PARIS — French flavor and fragrance supplier Mane Group has acquired Belgian biotech company ChemoSensoryx Biosciences.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium-based company is to help strengthen Mane’s scientific knowledge of how smells, tastes and sensations — such as freshness or spiciness — are perceived, the supplier said.
“With its unique know-how, ChemoSensoryx develops high throughput screening methodology on the whole repertoire of olfactory, taste and trigeminal human receptors,” Mane said in a statement. “This running technology platform offers innovative solutions in the discovery and optimization of active ingredients able to modulate these human sensory receptors, enabling the development of advanced sensory solutions for the flavor and fragrance industries.”
Mane added: “By combining Mane’s expertise with ChemoSensoryx’s advanced research, Mane will create more innovative and precise flavor and fragrance solutions, strengthening its ability to deliver unique sensory experiences that consumers love.”
The group said its capabilities are expected to be enhanced by ChemoSensoryx’s technology platform in odor control and proprietary Blooming technologies, taste modulation research, olfactory reception modulation and trigeminal receptor modulation.
Mane, which is based in Le Bar-sur-Loup, in southeastern France, is wholly family owned. It ranks first in France and in the top five globally in the fragrance and flavor sector, according to the company.
Mane’s historical site.
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Mane counts 52 research-and-development centers and 31 production sites around the world. It has more than 8,000 employees in 40 countries.
The group is well-known for its natural aromatic ingredients and flavorings, as well as organic flavorings.
The company has been steeped in nature for more than 150 years, when it was founded by Victor Mane, who transformed the flowers and plants he grew in the Grasse region of France into olfactive raw materials.
In 2003, Mane was the first flavor and fragrance company to sign the United Nations Global compact.
