"During my professional life, I have had the opportunity to observe with
great pleasure that there is certainly no lack of good ideas around. What
turns those ideas into concepts, projects and ultimately into unique products
and processes is the focussed commitment of a group of people. This is how we
innovate at DSM Nutritional Products. We build connections between needs and
ideas and create new ways of delivering and using familiar substances more
efficiently."
Dr Manfred Eggersdorfer
Innovation is a survival skill
We foster this skill to the
benefit of both your future and ours. Lateral thinking and innovative
attitudes are valuable tools with which we secure that future. They lead us to
discoveries that we then link to your needs. This extends the range of your
offering and creates new business for you and for us.
Starting in 1935 with the chemical synthesis of
vitamin C, DSM Nutritional Products is a pioneer in the industrial
synthesis of vitamins and carotenoids
. In 2003, DSM Nutritional Products invested 125 million CHF in R & D.
Our Research and Development activities are concentrated in the region of
Basel, Switzerland, in eight Research Centers: Animal Nutrition and Health,
Human Nutrition and Health, Cosmetics, Biotechnology, Process Research,
Process Development, Product Form Development and Analytics.
This concentration favours synergy between the research teams and strengthens
relations with the business and production units.
