San Francisco, CA, and Ludwigshafen, Germany—BASF Venture Capital is investing $2 million into Alchemist Accelerator’s fund, according to a press release. The release says that BASF is allocating at least half towards investments in 3D printing, agtech, material informatics, nutrition, and technology game-changers. The Alchemist Accelerator seeds 75 startups per...
Basel, Switzerland—Lonza announced in a press release the internal alignment of its business structure to accelerate growth along the Healthcare Continuum® and strengthen the Microbial Control business. According to the release, Stefan Stoffel has been appointed to a new role on the Executive Committee as COO, responsible for operations beginning...
Valley Cottage, NY—Phosphatidylserine market sales are likely to exceed 311 thousand metric tons by the end of 2019, according to a report by FMI titled “Phosphatidylserine Market: Incorporation of Functional Ingredients in Mental Health Supplements to Drive Utilization: Global Industry Analysis 2013-2017 and Opportunity Assessment 2018-2028.” A press release regarding...
Bradenton, FL—HP Ingredients (HPI) has launched a private label program allowing retailers to sell their own line of herbal supplements using their own logos, driving and building brand recognition, according to a press release. The ingredients available from HPI for private label include ParActin®, an extract of Andrographis paniculate; Bergamonte®,...
Chicago, IL—Glanbia Nutritionals has agreed to acquire Watson, according to a press release. Glanbia Nutritionals is a nutritional solutions and cheese business, selling proteins, custom nutrient premixes, bioactives, and plant-based nutrition ingredients. It is a subsidiary of Glanbia plc., a global nutrition company with roots in the dairy industry. Watson...
Salt Lake City, UT—The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has published the 2016-2017 update to its annual Global EPA and DHA Ingredient Market Report, according to a press release. The report details the 2016 and 2017 volume and value of the raw materials sector of the global...
Austin, TX—Afrigetics Botanicals adopted bulbine through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb research and education program, according to a press release. The adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, ensuring that the research and educational resource remains up-to-date. The press release says that bulbine is a perennial evergreen. Traditional medical uses resemble...
Rockville, MD—Packaged Facts predicted four key trends for the U.S. food market in 2019 in a press release, looking at “disruptive innovation” that will spur growth. The top trend, according to the press release, will be local products, particularly salads. Locally grown produce is by nature fresher and has a...
Rancho Dominguez, CA—BI Nutraceuticals announced its partnership with the Food & Nutrition branch of Brenntag Canada Inc. in a press release. Brenntag Food & Nutrition is a provider of food ingredients to marketplaces around the globe. In Canada, the press release says, the company offers supply chain management, logistics services,...
Ithaca, NY—Cornell University Scientists have developed a computer program—Environmental Monitoring With an Agent-Based Model of Listeria (EnABLe)—to simulate the most likely locations in a processing facility where food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes might be found, according to a press release. Food safety managers may then test those areas for the...
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