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...With cosmetics, the company tapped its knowledge of collagen – a material used to stop film deteriorating, a job it does similarly on skin....
...Here come “nutraceuticals”. Bayer on Tuesday said it would pay $1.2bn for Schiff Nutrition International, a US maker of vitamins and nutritional supplements....
...It adds collagen-based products to complement AMS’s silver, foam and fibre-based products and supplies dental surgeons, a new area for AMS....
...The company has launched a new range of skincare products based on chicken collagen, hoping to capitalise on the hard-won reputation for high-quality and healthy produce it enjoys among picky female customers...
...Nutraceuticals are a step up from the fortified foods market, which is expected to be worth $175bn worldwide, according to Euromonitor....
...Having sorted out millions of foreheads and eyes, it was a natural step to look to “derma-fillers”, the treatments, such as collagen, used to plump up lips and fill deep facial lines, says Mr Pyott....
...With some companies, such as Nellson Nutraceutical, Inc, which makes energy bars, the equity fund got its money and the company’s creditors are now left to pick over what is left in bankruptcy....
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