DSM Nutritional Products (DNP) wants to engage with commercial, government and academic entities at a 2-day open innovation (OI) summit with selected participants in December.
Vitamins and the omega-3 DHA are a ‘viable alternative approach to delaying brain aging’, says a new review of the scientific literature, but are people talking about nutrition and brain function?
A day after confirming the €500m acquisition of New York-based blends specialist Fortitech, Royal DSM has concluded the year by buying beta-glucan brand Oatwell from Swedish Oat Fiber (SOF).
Rampant nutrition business acquirer, Royal DSM, has splashed the cash for the ninth time in two years – this time to the tune of €495m ($634m) on US-based multinational nutrient blending giant, Fortitech (€212m/$270m annual turnover).
Growth in DSM’s human and animal nutrition cluster is set to continue after the company this morning indicated an ongoing commitment to broadening its portfolio and did not rule out probiotic and/or botanical acquisitions.
Royal DSM has emphasised “business continuity” and “smooth integration” following the completion of its $CAD540m (€436m) buy-out of the world’s largest omega-3 fish oil supplier, Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC), today.
A partnership between DSM Nutritional Products and SwissBiotics has resulted in the launch of the two of the Swiss company’s ‘most complex’ health product formulas to date.
Information about the human genome is providing new insights into the way vitamin E – a nutrient that has very much ridden the scientific roller coaster in recent years in the face of questioning meta reviews – functions in the body.
Financial analyst Nomura says Dutch ingredients giant, Royal DSM should be classified as a “nutrition plus” company on the back of stable vitamin prices and margins.
DSM Nutritional Products' vice president, Nutrition Improvement Program Oswaldo da Costa e Silva explains that the initiative is an integral part of the company's sustainabiltiy vision. Providing products for malnourished people around the world...
Strong performance in DSM’s nutrition segment helped the company achieve third-quarter operating profit of €185m; up 28 per cent on the €144m reported in the same quarter of last year.
The Zeaxanthin Trade Association has developed and published a new analytical method to test the purity of zeaxanthin used in foods and dietary supplements, the association has said.
DSM Nutritional Products has entered into a new collaboration with Biotechnology Research and Information Network (BRAIN) to develop new ways of producing water-soluble vitamins by fermentation.
After a period of de-stocking in the first half of 2009, DSM’s nutrition business has weathered the economic slump well; pharma, too, picked up speed towards the end of the year.
A group of zeaxanthin suppliers have united to form the Zeaxanthin Trade Association to increase global awareness of the eye health nutrient and adopt quality standards.
Dutch life sciences giant, DSM, is feeling the effects of the recession with profits sliding 76 per cent, but its Nutrition division has bucked the trend to be the only section of the company to record improved sales over the second quarter.
Manfred Eggersdorfer, director of research and development at DSM Nutritional Products, sat down with Shane Starling to discuss the value of open innovation and business/academia interaction after the 2009 DSM Science and Technology Awards in Switzerland...
Philipp de Simone, human nutrition and health regional sales director for the east, south east and middle east at DSM Nutritional Products, tells Shane Starling why DSM’s Quality for Life initiative reaches all the way from the factory floor to finished...
In a NutraIngredients.com round table discussion, DSM’s Bas van Buijtenen expresses widespread industry concern with the EU nutrition and health claims process, while Cantox’s Nigel Baldwin tells us what we should expect from next month’s meeting with...
DSM Nutritional Products has launched an omega-3 fish oil powder aimed at a maternal and infant nutrition market that has tended to favour non-fish sourced forms of omega-3.
DSM Nutritional Products has announced an undisclosed double digit price increase across its Quali-Blends range that specialises in customised blends of key vitamins and minerals.
DSM Nutritional Products global marketing manager, Martijn Adorf, discusses why green values are as important as price competitiveness to the multinational ingredients giant.
A polyphenol from olives may protect against macular degeneration
associated with age or
the damaging effects of chemicals in tobacco smoke, suggests a new
study.
DSM has today announced a major improvement package to boost profit
margins of its nutritional products division by €100m, which is
aimed at offsetting costs tied-up with acquiring Roche vitamins in
2003.
DSM Nutritional Products is emphasising quality as the crucial
point of differentiation between the vitamin C it produces in the
green hills of Scotland - now known as Quali-C - and cheaper
material from Asia.
DSM is taking a two-pronged approach to sustaining profitability
and spurring growth for its Nutritional Products division, as it
reports volume growth for the Nutrition cluster as a whole but
sales on a par with last year due to...
DSM Nutritional Products has been granted a certificate of
suitability with the European Pharmacopoeia (CEP) for its vitamin
B5, news that differentiates its vitamin range over competitors'
since it is the only company to have...
DSM Food Specialities is reinforcing its links with preventative
health management groups in a bid to gain greater insight into the
needs of patients - information it will use when developing new
nutritional products to optimise and...
Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing economies in south-east Asia,
is proving to be one of the most attractive markets for producers
of vitamins and minerals.
DSM Nutrition has reported five per cent growth in both sales and
operating profits in Q1 2005 - a result that sits well with an
excellent picture for the group overall and could point towards
another positive year.
CreAgri's olive-derived Hidrox hydroxytyrosol formulation receives
a distribution boost with the signing of a new agreement with DSM
Nutritional Products.
DSM has announced that it is raising prices of its vitamins and
carotenoids on a worldwide basis, as a result of increasing energy,
raw material and transportation costs.
DSM Nutritional Products has reported operating profit of $252
million in full year 2005, up 25 per cent on 2004. But with sales
hampered by price pressure on mature vitamins, the company is
looking to reduce its reliance on these...
DSM is to close down production of bulk vitamin C in the US and cut
costs at its plant in Dalry, Scotland, as part of a series of
measures to ease pressure on its vitamin business, reports
Dominique Patton.
Little-known plant compounds that can help tackle increasing
prevalence of chronic disease are set to drive future product
development at DSM Nutritional Products, currently better known for
its vitamins range than natural extracts,...
The new vitamins business is already having a marked effect on
performance at chemicals group DSM, which has beaten analysts'
expectations with an 8 per cent rise in income for the first
quarter.
ZeaVision and DSM Nutritional products jointly announced a
settlement this week resolving a patent dispute for the sale and
promotion of the dietary carotenoid zeaxanthin.
After a 75 per cent drop in operating profit for the third quarter,
DSM's final quarter picked up, with better-than-expected turnover
at the Dutch group.
DSM Nutritional Products - formerly Roche Vitamins - on Friday
awarded for the first time its 'International award for innovative
research in human nutrition' worth €25,000 to Dr Kenneth D.R.
Setchell for his pioneering...
