What is Danone Institute
    Non-profit foundation, independent from  
    Danone Business Unit
    No commercial objectives
    Act freely and independently
    Function on the basis of guidelines which 
    guarantee a clear and democratic 
    organization
    Danone Institute publications contain no 
    commercial information
                What is Danone Institute
          17 Danone Institutes worldwide
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          1  Danone Institute  France 1991
          International network involves
          – 250 well-known scientific experts from various disciplines, 
          – sponsored  740 research projects amounting to 11.6 million EUR 
             (approx. 17.1 million USD)
          – awarded  6 DANONE International scientific prize (i.e. David 
             Barker for “foetal programming” hypothesis in 2005 & Jeffrey 
             Friedman for research on endocrine function of leptin in 2007)
          – organized 175 events & scientific meetings which have reached 
             37,000 professionals
          – funded 75 publications, 6 newsletters, and
          – organized 87 programs for the general public (nutrition education 
             & promotion)
             What is Danone Institute Indonesia
           DII was incorporated in May 4, 2007
           Scientific members  senior scientists from 
           universities & government institution 
                          Chairman: Prof. Soekirman, Ph.D.   
                                Chairman of KFI (Indonesia Coalition for Fortification)
                                Professor of Nutrition (Em.), Fac. Human Ecology, IPB
                                Professor of Nutrition ,Fac. of Medicine, UKI
                                Visiting Professor, Fac. of Medicine, UGM
           Vice-chairman:  Endang L. Achadi, Dr.PH.  
              Head of Public Health Nutrition Dept., Faculty of Public Health, UI 
              Leader, Immpact Country Technical Partner 
           DII Mission
     Promote and sharing knowledge in the areas of diet, 
     nutrition and health focusing to address current and 
     prevent future major local nutrition and health issues;
     Promote scientific nutrition and health research 
     findings and fieldworks;
     Strengthen linkage between scientist, and nutrition, 
     health & education professionals;
     Disseminate information on nutrition and diet related 
     subjects.
          DII Programs
     Competitive research Grant for Doctorate 
     students through educational institutions
     Publication grant for publishing Indonesian 
     research papers in international journals  
     Competitive Research Grant for established 
     Research Institutions (educational 
     institutions – universities, colleges, – 
     reputable NGOs, and other research-related 
     institutions)