Institute of Gastronomic Empiricism

A corporation founded and managed by a Shen family dynasty. Studies food scientifically with a philosophical approach to enlightenment through sensory experience. Backs restaurants, researches new ingredients from across the galaxy. Involvement with consumer food industry eg. discovery of new proteins, efficient storage methods. HQ with high-end restaurants and R&D facility in Litharge, the capital of the Celestine Ascendancy.