Danisco signs agreement with research institute for weight-management probiotic strains
Dated: 10 September 2007
Danisco has signed a licensing agreement with Dutch research institute, TNO, to use probiotic strains for food that can aid people with weight management.
The Danish ingredients producer said the deal will allow it the use of TNO’s results and patents on exopolysaccharide-producing probiotic strains. Recent research have shown that exopolysaccharides could be used in weight management applications
“This agreement is the achievement of a long-term relationship between Danisco and TNO and we hope to see many new food applications in the expanding weight management business,” TNO’s business developer, Mark Kats, said in a statement.
According to a Danisco statement, more than 60 percent of the population in America is obese, with several European countries also having a similar percentage.
