Danisco Earns NBJ Science Award

COPENHAGEN, DenmarkNutrition Business Journal (NBJ) bestowed Danisco with a Scientific Achievement Award for its range of scientifically proven probiotics. The NBJ Awards seek to provide annual recognition of industry's brightest stars and key players as they broaden the impact and reputation of nutrition as a true steward of health and wellness.

This award clearly demonstrates Daniscos credentials as a leader in the development of the scientific documentation required by todays food and dietary supplements industries," said Julian Stowell, Ph.D., vice president scientific affairs, Danisco Health & Nutrition. It is also an excellent recognition for our scientific researchers and worldwide collaborators."

Every year NBJ acknowledges key industry players for their contribution to the development of the nutrition industry in the following categories: sustainability, education, science, organic excellence and philanthropy.

 NBJ is delighted to reward Danisco with the 2010 Scientific Achievement Award for the companys long-standing and sophisticated research in the world of probiotics," commented Marc Brush, editor in chief, NBJ. We can attribute much of the forward progress in probiotics to better science and we take great pride in highlighting scientific leaders such as Danisco, as they bring nutrition to a broader audience," he added.

Danisco BioActives has a dedicated health and nutrition R&D Group based in Kantvik, Finland, that researches its ingredients with partner institutes. They conduct in vitro, metabolism and human intervention studies to support its health and nutrition portfolio including probiotics.

 We are committed to developing a sustainable science-based offer," commented Scott Bush, vice president marketing, Danisco Health & Nutrition. Our HOWARU® premium range represents the cornerstone for success, offering our customers condition-specific probiotic formulations backed by gold standard clinical studies."

NBJ is a publication for the nutrition, natural, organic, dietary supplement and integrative medicine industries. Through a portfolio of media products, including a monthly executive journal and in-depth research reports, NBJ supplies authoritative data and analysis to leaders and decision makers in the business of nutrition.