Increased life expectancy in industrialised countries and the application of the westernised lifestyle in developing countries goes hand-in-hand with the epidemic progression of chronic multifactorial diseases that are associated with ageing.
Progress towards solving the most important health problems will require new multi-disciplinary approaches that capture the numerous genetic, developmental and environmental factors that influence disease initiation and progression.
Nestlé Health Science aims to develop a product portfolio and pipeline within five years based on a broad and open platform of research and development including Nestlé Research and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, also opening partnerships with academic institutions and start-ups.
This new scientific approach offers many possibilities for targeted clinical nutritional interventions.
It aggregates scientific disciplines encompassing genetics, genomics, signal transduction, biochemistry and human cell biology.