Nandi Proteins, a spin-out of Heriot Watt University, signs a deal with ingredients producer Tate & Lyle for technology.
UK-based Nandi Proteins has signed a deal with ingredients maker Tate & Lyle to use technology developed by Edinburgh-based Heriot Watt University (HWU) for an undisclosed amount.
Nandi, a spin-out of HWU launched in 2001, uses the technology to alter the proteins found in foods such as egg whites and soy seeds so that their properties can be changed. The technology can be utilised in other applications such as in the pharmaceutical sector, but in the case of Tate &…