Abbott officially opened its Asia-Pacific Nutrition Research & Development Center at the Biopolis in Singapore. The center is Abbott's largest nutrition R&D facility outside of the U.S., and will create science-based nutritional products for infants, children and adults. Abbott scientists at the center will develop products with new ingredients, flavors and packaging to address the most critical nutritional challenges, dietary needs and taste preferences of consumers throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

The role of nutrition in the development of the brain, bones, immune system and metabolic function of infants and children will be key areas of research and innovation. Nutritional research in adults will include management of diabetes, obesity and the importance of maintaining muscle mass. The center also will design and conduct comprehensive clinical trials throughout Asia-Pacific to obtain scientific information on unmet health care needs in the region.

Dr. Robert Miller explaining the scope of work done by the Singapore R&D centre to a group of distinguished guests.

"The Abbott Asia-Pacific Nutrition Research & Development Center will allow us to tap into the unique intellectual capital of Singapore and export the innovations we discover at the center to countries around the world," said Holger A. Liepmann, executive vice president, Abbott Nutrition. "Abbott scientists in Singapore will further advance our understanding of the role of nutrition in human health, and combine that knowledge with the science of taste and consumer preference to develop products people both benefit from and enjoy."