24 Jun 2010 --- With the foundation of a new scientific advisory body, the international flavoring manufacturer Symrise is expanding its competencies in the area of health-oriented food.

The Scientific Advisory Board for Health and Nutrition is composed of internationally renowned scientists, who advise Symrise during the development of new ingredients for supplements and healthy and functional food products.

The external specialists provide Symrise researchers with support in implementing new scientific data as quickly as possible in actual products, and they also give the researchers support in developing new technologies.

In the Scent & Care division Symrise has already been working successfully for several years with its own Scientific Advisory Board, which advises the Group on the development of new ingredients for cosmetic products.

The members of the Scientific Advisory Board for Health and Nutrition are Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rogler, Professor for Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the UniversitätsSpital in Zurich, Prof. Dr. Christian Barth, long-standing Scientific Director of the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), as well as Prof. Dr. Ulrich Noehle, independent scientific consultant (previously CEO of Nordzucker and the Director of Nutritional Science, Food Legislation and Quality Management at Nestlé Germany).

“We are very pleased to have won such world-class experts as members of our new advisory board,” commented Dr. Simone Peschke, Head of the Symrise Competence Center for Health & Nutrition. “Their expertise in the areas of medicine, chemistry and nutrition ideally complement each other and will provide valuable stimuli for our research and development work.”

With the founding of the Scientific Advisory Board for Health and Nutrition, Symrise is continuing to expand its health & nutrition strategy as well as its competitive position.

As early as November of last year, the Company established the new global business unit Consumer Health. This unit is specialized exclusively on the development of functional ingredients and flavoring solutions for food supplements and health products. It is supported by the Symrise Competence Center for Health & Nutrition, which continually develops new, innovative biofunctional ingredients on the basis of scientifically proven effects and nutritional-physiological characteristics.

During the development of biofunctional ingredients, Symrise makes use of synergies in the area of flavoring development, for example with regard to the natural raw materials and technologies platforms used.

“In the functional foods and health products segment we are seeing strong growth, which is also having a long-term impact on the innovation pipelines of our customers,” explained Dirk Bennwitz, Senior Vice President of Consumer Health. “Together with our external advisors we aim to identify the nutritional needs of the consumers early on and respond to these with tailor-made products. Our goal is to target highly focused research and product development with the highest possible level of relevance for consumers and customers.”