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IFIS and Invention Machine announce strategic relationship to accelerate innovation and product development in nutrition, food and beverage.
14 Oct 2011
Globally renowned food science information provider, IFIS, and
innovation software provider, Invention Machine Corp.,today
announced a strategic relationship that will expand the use of
Invention Machine's Goldfire software to the world's nutrition,
food & beverage community.
This relationship will enable accelerated research and improved
access to relevant information for scientists and researchers
working in the field of food innovation, production, safety and
nutrition and will help them more effectively uncover and develop
technology and drive innovation and efficiency across the industry
and academia via the FSTA® database. Goldfire users who
are also subscribers to FSTA will now be able to search IFIS'
unique content through the Invention Machine software.
"This agreement supports the IFIS vision to communicate
& promote knowledge of science related to food in order to
stimulate global education, research & vocational training by
increasing the focus on product and technology development," said
Richard Hollingsworth, IFIS Managing Director. "Goldfire gives the
ability to uncover technology synergies across many business
segments of the food & beverage industry as well as enhancing
academic research".
The combination of the world's most definitive food science
abstract information service and the Goldfire software provides
researchers, product marketing and academics working in the field
of food & nutrition with competitive advantages in creating
unique innovations. Goldfire also enables research and refinement
of new ideas that are being created for product enhancement and new
product development. The software allows the creation of a Virtual
Research Center within the infrastructure of its users. It provides
global research capabilities literally at the user's finger tips.
Goldfire will become an integral part of innovation strategy for
the food industry and related disciplines world-wide.
"Invention Machine's Goldfire software is designed to accelerate
product innovation and idea generation so technical staff can
quickly create new products that positively impact the top and
bottom line," said Mark E. Atkins, Chairman, President and CEO of
Invention Machine. "We look forward to lending our support to
IFIS's quest to continually develop and broaden their information
offerings and enhance its leadership position in key markets."
About IFIS
Established in 1968, IFIS - www.ifis.org - is a leading
information provider that evaluates, collates, manages &
distributes food related information to industry professionals
including scientists, technologists and nutritionists. IFIS produce
the highly regarded FSTA® service covering food science,
food technology, nutrition and associated disciplines. Based in
Reading, UK, IFIS is an independent, not for profit
organisation.
About Invention Machine
Invention Machine provides software that helps organizations
leverage knowledge to accelerate innovation, increase productivity
and deliver superior products. Robert Bosch, Johnson & Johnson,
Honeywell, Samsung, Arkema, Statoil and hundreds of other
organizations use Invention Machine's Goldfire to collaboratively
develop new products, find new markets, and improve products and
services that materially impact top and bottom line performance.
Learn more at www.inventionmachine.com.
