Indonesia’s first microalgae firm PT Evergen Resources is on a mission to meet the country’s astaxanthin demands across the nutra, pharma and cosmetics sectors.
Keeping people pain-free and boosting recovery time after exercise, especially in middle age, is a crucial battle in the fight to promote healthy ageing among Asia Pacific’s rapidly ageing population.
In Asia Pacific’s increasingly completive food and beverage space, technological advances are crucial for firms to drive operational efficiency and effectively manage data across the supply chain.
Krill oil supplier Aker Biomarine is exploring more Asian markets, with South Korea showing significant sales potential to build on its presence in China, Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
NZMP has its eye on sports nutrition success in APAC — with its recently established Sport and Active Lifestyle business unit tasked with driving growth in the market — as it assesses regional opportunities for its new probiotics range.
China xylitol manufacturing firm Anyang Yuxin Xylitol Technology (Yuxin) is looking to extract xylose and xylitol from wood by-products as it seeks to ramp up the sustainability credentials of its products.
Despite ongoing concerns among environmentalists about the health of the world’s oceans, data supports a positive outlook for the continued sustainability of the supply of marine ingredients.
NZMP SureStart's patented milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) ingredients, MFGM Lipid 100 and MFGM Lipid 70, could have applications beyond infant formula and nutrition, according to senior research scientist James Dekker.
Global omega-3 player KD Pharma says the new site at Seal Sands will expand its capacity for manufacturing omega-3-based intermediates, especially for those use in producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Taiwan's Bened Biomedical is expanding its psychobiotic business from APAC to Europe, with a new proprietary probiotic strain, as well as recent research on its established PS128 product, driving the firm's continued growth.
Extensive investment in innovation to develop more sustainable products, as well as ambitious CO2 reduction targets directly linked to the company's bottom line, are two of the key strategies DSM is adopting as part of its sustainability efforts....
Italian probiotics firm Centro Sperimentale del Latte (CSL) is looking to drive further APAC growth and reinforce its presence in the region, having recently opened an office in Singapore.
Gencor Pacific is eyeing success in South East Asia and Taiwan with its proprietary ingredient Levagen, following positive results from a clinical trial assessing its effects on osteoarthritis.
Cognitive decline is a key concern for older consumers and drives product innovation in the healthy aging space. But marketers should take care to delineate between short-term and systemic approaches, an expert says.
French company Robertet is bringing its health and beauty businesses into China, after it first established its flavours and fragrances business in the country 10 years ago.
DuPont Nutrition & Health's XIVIA Xylitol will see its range of applications expand as scientific evidence continues to earn the ingredient approval in a growing number of countries.
International formula brands can no longer purely trade on their global reputations to guarantee success in China, with more consumers eager to purchase products that closely mimic breastmilk.
Guangzhou supplier Topwell Coconut is seeking a breakthrough in the sports nutrition market with its 100% coconut plant-based protein beverage and coconut sparkling water.
Indena is striving for APAC growth with market entry in Japan and China, and launching a more bioavailable formulation of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which the firm believes has potential for success in sports nutrition and beyond.
Chr. Hansen applies its microbiome expertise in the pharma arena as the firm enters a collaboration with Lonza to produce live biotherapeutic (LBP) products that address a range of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular conditions.
New studies using palmitoylethanolamide, an endocannabinoid-like molecule with potent anti-inflammatory properties, may offer formulators possibilities for new joint health and sports recovery products, and an alternative to CBD.
The Atacama Desert provides ideal conditions for growing algae for astaxanthin, but the local markets are very limited, so one company is using its location and story to grow internationally, especially in Asia.
Standardization in herbal products will boost consumer acceptance and market uptake, says Sabinsa president Shaheen Majeed, using the company’s Shagandha ashwaganda ingredient as an example.
Italian ingredient supplier Indena has published a monograph detailing the broader applications of Centella asiatica, a South East Asian plant said to have skin, brain and heart health benefits.
A new herbal ingredient could help to improve supplement options for men with prostate health issues — an area where innovation has been lacking — thanks to research by Gencor Pacific.
Finnish-Indian spirulina firm Prolgae Spirulina Supplies has revealed extensive plans for global growth, with its upcoming range of functional consumer foods expected to drive business in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe.
An industry expert who will address the first NutraIngredients Omega-3 Summit in Singapore this week has emphasised the importance of public health initiatives to increase omega-3 intake, and teased a new testing device for pregnant women to assess their...
Swiss cosmetics firm Mibelle AG Biochemistry is targeting expansion in the health supplement space in APAC, after a successful entry into the beauty-from-within category.
Ingredion's new stevia sweetener, the BESTEVIA® Reb M Stevia Leaf Sweetener, has received approval from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to be used as an 'intense sweetener'.
Bened Biomedical is moving ahead with its expansion plans, most recently signing a multi-year agreement for its proprietary psychobiotic PS128 with Malaysian pharmaceutical firm Nuvanta.
Incorporating probiotics into new applications and conducting local clinical research are among Kerry's plans to beef up its APAC probiotics businesses.
Marinova has commenced a clinical trial to investigate the gut health benefits of its bioactive seaweed extract, Maritech fucoidan, on elite athletes, with the broader goal of entering the sports nutrition market.
A new BAPP bulletin disseminates ways to detect the adulteration of ashwagandha products with undeclared material taken from the leaves or the stems of the plant.
Gencor Pacific hopes to introduce a new supplement and functional food category with Slimaluma, its brand of Caralluma fimbriata extract (CFE), after the first human RCT on the product's anti-stress effects reported positive results.
DSM Hydrocolloids, the specialty hydrocolloids arm of Royal DSM, has unveiled new branding for its gellan gum and xanthan gum portfolios, with the firm targeting new opportunities in ‘cross-segment’ applications.
OptiBiotix Health has entered a manufacturing and supply deal with Zeon Lifesciences, in which the two firms will share profits of Optibiotix’s microbiome-based weight management technology.
Chinese/American company Lyxia has debuted as a new player in the algae omega-3s space with a highly refined EPA ingredient from a photosynthetic strain.
A combination of DuPont’s Howaru Shape probiotic and Litesse Ultra prebiotic may beneficially alter the gut microbiota and improve gut barrier function, says a new study from DuPont Nutrition & Health.
Taiwanese probiotics firm Synbio Tech is aiming for a strong entry into the US sports nutrition market with a probiotic strain capable of building muscle mass.
