Short Description:

The objectives of the fund are to provide Nestlé with a better access to new science, technology and know-how opportunities, through acquisitions, minority stakes, licensing and joint-ventures. The fund will look especially at life sciences (food and nutrition in general, health-enhancing food, agricultural biotechnology), as well as commercial applications, such as consumer relation management, food processes and packaging technologies.

Long Description:

The objectives of the fund are to provide Nestlé with a better access to new science, technology and know-how opportunities, through acquisitions, minority stakes, licensing and joint-ventures. The fund will look especially at life sciences (food and nutrition in general, health-enhancing food, agricultural biotechnology), as well as commercial applications, such as consumer relation management, food processes and packaging technologies.

Investing worldwide, the fund’s objective is also to provide long-term capital growth and to have relevant R&D projects developed in form of start-ups, especially those that are of a high-risk nature or do not fit the Group’s strategic priorities.

Fundings