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Wacker and Biosyntia develop large-scale sustainable biotin process

Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a coenzyme for the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates

Conagen develops flavonoid by precision fermentation

Kaempferol is a flavonoid with health-promoting properties found in tea, fruits, and vegetables, especially rich in green leafy vegetables such as...

Bühler to build insect protein plant for Agronutris

To feed 10 billion people who are expected to live on our planet by 2050, about 250 million metric tons of additional protein will be necessary eve...

Exploring the growth of plant-based milk

According to The Vegan Society, the plant-based milk sector in the UK was worth more than £230 million in 2019, representing approximately 15% of t...

Nutriswiss touts ‘mild’ refining process for organic oils

Contaminants can originate during organic cultivation from exhaust gases, for example, or can enter the raw material through contact with machinery...

Better Juice set to commercialise reduced-sugar beverages

The announcement is part of the company’s ongoing collaboration with process engineering specialist GEA Group

World-class manufacturing of consumer healthcare products

In this interview with Fertin Pharma, VP Henri Skou explains the drivers behind recent supply chain investments and outcomes with a view to potenti...

Outsourcing partners continue to deliver for the nutraceutical industry

The last 18 months have seen challenges and opportunities in equal measure for the functional food and dietary supplement sector. Rodney Steel, Chi...

Vitux AS introduces sugar-free chewable delivery platform

The technology is currently being used by supplement producer Amway, for its Nutrilite vitamin brand

GC Rieber VivoMega continues to increase omega-3 capacity

In addition to facility upgrades, in 2020, GC Rieber VivoMega finished constructing an 24,000 metric ton tank park

Capsule oral dosage forms: providing benefits throughout the entire drug product lifecycle

Drug product formulators and manufacturers often choose tablets instead of capsules as a cost-effective dosage form. When developing a medicine, ho...

Drug dose delivery development, manufacturing and commercialisation trends: part II

In the wake of patient-centricity in the pharmaceutical industry, drug delivery technologies have emerged as a central driver of therapeutic and pa...

Symrise opens UK innovation lab in Colworth Science Park

The site will feature a fully functional flavor lab as well as space for exchange and co-creation

How to tame recalcitrant ingredients with technological processes

Plant-based functional ingredients sometimes behave differently than manufacturers of nutraceuticals and cosmetic products would like. Innovative p...

Beneo announces capacity extension for prebiotic chicory root fibre

According to the International Scientific Association for Pro- and Prebiotics (ISAPP), chicory root fibres are some of the very few proven prebiotics

Simplifying the art of the possible

With softgels becoming increasing popular in both the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, Dr Kevin Robinson recently caught up with Jessic...