Animine selected to receive funding from European Commission

 

Animine, a global supplier of trace minerals for animal nutrition, has been selected to receive funding for Eurostars, a joint R&D programme between 34 EUREKA member countries and the European Commission.

Eurostars is the first European funding programme specifically designed to help research-performing SMEs to innovate and to compete internationally. Transnational innovative consortia can apply for Eurostars funding twice a year.

Last September Animine submitted a one million euro project. The application successfully ranked 54 out of 323 eligible applications after the quality and efficiency, the impact and the scientific excellence of the project passed through the evaluation process.

Stephane Durosoy, CEO, said, "We are highly proud to have been awarded the Eurostars grant after such a strict and competitive procedure. The R&D based and market oriented strategy of the company has been rewarded. The Eurostars grant will strengthen our resources to market value-added sources of trace minerals for animal nutrition that are perceived as really innovative by the feed industry".