Danisco loses bid to delay UK trails.

Danisco has lost a bid to delay a trail in the United Kingdom in its patient battle with Novozymes over a type of enzyme which aids digestion of animal feed. Danisco, based in Denmark and a unit of DuPont Co, sought to pause the case until the European Patent Office ruled on the dispute.The UK Court of Appeal rejected Danisco’s second application to push back the trial, and for permission to use documents from the UK case in the European proceedings. Read more ...

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Danisco fined for patent infringement

Danisco, the largest producer of food additives and the second largest industrial enzyme producer has lost a court case to Novozymes over an infringement of a patent relating to biofuel production. A jury has ordered Danisco to pay US$18.3 million (€13.27 million) to Novozymes. Danisco is to challenge the ruling, Daniel Turner a spokesman for Wilmington, Delaware-based DuPont said “We are confident in our position that Novozymes’s patent is invalid”. Read more ...

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People: Danisco strengthens its technical team

Danisco Animal Nutrition has appointed Dr Armin Vikari to the position of Regional Technical Manager. Armin will be responsible for ensuring pig and poultry producers throughout northern Europe maximise value from the latest developments in feed enzyme and betaine technology, as well as through the use of essential oil compounds. He will be based in the Netherlands and reports to Business Director, Kim Hjortstrøm.

Dr Armin Vikari

 His previous roles include Area Sales Manager for J. Rettenmair & Sons GmbH & Co KG, focussing on raw fibre concentrates in feed and later as Bioactives Product Manager for Pancosma. Armin’s previous experience and specialisation in natural growth promoters means that he is ideally placed to provide Danisco’s customers with advice over the alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters.

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DuPont's Danisco bid rejected by US shareholder

US chemical company DuPont's bid for Danish enzymes and food ingredients firm Danisco is too low, according to US shareholder Elliott Associates, Danish daily Borsen reports. The shareholder, a New York-based hedge fund, criticizes Danisco's board for recommending the bid.

Elliott Associates wants a higher price for Danisco or to keep Danisco as an independent company, Borsen writes, citing a letter Elliott Associates sent to Danisco's board. Elliott Associates controls about 1.25 percent of the Danisco shares, according to Borsen, making it one of the largest shareholders in the company.

DuPont has offered DKK665 (€ 89.17 or US$120.90) a share for the Danish food ingredients company. According to Borsen, several large hedge funds have bought Danisco shares amid speculation that DuPont will raise its bid. Read more ...

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