DSM Opens Nutrition Innovation Center

PARSIPPANY, N.J.DSM opened a state-of-the-art Nutrition Innovation Center in Parsippany, N. J. The facility includes a laboratory, as well as a fully equipped pilot plant and sensory analysis facilities, enabling DSM to optimize production processes, improve product quality, test new ingredients, and analyze and evaluate a wide range of products.

Rick Greubel, President, Human Nutrition & Health, DSM Nutritional Products, comments: Our new nutrition center is truly a one stop shop for innovation. It will enable customers to stay ahead in a highly competitive, constantly changing health and nutrition marketplace − whatever their target application."

The center is the latest addition to DSMs global community of six networked application laboratories. Housing more than 100 application specialists and technical marketing experts, these facilities provide customers with convenient, personalized support. At the innovation center, specialists will work in close collaboration with DSMs customers to offer applications expertise, product development assistance and scale-up bench top formulation.

The scope of this site really is unrivaled anywhere in the world", said Hans-Christian Ambjerg, President, DSM Food Specialties. From this one location, DSMs vast scientific knowledge will help manufacturers achieve faster product development, enhanced operational and cost efficiencies and, ultimately, increased profits."