66th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop: Drivers of Innovation in Pediatric Nutrition

The 66th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop was dedicated to an important but rather abstract topic analyzing potential drivers of innovation in pediatric nutrition. This topic clearly goes beyond the usual scope of academic pediatricians. The themes of other recent Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshops such as nutritional challenges in emerging societies, personalized nutrition in pediatrics, or nutrition from before pregnancy to the age of 2 years relate closely to pediatric research, clinical practice, and public health. In contrast, this workshop aimed to address and to identify forces that potentially drive innovation in pediatric nutrition, a vision which surpasses research, clinical and academic thinking. While preparing this workshop, we came to appreciate that even if research comes up with the best innovative concepts, the likelihood of translational application of this knowledge will very much depend on a variety of other factors.