Linnea, the Swiss manufacturer and distributor of botanical
extracts for the dietary supplement, pharmaceutical and cosmetics
industries, has extended the range of products available to
customers in the US.
Canada's PanGeo Pharma group has acquired the Quest Consumer Health
Care business of Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) for approximately
C$14 million (€10m).
New owners of the Vitafoods trade show have added two new areas -
the Finished Products Zone, and Vitacos, dedicated to the growing
cosmeceuticals market.
Cargill Acidulants is to market Regenasure glucosamine
hydrochloride, a product for the dietary supplement industry that
does not use shellfish as its source.
German company Degussa is to disband its Health & Nutrition
division next month, reorganising the Flavors & Fruit Systems,
BioActives and Texturant Systems activities into a new business
unit.
Reporting a 1 per cent drop in sales over 2002 and a significantly
lower net income, German fine chemicals group Degussa predicted
sales in core operations should rise to around €11.5 billion for
2003.
Health ingredients manufacturer Cognis Nutrition and Health says
the US Food and Drug Administration has approved GRAS status for
the company's Xangold brand natural lutein esters products in a
variety of foods.
Germany-based Degussa Group is buying Genset Oligos, the
oligonucleotide division of French company Genset for US$ 21.5
million (€24.53m), and will merge it with Proligo, its subsidiary
based in Boulder, Colorado.
Cognis Nutrition & Health, a nutritional ingredients supplier,
has responded to claims made earlier this week by Dutch rival
Loders Croklaan regarding the infringement of several of its
patents.
Speciality chemicals company Cognis announced today that its
agreement with Norwegian firm Natural for the licence to its
Tonalin brand conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) will go into effect
this weekend.
US health ingredients manufacturer Kemin Foods has received
approval for use of its FloraGLO brand lutein in dietary
supplements in France, the company announced today.
A new receptor for fatty acids has been discovered by a team of
scientists at Lund University in Sweden. Their work shows that fat
acts as a signal to cells in important organs, such as the liver
and heart. The research offers new...
Swiss chemicals company the Lonza Group said today it topped the
previous year's performance, with operating income, excluding
non-recurring items, up from CHF413 million to CHF419 million
(€286.5m). The group confirmed its targets...
The health unit of speciality chemicals manufacturer Croda
Chemicals Europe is to expand lipid production in the UK, following
increased market demand for high purity, high potency lipids in
nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals, it...
German chemicals company Degussa has sold its Frankfurt/Main-based
biopharmaceutical company Zentaris to Canadian firm AEterna
Laboratories for approximately €50 million, the company said last
week. The move marks the much-talked...
European researchers assessing the impact of functional foods have
highlighted six areas where functional foods could have an impact
on health, including the role of probiotics and prebiotics on the
gut, antioxidants for disease prevention,...
Cognis Nutrition and Health and Kemin Foods have finally reached an
agreement in court over the marketing and promotional issues for
lutein and lutein esters products.Specific terms of the agreement
are to remain confidential between...
Swiss fine chemicals company Lonza said today that Martin Ebner's
BZ Group Holding plans to sell its 19.8 per cent stake in the
business in the coming weeks in a bid to raise cash for the
investor group.
Natural Health Sciences, the makers of the natural antioxidant
Pycnogenol, said that new research shows the supplement to be an
effective fertility treatment in men.
A US subsidiary of German health ingredients business Degussa
BioActives said it has filed an order for prompt action on a case
it brought earlier this year against sports nutrition company
Muscle Marketing USA.
A study by researchers in Manchester, England, suggests that
Cognis' Xangold natural lutein ester supplements may promote eye
health in the elderly. If the evidence is confirmed, dietary
supplements and a higher intake of fruits...
With an overall drop of 3 per cent in sales for this year's first
half, Degussa refutes expectations of an upturn in the second half.
Restructuring of core businesses and divesting non-core operations
will continue in a drive...
The German pharmaceuticals group reports that sales in the first
six months of 2002 rose 21 per cent on the previous year to €3.7
billion while operating income showed growth of 48 per cent to €495
million. Business in the US was...
German fine chemicals group Degussa has been fined €118 million by
the European Commission after it was found guilty of taking part in
a price fixing cartel relating to amino acids used in animal
fodder. Degussa said it would contest...
Dutch ingredients company CSM is in discussions with starch
producer Avebe about the possible acquisition of its subsidiary
Glucona. The business makes gluconic acid derivatives, used as
calcium and mineral enrichers.
A licence granting Carolwood Corporation the right to produce
products containing methyl-sulfonyl-methane (MSM) has been revoked
by the product's creator MSM Investments.
Unigen Pharmaceuticals, a natural products research and development
facility and proprietary ingredients supplier, has been
restructuring its business over the last 10 years to better serve
its customers.
Cargill Health and Food Technologies, a division of the Us
agribusiness group Cargill Foods, has introduced a new type of
sugar which it claims offers a variety of health benefits to
consumers.
ADM Natural Health and Nutrition has launched a major new European
marketing campaign for its Novasoy soya isoflavone concentrate in a
bid to capitalise on growing consumer and scientific interest in
the product.
At the "Degussa Meets Science" event held in Dusseldorf,
Germany last week, Degussa AG, of which Degussa Health &
Nutrition generated sales of € 1,1 billion in 2000, showcased its
performance in the area of research...
Swiss-based life science chemical company Lonza has set up a cGMP
manufacturing capacity for large scale solid phase manufacture of
peptides at its Visp (CH) facility.
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant and vital metabolic regulator within cells. But it is unstable, susceptible to light, humidity, heat, gastric acid,...
