INDENA & DSM-FIRMENICH PIONEER A NEW “AGE OF NATURE”
THROUGH SELECTED MARKET-INSPIRED BOTANICAL SOLUTIONSFOR HUMAN HEALTH
Kaiseraugst (Switzerland), Milan (Italy) - October 25, 2023 - Indena, a private Italian company with acentury of experience in the identification, development and production of high-quality, innovativeand effective active botanical principles for the pharmaceutical and health food industries, and dsmfirmenich, innovators in nutrition, health and beauty, have announced a strategic partnership insome specific areas. The collaboration will pioneer the development of novel scientific evidence tosupport the effectiveness of natural solutions in the human health arena, leveraging both companies'values, visions and knowledge. It is poised to inspire a new ‘Age of Nature’, which will contribute todrive the future of nutraceuticals.
With promising research on the positive benefits of botanicals, the partnership is dedicated to specific healthareas and selected ingredients, including those to support immunity, vision, brain health, women's health,healthy aging and gut health. Through this science-based approach, dsm-firmenich and Indena aim to leadinnovation in the global nutritional botanical market to deliver advanced solutions that resonate with theneeds of today’s consumers.
This cooperation will bring highly effective Market-ready Solutions to the market, as well as, in the mediumand long-term, products that will be new in terms of their origin, ingredient combination and formulation.
“This partnership has come about from a vision shared by Indena and dsm-firmenich: to identify and develop
innovative solutions for human health, combining a deeply-rooted scientific background with the visionary
capacity to imagine the future challenges of nutraceuticals - states Daniele Giavini, Managing Director atIndena -. Today’s savvy consumer requires increasingly smarter products in terms of ingredients as well as
formulation. Already in the next few months, our collaboration will bring products onto the market thatcombine and enhance the effectiveness of technologically advanced botanical extracts and ingredients fromboth companies. But above all, we want to launch a medium- and long-term planning process to build
solutions that are not yet existing: solutions devised to respond to the increasingly sophisticated demands ofa public wishing to take care of their own wellbeing with products that are scientifically studied, clinicallytested and technologically ground-breaking, for proven effectiveness”.
“As consumer demand for botanicals continues to gain traction globally, this purpose-led partnership directly
addresses the market need for effective, science-backed products that are aligned to the most relevant
health needs - comments Martin Dos Ramos, Global Vice President Dietary Supplements at dsmfirmenich -. Indena has long been a pioneer in the research and development of botanical derivatives.
Science will remain at the core of our partnership and, when combined with our premix and market-readysolutions, flavor, taste masking and product formulation expertise, we are ideally placed to help take ourcustomers’ innovations to the next level”.
Both companies are committed to driving progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. All
projects within the strategic partnership aim to put sustainability first – from raw materials sourcing toproduction and marketing – with a focus on environmental impact, use of renewable energies and building amore circular economy.
For all business areas, other than the solutions selected for the partnership, the two companies will proceed
fully independently.
The partnership announcement between dsm-firmenich and Indena marks day one of SupplySide West,which takes place in Las Vegas from 25 to 26 October 2023.

About Indena
Indena is the leading company dedicated to the identification, development and production of high quality active principles derived fromplants, for use in the pharmaceutical and health food industries. Backed up by a century of botanical experience, the company owns 100
patent families, has published more than 1,000 scientific studies and co- operates with the world’s most prestigious universities andprivate research institutions. Indena employs over 900 staff, investing a significant amount of its annual turnover in research, making
this activity the key to its success. Headquartered in Milan, Indena has 4 production sites and 5 international branches throughout theworld and manages sales in more than 80 countries. The company's experts communicate and interact constantly with the majorinternational regulatory authorities and cooperate on the update of all the main pharmacopoeias.
www.indena.com

About dsm-firmenich
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, andfragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable
ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, andmore sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost
60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress tolife™ every day, everywhere, for billions of people.
www.dsm-firmenich.com

For more information
Indena - bcw-burson cohn & wolfe, Luisa Cavagnera: luisa.cavagnera@bcw-global.com Tel: +39.349.7665890

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