Veronika Somoza is an Austrian food scientist and professor specializing in nutritional systems biology, food chemistry, and the bioactivity of food compounds. She serves as Director of the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich and has held senior academic roles at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on how food ingredients and flavor compounds affect human health, metabolism, and sensory perception. Somoza has received international recognition for her contributions to flavor science and nutrition research, including the FEMA Excellence in Flavor Science Award and the Hans Adolf Krebs Prize.
