On April 18, local time in the Netherlands, the inauguration ceremony of Yili Global Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Center (hereinafter referred to as "YMINI Global") was held at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. More than 100 guests, including Sjoukje Heimovaara, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Wageningen University, Liu Chunxi, Executive President of Yili Group, the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands, well-known experts from China and the Netherlands, and global partners of Yili Group, gathered at top universities in the field of life sciences in Europe to witness the important moment of Yili's maternal and child nutrition research process.
The guests from left to right are: Carolien van Loo-Bouwman, Senior Manager, Nutrition Innovation, European Innovation Center, Yili; Chen Yue, Chairman of Zhongyi Pregnancy and Infant Children; Liu Meiju, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of China Dairy Industry Association; Hartmut Michel, Chief Scientist Emeritus, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Member of the German National Academy of Sciences; Wang Jianrong, Head of Marketing System, Infant Nutrition Division, Yili Group; Paul Moughan, Fellow of the Royal New Zealand Academy of Sciences, Professor, Massey University, New Zealand; Guo Yongqiang, General Manager of Sanbao Pregnancy and Baby; Situ Wenyou, Head of Yili Global Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Center.
As one of the earliest brands to enter the field of maternal and infant nutrition research in China, Yili has been carrying out breast milk research since 2003, and on the basis of extensively collecting the breast milk of healthy mothers across the country as research samples and establishing the first "breast milk composition research database" of Chinese enterprises, the "Yili Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Center" was established in 2009 and upgraded to "Yili Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Institute" (referred to as "YMINI") in April 2018. Over the past 22 years, YMINI has been deeply engaged in the field of breast milk research, and has continued to carry out research cooperation with many authoritative institutions at home and abroad, not only making important scientific research breakthroughs in protein, carbohydrates and other core nutrients of milk source, but also applying cutting-edge scientific research results to Yili's infant milk powder brand Jinlingguan series products, providing differentiated subdivision solutions for the growth and development of infants and young children.
Regarding the re-upgrade of YMINI, Situ Wenyou, head of Yili Global Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Center, said: "The upgraded Yili Global Maternal and Child Nutrition Research Center will further gather the wisdom of the world's top scientists to help the global maternal and infant industry upgrade and develop together; At the same time, it deepens the product strength of Yilijin's 'four-in-one[1]' and comprehensively covers the four functional areas of breast milk nutrition, including protection, brain development, good absorption, and intestinal health. ”
Hartmut Michel, a world-renowned structural biologist and honorary chief scientist and one of the youngest Nobel laureates in history, praised YMINI Global's innovation drive in the global dairy industry, commenting: "In any industry, scientific research is the foundation of innovation. I can feel that Yili attaches great importance to scientific research, which makes me full of confidence in the future of Yili, and I also believe that based on down-to-earth scientific research and exploration, Yili Gold Lingguan products can provide more families with more professional health solutions and nutritional choices. ”
"No innovation, no future". YMINI Global will further bring together the top scientific resources, scientific research strength, and scientific and technological potential in China and the world, continue to empower product iteration and upgrading with scientific research and innovation, accelerate the integration of industry, academia, research and application, promote the research level and transformation of breast milk to continue to improve efficiency, and also bring more scientific and professional nutrition support solutions to infants and young children.
Exegesis:
[1] Four-in-one: It refers to the golden collar crown in the protection, absorption, intestines, cognition of the four aspects to provide comprehensive nutrition to the baby.