Germany's Symrise unveils new R&D centre

Singapore

GERMAN flavour and fragrances manufacturer Symrise held the official opening of SPark, its new Innovation and Technology Centre located at Pandan Loop, on Tuesday.

The first phase of Symrise's S$50 million investment for expansion in Singapore from 2013 to 2019, the SPark centre is part of the company's strategy to be the first major player in the industry to make Singapore its global centre for marketing, consumer insights and sensory science functions.

The eight-storey SPark building will bring the company's research and development (R&D) functions under one roof, promoting better collaboration among its flavourists, application technologists and specialists, sensory s…