Nov. 19 - Friesland Foods Domo and Novasep Process have signed a partnership agreement for the joint development of separation technology. The aim of the cooperation is to develop innovative technology with which new (functional) ingredients can be produced and existing products improved.
Friesland Foods Domo develops, produces and markets high-quality whey and milk-based ingredients, which it supplies to infant nutrition, food and pharmaceutical companies all over the world. Friesland Foods Domo's expertise on dairy ingredients and Novasep Process s technological know-how combine to create an extensive technology platform. Under the terms of the agreement, the relationship will be exclusive for new technologies to develop and produce ingredients which are considered as strategic for both companies. The partnership agreement will last for five years.
Roelof Joosten, Managing Director of Friesland Foods Domo explained: By implementing advanced technology, we want to be able to respond more quickly to market demands and shor ten our products t ime to market . In Novasep Process, we have found a valuable partner with whom to develop this technology.
Jérôme Le Roux, President Industrial Biotech, a Business Unit of Novasep Process commented: This cooperat ion will cont ribute great ly to the development of innovative purification technologies to improve the quality and lower the manufacturing costs of functional food ingredients. With Friesland Foods Domo as a world leading ingredient supplier, Novasep Process is getting closer to the final product to better understand market requirements.
Friesland Foods Domo has production facilities in Bedum, Borculo, Dronrijp and Workum, the Netherlands, and sales offices in Zwolle, the Netherlands, Malaysia and the United Kingdom, as well as a worldwide network of representatives and distributors. Friesland Foods Domo is an operating company of Royal Friesland Foods.
Royal Friesland Foods is an international company that develops, produces and sells natural, nutritional and high- quality dairy products, fruit-based drinks and ingredients. Health, convenience, reliability and vitality for consumers are key characteristics. In Western Europe, Central Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia, Royal Friesland Foods has a strong presence on the dairy market. Revenue was 4.4 billion euros in 2005. On a global sale, Friesland Foods has 16,400 employees. Zuivelcoöperatie Friesland Foods U.A., a cooperative, is an alliance of dairy farms whose objective is to add value to the milk, produced by its members. The company s leading brands are Dutch Lady, Frisian Flag, Foremost, Friesche Vlag, Milli, NoyNoy, Peak, Bonnet, Rainbow, Completa, Debic, Frico, Friso, Pöttyös, Dots, Domo, Kievit, Appelsientje, Chocomel, Cécémel, CoolBest, DubbelFrisss, Extran and Fristi.
Novasep Process specialises in solving purification challenges for the Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical and Industrial Biotech markets. The company offers laboratory purification equipment as well as large-scale industrial production plants for producing pure products, and a full range of services including process development, multi- ton scale custom purification and performance optimisation.
To serve its different markets, Novasep Process offers innovative and reliable solutions based on Novasep Process proprietary technologies : Novasep chromatography (high and low pressure) and crystallization, Applexion ion exchange and evaporation, Orelis membrane processes.
Groupe Novasep, with its headquarters near Nancy (in Eastern France), is a leading partner for the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals industries through its two business segments Novasep Process and Novasep Synthesis. Both strategic businesses are complementary organisations with skills designed to provide technically optimised and economical solutions for the life-science sector and related industries.