Meeting of the Minds at Kemin

The meeting included four poster sessions, featuring more than 100 scientific posters, and 18 oral presentations.Independent Scientific Advisors, selected for their expertise and reputation, evaluated posters and presentations for their quality and integrity of research.

Dr. Chris Nelson, Kemin president and CEO, describes the purpose of the company’s worldwide scientific meeting, “As a science-based company, we believe it is invaluable to take the time each year to review and evaluate our research. This allows us to bring employees from different regions and divisions together to share and discuss their best research, providing a forum for scientists to demonstrate the quality and validity of their work as well as generate new ideas for future research and development.”

In addition to the scientific posters and presentations, the company provides a day of training to further develop skills and knowledge used both in the lab and other areas.Training topics this year included method evaluation, chemical engineering and green chemistry.

“Superior science and constant innovation is how we will meet the challenges of the future and achieve our vision of improving the quality of life by positively impacting half of the world’s population within the next five years,” said Nelson.“The demand for high-quality products with nutrition and health benefits has never been stronger.We’re committed to providing extensively-researched and highly effective ingredients that meet current and future demands for improved nutrition and health around the world.”

With more than 150,000 square feet of research facilities that span the globe, Kemin has developed expertise in synergistic combinations of ingredients, neutralization of acids, extraction of botanicals, crystallization of lutein, fermentation and encapsulation.Kemin uses these core competencies to develop and manufacture ingredients that improve the quality and value of personal care products, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals as well asof animal feed, pet food and food.

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