Rowett Research Institute

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The Rowett Research Institute is one of four publicly-funded Nutrition Research Institutes in the UK


The Institute was established in 1913 with John Boyd Orr as its first Director. It is an independent Company with Charitable status and receives funding from the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Research and Analysis Directorate.


Rowett Research Services Limited

The Institute created created Rowett Research Services Limiteda private company that is, in its own words " is the knowledge transfer arm of the Rowett Research Institute and offers technology transfer, collaborative and contract research to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food and related industries. " It offer " customer service centred approach that combines technical, project and intellectual property management together with marketing skills to facilitate commercial development of intellectual property and foster links between industry and the science community." Template:Ref1

Rowett Research services is then further browj donw into four companies Template:Ref2

The Companies :

  • Antoxis Limited was formed in 2006 and is developing products to target and destroy free radicals. With funding support from Genomia Seed Fund Antoxis is currently progressing its first lead compound.


Contact Details

  • Address: The Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn,

Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland.


People

The Institute has a governing body

Chief Executive of ANM Group Ltd in November 1990. The Group consists of Aberdeen & Northern Marts, Scotch Premier Meat Ltd, Highland Country Foods Ltd, Yorkshire Premier Meat Ltd, Aberdeen & Northern (Estates) Ltd, Highland Cuisine Ltd, H & I Livestock Ltd,and EASIGOE Ltd. Managing Director of Farmdata Ltd Director of Financial Control Services Ltd Member of Grampian Food Forum, Was awarded an OBE in 1999 for services to agriculture, food and marketing.

Member of the scientific advisory boards of Biovitrum, Prosidion and Glennmark Pharmaeuticals.

Professor Michael J Gibney Chairman of Programme Management Group Appointed 2004

References

  1. Template:Note 1http://www.rowett.co.uk/
  2. Template:Note 2http://www.rowett.co.uk/rri_companies.html