October 27, 2023 | Food

Deliveroo for work survey highlights importance of food at workplace

82 per cent of corporate employers recognise the importance of food in attracting and retaining talent  A platform called Deliveroo for Work, which is specifically designed for the corporate sector,…

October 27, 2023 | R & D

Microbiota modulation with prebiotic chicory root fibre shows mood improvement

The first human intervention study using prebiotic dietary fibre oligofructose and the human milk oligosaccharide 2’fucosyllactose A new study, conducted by Jackson et al, demonstrates that the intake of the…

October 20, 2023 | Academic

Shimadzu Corporation, Ebetsu City, Hokkaido University commence joint study on MCI

This will be the first large-scale research study into factors that cause Alzheimer’s dementia (hereinafter Alzheimer’s disease) conducted in Japan by a local government, university, national research institution, and private…

October 20, 2023 | Academic

NTU Singapore and Eves Energy collaborate to produce palm oil from microalgae

The collaboration will see Eves Energy set up a facility in Indonesia in 2024 with 400,000 tanks that could produce 1.2 million metric tonnes of microalgae oil and 1.2 million…

October 18, 2023 | Company News

Tetra Pak and Lund University launch new research hub to develop future food

This represents the shared ambition of Tetra Pak and Lund University for bioprocessing to provide new avenues for sustainable food and materials production Tetra Pak and Lund University have announced…

October 16, 2023 | China

China’s MARA to approve FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ 2’-FL production strain

Final nutrition fortifier approval of Aequival 2’-FL will mean FrieslandCampina Ingredients will soon become the only provider of both human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) in China Manufacturers of tot…

October 11, 2023 | Company News

Lallemand Health Solutions strengthens strategic position in microbiome field

With Expert’Biome, Lallemand Health Solutions aims to support partners in their development of next-generation strains by offering comprehensive services in the health industry Lallemand Health Solutions is strengthening its strategic…

October 10, 2023 | Academic

HKUMed finds high red meat consumption may increase risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes

The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), reviewed large-scale meta-data covering more than 4.4 million people A research team from the School of Public Health in LKS Faculty of Medicine, of…

October 3, 2023 | Company News

Symrise expands naturalness innovation capabilities in Singapore

The purpose-built labs in the Enhanced Naturals @SPark focus on thermal treatments, extraction, and biotransformation Symrise Asia Pacific recently unveiled the ‘Enhanced Naturals @Spark’ in Singapore, a facility dedicated to…

September 25, 2023 | Food

New study shows chicory root fibres selectively increase Bifidobacteria independent of food application

Encouraging the growth of beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacteria is important as it supports human health via positive effects on the gut environment A recently published study conducted by researchers from…