Nestlé Health Science invests in food allergy prevention firm
Before Brands, specialists in early childhood food allergy prevention, has announced that Nestlé Health Science (NHSc) has become an investor and has acquired the exclusive licensing rights to Before Brands’ products outside the United States.
Before Brands, specialists in early childhood food allergy prevention, has announced that Nestlé Health Science (NHSc) has become an investor and has acquired the exclusive licensing rights to Before Brands’ products outside the United States. In addition to becoming a significant minority equity investor in Before Brands, NHSc also has an option to purchase all remaining equity in Before Brands in the future.
Before Brands is the inventor of the SpoonfulOne line—childhood nutritional products available to reduce food allergy development risk with 16 key allergens. The core technology is based on research and intellectual property licensed from Stanford University, training the child’s immune system through consistent feeding over months to years.
“With Nestlé Health Science, we have secured the ideal partner so that we may advance our mission to help families around the world benefit from SpoonfulOne’s advanced protein science and the new recommendations that advocate proactive, long-term feeding strategies to reduce food allergy development risk,” said Ashley Dombkowski, co-founder and CEO of Before Brands. “Their expertise and global footprint will allow us to accelerate education, commercialization, and distribution activities globally.”
Terms of the financing and collaboration were not disclosed.
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