geneva School of Health Sciences. This event will bring together leading experts in nutrition research to exchange insights on the latest findings and their practical applications.

Acknowledgements: We are grateful to the HES-SO and to the NC IUNS, a member of scnat (Swiss Academy of Sciences), for their financial support in organizing this symposium.

Program

  • 9:15 Arrival and Coffee
  • 9:40-10:00 Welcome and Presentation of the Swiss Research Network - Healthy Nutrition
  • 10:00-10:45 Session 1: Methodological issues and Innovation in Swiss nutrition research
    Keynote lecture: “Fully Automated Diet Counseling: Potential and Pitfalls”, Dr Simon Mayer, Uni St Gallen
    Oral presentations
  • 10:45-11:15 Health break + Poster session
  • 11:15-11:45 Session 1 continue
  • 11:45-12:30 Session 2: Mechanisms in nutrition
    Keynote lecture: “The role of micronutrients in metabolic health: insights into iron and obesity”. Dr Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, ETH Zürich
    Oral presentations
  • 12:30-13:30 Lunch
  • 13:30-14:00 Session 2 continue
  • 14:00-14:45 Session 3: Barriers and facilitators of healthy and sustainable eating
    Keynote lecture: “True cost of food in Switzerland”, Dr Emilia Schmit, UNIL
    Oral presentations
  • 14:45-15:15 Health break + Poster session
  • 15:15-15:45 Session 3 continue
  • 15:45-15:55 Early Career Research Prize
  • 15:55-16:10 Conclusions

Target participants

Swiss researchers/clinicians working on nutritional aspects of nutrients/foods/diets including young researchers/students.

Call for abstracts

Abstract submissions will open from 5 June to 10 July 2025. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted. A scientific committee will select best abstracts for oral and poster presentations in each of the three sessions. All submissions must be made with the Abstract submission form (maximum length: 350 words), available here:

Please submit your abstract with the :

and send it to nutrisympo.heds@hesge.ch

An Early Career Research Prize will be granted to the best researcher work. This award is open to: PhD students, postdoctoral fellows up to 5 years after PhD, or young investigators under 35 years. The original research must be conducted in Switzerland or in collaboration with a Swiss institution. The first author must be available to present the research work during the symposium.

Registration

Registration fees including lunch & coffee breaks:

  • Standard fee: 55.- CHF;
  • Student fee: 25.- CHF.

Registration is open until 22 October 2025.

Registration

Payment Information

To register, please pay the fee via bank transfer or use the QR code below directly in your bank app:

Bank account (IBAN): CH37 0900 0000 1402 2103 1
Payable to:
HES-SO Genève – HEds
Avenue de Champel 47
1206 Genève
Additional information (communication field): G700136136565 Symposium le 13 novembre DIET

qr code infos paiement symposium diet nov 2025

Venue

By train: Take the Léman Express or another regional train to Genève-Champel (Hôpitaux) station. The venue is a short walk from the station.

By bus: You can reach the venue in approximately 15–20 minutes by public transport from Geneva main station.

  • Bus 5 (direction Thônex-Vallard) – stop at Hôpital
  • Bus 1 (direction Jardin Botanique) – stop at Roseraie
  • Bus 35 (direction Carouge-Rondeau) – stop at Champel-Hôpital

From any of these stops, it is a short 3–5 minute walk.