International Life Sciences Institute — Nepal
Bridging science, policy and practice
A multidisciplinary, science-driven platform connecting academia, government, healthcare, research institutions and the responsible private sector to advance evidence-based dialogue on nutrition, food safety, food systems and sustainability in Nepal.
About ILSI Nepal
A neutral, evidence-based forum
ILSI Nepal is a nonprofit, science-driven platform that convenes scientists and institutions to address nutrition, food safety, food systems, public health and sustainability with evidence. It brings academia, government, healthcare, research institutions and the responsible private sector into a neutral forum, and it draws on the operating principles and scientific-integrity standards of the global ILSI federation. ILSI Nepal does not lobby or advocate policy positions.
At a glance
- Nonprofit, science-driven platform
- Neutral, multidisciplinary convening
- Funding and conflicts of interest disclosed
- No lobbying, no policy advocacy
Focus areas
Eight areas of national relevance
ILSI Nepal organises its scientific work around eight areas of national relevance.
Nutrition and health
Evidence on diet, nutrient adequacy and public health across the life course.
Food systems
How food is produced, distributed and consumed, and where it can be made more resilient.
Food safety
Risk-based science to keep the food supply safe from farm to table.
Sustainable agriculture
Practices that protect yields, soil, water and nutrition security.
One Health
The shared health of people, animals and the environment.
Climate and sustainability
How a changing climate affects food, nutrition and health, and ways to adapt.
Food innovation
New ingredients, technologies and processes assessed on evidence.
Research and scientific dialogue
Neutral convening, open data, and peer-reviewed publication.
Governance
Accountable, multidisciplinary leadership
Managing Director, BLC Global Holdings
Multidisciplinary, across academia, government, healthcare and research.
Day-to-day operations and disclosures.
How we work
- Funding sources disclosed
- Conflict-of-interest declarations required
- Investigators keep control of data and analysis
- Science judged on method, not funding source
Scientific integrity
Trust depends on how science is funded and conducted
Public trust depends on how science is funded and conducted. ILSI Nepal discloses its funding, requires conflict-of-interest declarations from contributors, gives investigators control of data and analysis, and judges science on study design and method rather than its funding source. ILSI Nepal does not lobby or make policy recommendations.
Featured initiative
National Dialogue on Nutrition and Food Systems
A neutral, multidisciplinary forum for researchers, healthcare professionals, government scientists and the responsible private sector to examine the evidence on nutrition and food systems in Nepal. The dialogue informs decisions with science. It does not advocate policy positions.
Collaboration across sectors
Five sectors, every relationship disclosed
ILSI Nepal works across five sectors, with each contributor’s affiliation and funding disclosed.
Academia
Universities and scholars contributing peer-reviewed expertise.
Government and public institutions
Public-sector scientists and agencies.
Healthcare
Clinicians and public-health practitioners.
Research institutions
National and international research bodies.
Responsible private sector
Industry participants under full disclosure.