UK-based Micap has bought the German microencapsulation firm Rendel
& Scherer for around €1 million in a bid to grow its sales in a
new market, reports Dominique Patton.
Cerestar Food & Pharma Specialties Europe has launched an
excipient that it claims allows tablets to be produced using lower
compression force, which should result in reduced wear and tear on
tabletting machinery and operational...
Chemicals giant BASF has invested €2 million in a small German
encapsulation business that claims to have developed a novel
process that allows for efficient ingredient delivery.
Up-and-coming Advanced Bionutrition (ABN) has captured the
attention of venture capitalists in the biotechnology field,
raising $7.5 million in a second round of private equity funding.
Scottish drug delivery and encapsulation specialist Encap has
invested approximately £1.2 million (€1.7m)in new premises in order
to boost its manufacturing capacity by 50 per cent.
Tea polyphenols are more bioavailable when delivered as
encapsulated green tea extract than when taken as a traditional
beverage, according to a small trial.
OptiPure and its sister company Soft Gel have had a busy few weeks.
First there was the US launch of WasabiSol - Soft Gel's new
detoxification product - and then OptiPure re-launched its website
in an effort to make it more pertinent...
US-based Soft Gel is to launch a new plant-based product, designed
to support the immune system and detoxification, at Health
Ingredients Europe next month.
UK-based BioProgress, the manufacturer of 'dissolve in the mouth'
films, has bought two soluble film casting lines allowing it to
boost its production capacity to meet growing demand for the novel
delivery format.
Edible film strips will explode onto the market in early 2005,
predicts one manufacturer that is poised to meet the growing demand
from the nutritional products industry.
US scientists have designed an edible film made from natural
ingredients that protects foods coated in the material from
spoiling. The film can also hold vitamins and other nutrients
within it to boost the nutritional value of the...
Probiotics in capsule form have been around for a few years, as
dietary supplement manufacturers seek to take advantage of the
growing awareness of their beneficial effect on gut health. But
some consumers do not like taking capsules,...
US water-soluble films company MonoSol has bought the UK division
of Aquafilm, giving it access to substantial manufacturing
capabilities in Europe and its range of edible films.
UK company BioProgress, which makes cellulose-based films for
coating tablets and capsules, is making an acquisition in the US
that gives it access to dissolving 'in the mouth' films for retail
consumer products, such as...
A US company says it has launched the first dietary supplement that
preserves the natural antioxidant molecules found in red wine,
making it a suitable alternative for teetotallers.
Californian supplement manufacturer Source Naturals is promoting an
improved version of its phosphatidyl serine (PS) soft gels, with
the claim that the product contains the most shelf-stable PS
available.
Degussa BioActives has improved its phosphatidylserine (PS) formula
for soft gel applications, after research by its R&D team found
possible interactions between the soft gel capsule and its PS
filling.
German sweeteners firm Nutrinova reports on new research showing
how sweeteners used in hot drinks can alter the flavour profile.
The results allow the company to provide sweetener manufacturers
with useful guidance, it says.
French starch ingredients company Cerestar Food & Pharma
Specialties Europe, a business unit of US agri-giant Cargill, has
added a new spray-dried n-OSA starch to its C*EmCap product range.
"We don't just sell capsules, we sell a whole service," a
spokesperson for Capsugel told NutraIngredients.com this week at
the Vitafoods International trade fair.
US premix company Watson Foods has designed a new concept to
showcase its edible film strips, a novel delivery system which
could be applied to functional ingredients and vitamins. Visitors
at Vitafoods have been testing the PEPPYmint...
Balchem reported a small rise in net sales, up 3 per cent, during
the first quarter of 2003, although sales in its Encapsulated
products segment dropped, owing to the current difficult economy
for the food industry.
Balchem Encapsulates said it will now be offering only USP-grade
choline chloride and choline bitartrate to customers. The company's
products have received a quality recognition from the United States
Pharmacopeia (USP) which...
Crosslinking is a natural phenomenon occurring in gelatin that negatively impacts soft capsules, reducing their stability and prolonging their dissolution...
The organic food market has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade, providing a major opportunity for food brands and manufacturers to tap...
Consumer demand for capsules shows no sign of slowing down—they are the globally preferred dosage form for 50% of consumers. But in an increasingly saturated...
