Company awards scientists in human microbiota and animal
nutrition and celebrates IFF Scientist Philippe Horvath's induction into the National
Inventors Hall of Fame®
NEW
YORK, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IFF (NYSE:
IFF)—an industry leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and
scent—this week will celebrate groundbreaking achievements in
science excellence. Dr. Filip Van Immerseel and Dr. Jack A. Gilbert will receive the IFF Science and
Microbiome Science Awards, for their research advancements in the
fields of animal nutrition & health and
microbiome.[1]
Additionally, IFF scientist Dr. Philippe
Horvath is being inducted into the National Inventors Hall
of Fame® (NIHF) on Oct. 26 for his
seminal research on CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short
Palindromic Repeats) that helped revolutionize the gene editing
field.
"At IFF, we believe honoring scientific excellence from our
scientists and academics is a great tribute to our heritage of
innovation," said Dr. Casper Vroemen, executive vice president,
chief R&D and sustainability officer, IFF. "On behalf of the
IFF scientific community, I'm proud to celebrate three renowned
scientists who are pushing the limits of science to create a better
world."
The honorees:
- IFF Science Award: Filip Van Immerseel of Ghent University, Belgium, was selected for his groundbreaking
work in animal nutrition & health. Van Immerseel has dedicated
his scientific career to advancing knowledge of host-microbe
interactions and investigating how different livestock production
practices lead to microbial infections including Salmonella,
Clostridium perfringens, Enterococcus and E.
coli which are a major burden on the animal agriculture
industry. His research has fundamentally advanced our understanding
of these infections and how to prevent them.
- IFF Microbiome Science Award: Jack
Gilbert of the University of California
San Diego was chosen for his influential microbiome research
elucidating microbial ecologies. His pioneering studies have
unlocked new insights into the microbiome's role in human health
and environmental sustainability. Gilbert's groundbreaking
contributions propel the evolving microbiome field forward to
address today's greatest challenges.
- National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) Class of
2023: IFF's Philippe Horvath was
formally honored for his foundational work on CRISPR sequences and
associated Cas proteins related to bacterial immune systems, which
when applied to enhance dairy starter cultures, improved global
food production and pioneered gene editing technology alongside
research partner Rodolphe Barrangou. Their work at Danisco,
acquired by IFF, focused on understanding how bacteria could
withstand bacteriophage attacks.
"I believe that our work on CRISPR represents our (IFF's) most
significant discovery," said Horvath. "While I'm engaged in various
patents and inventions, the CRISPR portfolio stands out as the most
valuable, in my opinion, in terms of how biotechnology can change
the world."
IFF's purpose is applying science and creativity for a better
world, and it employs more than 3,000 scientists across more than
50 research centers and holds nearly 9,000 active patents.
[1] The
Danisco Foundation funds the IFF Science and Microbiome Awards.
Established in 1981, the Danisco Foundation provides grants to
support food science, nutrition and health research.
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