New R&D centre for Corbion
By Megan Humphrey
Food ingredients and bio-based chemicals company Corbion has unveiled its newly advanced R&D and applications laboratory in Gorinchem, the Netherlands.
In the purpose built 3,500 square metre facility, the company can now offer customers more collaborative new product development services, faster development times and exhaustive testing and trialling under conditions that mimic its specific manufacturing environments.
Anieke Wierenga, senior innovation director, comments, “The lab offers a complete package where we can combine product development with instant application and sensory testing capabilities. This allows us to develop and evaluate buffered acid blends and acid powder products that meet the needs of our customers on taste impact and stability.
“Our in house sensory capability allows for a good evaluation of sweet and sour taste profiles. Meanwhile, our food lab allows us to carry out all basic measurements and stability tests on our solutions themselves and in application.”
