Neovia : announces the signature of a long-term scientific partnership with Naturex

Naturex, a worldwide natural botanical ingredient expert

Specialised in the production and marketing of natural ingredients, Naturex is a French company whose global headquarters are located in Avignon. Created in 1992, the company currently has over 1700 employees, 16 production units and a turnover of over 400 million Euro. As the world leader in natural botanical ingredients, Naturex benefits from a high-tech know-how in plant extraction and produces ingredients which meet the specific needs of the food production, nutraceutical and cosmetics industries.

Two complementary expertise for a long-term cooperation

The signature of this partnership enables Naturex and Neovia, a leading player in animal nutrition and health, to join their forces to study and develop new natural and innovative animal nutrition and health solutions, either directly or with their subsidiaries and activities. The combination of Naturex and Neovia's scientific know-how (multi-species expertise, formulation, market knowledge and worldwide distribution networks) will give both groups the opportunity to create new products and solutions in keeping with market expectations.

Hubert de Roquefeuil, CEO of Neovia specifies: 'our collaboration with Naturex has been given a new rise with the signature of this long-term scientific partnership. This agreement opens up very interesting R&D perspectives. It gives us the opportunity to promote the international development of several of our activities, in a context of increased consumer demands for alternative sources to medicines. '

Antoine Bily, R&D director of Naturex adds, 'several research and development gateways exist between human nutrition and health and animal nutrition and health. Plant-based ingredients have major potential. Working with Neovia opens up a new field of opportunities in the use of plant extracts for animal nutrition.'

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