NIZO food research in the Food Valley Together to the next level www.nizo.com Dr. J. (Koos) Oosterhaven April 27th, 2010
Dec 27, 2015
NIZO food research in the Food Valley
Together to the next level
www.nizo.com
Dr. J. (Koos) OosterhavenApril 27th, 2010
Today’s agenda
• NIZO food research, the food CRO in Food Valley, an introduction
• (Open) innovation; the world behind a buzz word
• Starring NIZO: Together to the next level (a short movie)
• Outsourcing expertise and trusted partner in research
• Food Valley participation:
• Pro’s and con’s (?)
• Do’s and dont’s
• Future needs for successful development
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Together to the next level
Introducing NIZO food research
• Independent, private contract research company for the food industry
• HQ in The Netherlands (Food Valley)
• Offices in France, UK, USA, Japan
• 200 professionals
• From lab to practice• Food-grade pilot plant
• ISO 9001:2000 & GMP+ certified
Research Centre
Application & Processing Centre
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Together to the next level
History
2004-present
B.V.1996-2004
NIZO food research1974
Pilot Plant1948
Founding N.I.Z.O.
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Clients(some of those who allow us to tell)
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Open Innovation more than a buzz word: Why NIZO?
• Results• Intellectual property
• Participation• True co-creation
• Dedication• Motivated project teams
• Confidentiality
• Independent
• Speed
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pre-competitivejoint research
academic research
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Our (key) customers use NIZO’s services
• Research• Contract
• Bi-lateral• Consortia
• Pre-competitive• Platform for Industrial Fermentations
(Kluyver)• Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN) • …
• Application / Product Development
• Production
• Consultancy
• Analyses
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Outsourcing expertiseTogether to your next level in
• Innovation (& renovation)• Product, process, technology, …
• Cost reduction• Factory, process, product, …
• Responsibility• QA/QC, sustainability, health claims, …
• Portal to Europe• Product development, technical
support,…• Ingredient production, sensory testing,
…
Where can we create value together with you?
Trusted partnerWays of working (examples)
• Servicing application research for Sime Darby (multi year partnership)
• All cheese applications for a Dutch ingredient company
• Fundamental understanding of encapsulation with Multinational company
• Joint research for Dutch Dairy on safety and chain management
• In European Research funds
• Dutch strategic multi-partnerships: Top Institute for Food and Nutrition, Kluyver Centre for Industrial Microbiology
• And more…. (but confidential)
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Trusted partnerExpertise areas: recognized profile
Dairy - CheeseDairy – Yoghurt/drinks
Dairy - ingredients
Specialty fatsProbiotics & starters
Meat and meals
Confectionary
Infant and clinical
Beverages Flavours
Fermentative ingredients
NIZO is active in these market sectors:
Plant proteins
Pro’s and con’s of NIZO and Food Valley
• NIZO’s CEO in the board• Information and network• Strategic development of the region
• FV stimulates project development• Mainly subsidy oriented
• Province, NL, EU• Not always fitting to NIZO’s focus area
• FV arranges many visits• International delegations (governmental) and companies• Not always leading to business for NIZO
• FV involved in HRM-projects, e.g Ambassador-project• NIZO has FV-ambassadors, fitting with NIZO focus area
• FV companies network mainly local and sme’s• Does not fit with NIZO’s customers for business
development• But, interesting for consortia
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Do’s and dont’s
• DO:• Visits• Project development• Board• Part of the FV conference• Convince customers to participate (e.g. the FV award)• Involve FV in subsidy projects• Partner in seminars/workshops (Bakery, March 4)
• NIZO does not:• Accept all visits: Choose; takes understanding from
both sides• Go to every meeting; Choose• Use the FV network per se; we have our own network,
since there are also competitors in the network
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Future needs….
• International orientation regarding multinational food companies
• (Inter)national FV conference• Maintain influence in
• local, provincial and national (subsidy) programs• Regional development: FV as a nice place to live
• (Assist in the) development of a (local) food science network with an international standing
• Companies• Universities• Business parcsTo be able to attract international scientists
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