The Institute provides the scientific basis for nutritional approaches that help change the course of health. The company’s long-standing collaboration with the EPFL includes research into brain health.A more targeted nutrition that takes account of these complexities requires a deeper understanding of human health and disease, right down to the molecular level.Chronic non-communicable diseases like obesity and diabetes are highly complex.Creating Shared Value remains the fundamental guiding principle for how Nestlé does business.Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier futureThe NIHS, created in January 2011, is part of the company’s global research and development network.They are the result of a multifaceted relationship between genes, diet and lifestyle - and the nature of this relationship is different for each one of us.Our 2030 ambition: Help to improve 30 million livelihoods in communities directly connected to our business activitiesNIHS research aims to provide the scientific rationale for targeted nutritional medical products to help manage health problems such as diabetes, obesity, and Alzheimer’s disease. We offer an extensive portfolio science-based consumer health, medical nutrition and supplement brands.
Such nutrition will ultimately help to support healthy ageing.The new building will allow NIHS to expand its current activities.“Nestlé has always led from the front when developing new manufacturing processes, products and packaging as well as new ways to connect with consumers,” said Paul Bulcke, Nestlé’s Chief Executive Officer, at the opening ceremony.To gain this understanding the NIHS has established leading edge capability in new technologies.“Targeted nutrition requires, a strong underpinning of scientific proof as well as state of the art diagnostics,” Emmanuel E. Baetge, Head of the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences said at the opening ceremony.“What we are seeing here today is a new arm of our research capability. The role of nutrition is entering a new stage of discovery and innovation – not just in addressing nutritional gaps but with potentially direct therapeutic impacts – that is changing the management of health and forging an increasingly integral role in the management of health across the human life cycle.Advances in genomics and biotechnology are leading to breakthroughs in our fundamental understanding of diseases and the potential role of nutrition to better manage health. Nestlé Health Science is a leader in the field of nutritional science, committed to redefining the management of health. Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke said: “The creation of Nestlé Health Science S.A. and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences is the best way to focus our attention and organize our unique capabilities and competencies to seize this promising business opportunity. Nestlé Health Science is a company engaged in advancing the role for nutritional therapy in the management of people’s health through investing in innovation and leveraging leading edge science.
In June, the company opened a Clinical Development Unit in Lausanne, Switzerland. One of our biggest opportunities for growth is to focus research on science-based nutritional solutions to help prevent or manage chronic diseases.The Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences paves the way for a new element in Nestlé’s R&D approach to nutrition, health and wellness.Mr Alain Berset, Federal Councillor, Department of Home Affairs of Switzerland and Philippe Leuba, Cantonal Councillor for the Swiss canton of Vaud, and Patrick Aebischer, Head of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), were guests of honor.In November, the company will open a new Research & Development Centre in Manesar, India.Today NIHS has established expertise and research approaches such as integrated systems biology, next-generation sequencing and human genetics, as well as metabonomics, including lipidomics.The institute, housed at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), will focus on the areas of brain health, metabolic health and gastro-intestinal health.
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