Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, has opened its new Analytical Center of Excellence in Tulln, Lower Austria. The state-of-the-art facilities will be used to conduct nutritional analyses which will form the basis for helping farmers to radically improve the nutrition, health, and sustainability of livestock. The Analytical Center of Excellence consists of 200m2 of new laboratory space and complements the existing R&D facilities on-site at the BIOMIN Research Center.
Scientists at BIOMIN, which became part of DSM in October 2020, will use sophisticated tools including liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipment to conduct analyses of the nutritional content of the animal feed, premises, and eggs at an unprecedented scale. Results of this scientific analysis will be used by DSM and BIOMIN experts in supporting farmers worldwide in improving the nutrition and health of farm animals and the sustainability of the industry.
DSM recently announced a series of quantifiable commitments aimed at addressing the urgent societal and environmental challenges linked to how the world produces and consumes food. This includes a commitment to enable a double-digit on-farm reduction of livestock emissions by 2030.
The new facilities were officially opened and the 1-year anniversary as DSM was celebrated in ceremonies attended by a number of distinguished guests including Lower Austrian Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner and Dutch Ambassador Aldrik Gierveld.
