Vitiva opens new innovation centre

June 20, 2012, Slovenia – Vitiva has opened
an innovation centre in Slovenia with expanded its R&D team and
capabilities.

June 20, 2012, Slovenia – In response to the growing customer demand for the development of joint product applications worldwide, Vitiva opened an innovation centre in Slovenia with expanded its R&D team and capabilities. The new centre also extends Vitiva's lab applications and customer services, and provides comprehensive consulting services on oxidation management solutions, natural colors and stevia-based sweetener formulations.

The centre opened in May 2012, and includes pilot facilities for meat, bakery, ice cream, dairy, beverage, confectionery and other food applications, as well as an equipped kitchen for joint tasting sessions with customers.

In addition, the facility has state-of-the-art analytical and QA/QC laboratories for ingredient evaluation and validation, determination of various active ingredients in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications, shelf-life monitoring, food legislation advising, quality systems implementation and more. It also offers technical support for the pharmaceutical industry by executing stability tests, developing and validating analytical methods, preparing active substance master files and more.

For more information visit www.vitiva.eu.