Nestlé pursues open innovation, nutrition research for health and longevity
US-headquartered Nestlé Health Science, a wholly-owned health-science subsidiary of Nestlé, has entered a strategic collaboration with the University of California, Davis Innovation Institute for Food & Health to advance nutrition and health innovations, support startup development, and explore research and student engagement opportunities. In Australia, the company is partnering with Australian Catholic University in Melbourne to accelerate startup innovation in the same focus areas through an incubator program that includes potential mentorship and research collaborations.
The company also launched the third edition of its Innovation Challenge with the Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute at Tufts University, focusing on women’s health and healthy longevity. Winners will receive development support from Nestlé Health Science and Tufts University.
Hans Manning, Vice President of Innovation and Strategy at Nestlé Health Science’s R&D center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, said the partnerships would enable collaboration with entrepreneurs to develop differentiated products that improve consumer and patient health through nutrition-based solutions.
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