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World contract food testing industry growing at 9.4%

World contract food testing industry growing at 9.4%

Food companies are increasingly sending quality and safety testing off-site to third party contract testing laboratories, a new report from US-based Strategic Consulting, Inc (SCI) says. In 2013, worldwide revenue for food contract testing labs

Global
Ajinomoto and Toyo Suisan in JV for instant noodles in India

Ajinomoto and Toyo Suisan in JV for instant noodles in India

World’s leading food additive maker Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Japanese ramen noodles maker Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. has exchanged a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a joint venture company in the instant noodle business

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Perrigo completes acquisition of Elan

Perrigo completes acquisition of Elan

Ireland-based global healthcare company Perrigo plc has completed the acquisition of major drug firm in Ireland, Elan Corporation, plc in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.6 billion. The transaction will help Perrigo

Global
Thermo Fisher gets approval from ACCC for acquisition of Life Technologies

Thermo Fisher gets approval from ACCC for acquisition of Life Technologies

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, a global leader in analytics industry, has received a conditional approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for acquisition of Life Technologies. ACCC has announced that it will not

Global
Glanbia announces new investments in Ireland

Glanbia announces new investments in Ireland

Glanbia plc, a global nutrition and ingredients group, has announced two new investments in Ireland which will create 90 jobs in Monaghan and Dublin.Glanbia Consumer Products, owner of the Avonmore and Premier brands, will build

Global
Superba Krill oil -an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids

Superba Krill oil -an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids

Norway-based Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS, a krill ingredient company, has announced the acceptance of a new study on its flagship product Superba Krill oil in the journal Nutrition Research. This is the biggest krill oil

Events
Next Innovation Summit invites applications for NutrAwards 2014

Next Innovation Summit invites applications for NutrAwards 2014

US-based education and networking conference for the health and nutrition industry, Next Innovation Summit, previously known as Nutracon, has invited applications for NutrAwards 2014 from the functional ingredients introduced between January 2012 to December 2013.

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Suddhir Jain of Bionova receives Rashtriya Udyog Ratan award

Suddhir Jain of Bionova receives Rashtriya Udyog Ratan award

Suddhir Jain, founder and managing director of Bionova, a nutraceutical company was honoured with Rashtriya Udyog Ratan Award during a seminar held in New Delhi. He was honoured with the award for contributing towards economic

Allied Industry
Envirocare Labs offers IGNOU’s PGD in food safety

Envirocare Labs offers IGNOU’s PGD in food safety

Leading food testing laboratory in the city, Envirocare Labs has been declared as a study center for the world’s largest open university - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to provide practical support to the

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IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), India’s top IP body, in its decision has upheld patent granted to an US-based biotech company Kibow Biotech’s key probiotic dietary supplement product. The company was granted patent No: 224100