MÉRIEUX NUTRISCIENCES
In a digital age saturated with data and information , transparency has emerged as the must-have ingredient for any successful consumer goods company . Whether its contaminants , pathogens , insecticides or pesticides , consumers are increasingly questioning what is in their food and consumer products . This is where Mérieux NutriSciences fills a critical gap in the market .
As part of Institut Mérieux , one core mission drives operations at Mérieux NutriSciences – the desire to protect consumers ’ health across the globe . To this end , the US-based company delivers a wide range of food safety and quality services to the food and nutrition , agrochemicals , pharma , and cosmetics industries .
“ With social media , any event , especially negative ones , can spread quickly . Yesterday it might be a local issue but tomorrow it will be global ”
– Agnès Houpiart-Dupré , Vice President Digital Solutions
Responding to transparency and globalisation As companies are compelled to work towards a more globalised and transparent future , Agnès Houpiart-Dupré , Vice President Digital Solutions , says that digitisation is helping Mérieux NutriSciences usher in a new era in the food testing and consulting sector .
“ I would say investing in technology and digitisation is even more important than ever ,” says Houpiart-Dupré . “ With social media , any event , especially negative ones , can spread quickly . Yesterday it might have been a local issue but tomorrow it will be global .
86 April 2018