On 1 January 2010, Food & Biobased Research became the new name of A&F BV, the contract research component of the Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group (AFSG) of Wageningen University & Research centre.

The AFSG consists of Food & Biobased Research and the Department of AgroTechnology and Food Sciences. It has approximately 1000 members of staff who work every day on the themes of healthy food, sustainable food chains and biobased products. Within the AFSG, fundamental and applied research complement each other.

The AFSG works together with leading partners from the international business community and the government on “healthy food in a biobased society”. As an important participant in the European arena, the AFSG conducts top-level scientific research and plays a crucial role in market innovations.