October 29, 2019

Trouw Nutrition announces strategic partnership with University of Guelph in animal nutrition innovation

Trouw Nutrition announced last week that it is stepping up and formalising its collaboration with the University of Guelph, a leader in animal nutrition research.

(From left) Steve DeBrabadere, director, Technology Transfer & Industry Liaison, Research Innovation Office, University of Guelph; Zahid Nasir, poultry scientist/research & lab manager, Trouw Nutrition Agresearch; Theo van Kempen, manager, Discovery, Trouw Nutrition Innovation R&D; John Brennan, PhD, vice president Innovation and Quality, Trouw Nutrition Canada; Malcolm Campbell, vice president of Research, University of Guelph, Marjan Beerthuis, manager, Grants & Contracts, Trouw Nutrition Innovation R&D; Marcos Davila, operations manager, Trouw Nutrition Agresearch.
 
The new strategic partnership will match more researchers from the University and Trouw Nutrition, involve the sharing of research facilities, and enable the acceleration of key research and development activities.

This partnership will build on the long-standing collaboration between the two parties. They currently have over 40 researcher matches in place, and share proprietary and/or confidential knowledge. By formalising their partnership, the University and Trouw Nutrition will explore collaboration opportunities in more research fields and further leverage organisational synergies.

Coen Smits, director Trouw Nutrition R&D, said, "We're very pleased to take our relationship with the University of Guelph to the next level. Our collaboration has already delivered important advances in the area of calf health and growth, for example, and more exciting developments are in the pipeline. The University of Guelph is a world-class scientific institution, and I'm confident that, together, we will drive animal nutrition innovation to new horizons."