From left to right: Juanjo Duelo Riu and Carlos Duelo Riu, founders of DR Healthcare, after the acquisition of the Catalan biomedical by Associated British Foods plc.
PETERBOROUGH, U.K. 26 may 2021 – AB Biotek, a global business division of Associated British Foods plc – today announces that it has acquired DR Healthcare, a biomedical company focused on the dietary management of chronic diseases based in Barcelona, Spain.
This acquisition enables AB Biotek to boost its growing portfolio of differentiated microbiome modulating solutions for human nutrition and health. The acquisition adds diamine oxidase (DAO), an important intestinal enzyme, that will expand AB Biotek’s already strong commercial portfolio of probiotic yeast strains.
DAO, naturally secreted by the human body, is widely known as a critical enzyme at the core of reducing symptoms of many of today’s aliments, including migraine, food intolerances and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, prevalent in millions of people around the world.
Juanjo Duelo, the founder of DR Healthcare, will remain with the business.
“With the acquisition of DR Healthcare, we now have the next stepping stone in shaping our science-based organization to serve the fast-growing human nutrition and health space,” said Gerald Dard, global managing director, AB Biotek. “DR Healthcare has a strong track record in this area, and we welcome our new colleagues who are equally passionate about the health and wellness of today’s consumers.”
“I am very excited about this new chapter as our companies have many shared values, from advanced health solutions and deep science to an extreme passion for what we do,” said Juanjo Duelo. “The future is bright under the good ownership of AB Biotek, and the timing is perfect to bring new, innovative technologies to improve the wellbeing of those people who suffer from various pathologies associated with the deficiency of DAO.”
About AB Biotek
AB Biotek contributes to the success of customers through the delivery of customized fermentation-based, sustainable solutions containing proprietary and/or purposefully sourced microorganisms to created differentiated food, beverage, health & nutrition business opportunities. Science and advanced microorganism fermentation technology are core enablers. AB Biotek has commercial scale production and research development facilities located around the world. For more information about our product applications and unmatched technical service capabilities, please visit www.abbiotek.com.
About DR Healthcare
Founded in Barcelona, Spain, in 2007, DR Healthcare is a biomedical company specialized in medical nutrition and dedicated to the research, development, innovation, marketing and licensing of new nutraceuticals, functional foods, active ingredients and customized solutions. Our medical nutrition products are aimed at dietary management of chronic diseases, physiological dysfunctions and/or metabolic diseases, mainly associated with metabolic disorders caused by a deficiency of the intestinal enzyme diamine oxidase (DAO). DR Healthcare produces DAO for both human and animal use and offers proprietary solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, veterinary and animal health industries.
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