According to a new study by Semiocast, Asia is now the region that produces the most Twitter posts, surpassing North America, which declined 7% in the last three months. Asia rose 5.5% in the same time period, to 37%. It is also the fastest-growing region in terms of Twitter use…
Asia now first, fastest-growing region for Twitter Read More »
Founder of Comvita, a natural health product company, Claude Stratford marked his 100th birthday earlier this week and as part of the celebrations a scholarship has been created in his honour…
Scholarship to honour 100 year old New Zealand natural health innovator Read More »
NZTE is looking to connect New Zealand companies and technology to General Mills – with the intention of identifying opportunities that deliver economic benefits to New Zealand companies (and New Zealand) as well as commercial benefits for General Mills. GM is a multinational food company headquartered in the U.S. with well-known brands including Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Nature Valley, and Haagen-Dazs. This is an exciting opportunity to make a connection…
Strategic introduction to the Innovation Sourcing Team at General Mills Read More »
Taiwan’s consumption of health products is expected to surge by 10 percent to NZ$3.7 billion this year, the China Times reported. Taiwan and the US both ranked third in the world for the consumption of health products, with 56 percent of Taiwanese consumers using health products…
Taiwan’s consumption of health products tipped to surge by 10 pc Read More »
Home-made yoghurt company EasiYo cannot make product fast enough to satisfy soaring demand from home and export markets, despite extending its Auckland plant earlier this year…
Demand for EasiYo products soars Read More »
New Zealand may not be a nation of small shop keepers, but with 90 percent of enterprises having five or fewer employees, it is certainly a place of small and medium enterprises according to the Ministry of Economic Development’s report on SME structure and dynamics. Read the full report…
Small enterprises still NZ’s economic backbone Read More »
Time and costs spent searching existing publications and patent registers can avoid costly mistakes when acquiring or licensing technology from a third party, or before undertaking a significant R&D program or an extensive patent filing strategy. If the technology in question is anticipated by these earlier publications, then the value of the transaction or the merit of the R&D program or patent filings may be critically reduced…
Prior art searching: the importance of due diligence in R&D processes Read More »
EU: Health claims update / complaints to the Ombudsman
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has now announced the date for a public consultation and scientific meeting on the scientific requirements for health claims related to gut and immune function. The public consultation will run in October 2010…
EU: Health claims update / complaints to the Ombudsman Read More »
The European Parliament (EP) Plenary recently voted on the second reading of proposals for revision of the Novel Food Regulation and the EP, the Council of Ministers and the Commission remain opposed on a number of issues…
EU: Novel foods update Read More »
The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has recently consulted the Irish Health Trade Association on the following draft guidance…
Ireland: IMB issues draft botanical supplement positive / negative lists Read More »
