Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 2 March 2021

NEWS 30 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2021 uated by an independent jury. The DLG innovation commission conferred the prestigious EuroTier and EnergyDecentral Innovation Awards to the winners during “EuroTIer / EnergyDecentral digital”. VOICES OF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES AND PARTNERS - “The new digital version of EuroTier established a platform for networking the industry and for pro- fessional dialogue. The next few months will show how extensive the potential of this platform is for the future. The fact that the content will remain ac- cessible to all participants until the middle of April continues to offer companies an additional channel to their customers.” Bernd Meerpohl, Chairman of EuroTier Expert Advisory Board. - “As co-organizer of the physical EnergyDecen- tral trade fair, it was very exciting for the German Biogas Association to be involved in this new dig- ital format. Over four days, we were able to shape the Biogas Forum with current industry topics in the “Energy” Spotlight. It was very gratifying for us to see how well our technical program was received and how lively the audience participated via chat.” Dr. Stefan Rauh, Chief Operating Officer, Fachver- band Biogas (German Biogas Association). CONTENT CONTINUES TO BE AVAILABLE “ON DEMAND” All content of “EuroTier / EnergyDecentral dig- ital” will be available on the digital platform from February 18 to April 15. Participants will thus con- tinue to have the opportunity to find out about exhibitors’ offerings as well as the content of the technical program. Likewise, they can network with companies via text messages and contact requests, using the platform. NEXT EUROTIER & ENERGYDECENTRAL: 15-18 NOVEMBER, 2022 The next EuroTier and EnergyDecentral will take place from 15th to 18th November, 2022, at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, Germany. The trade fair will be complemented by the DLG Digital Plat- form. EuroTier and EnergyDecentral are hosted by the German Agricultural Society (DLG). E W Group, a German stra- tegic holding company in the field of animal breeding, health, nutrition and diagnostics, announced the acquisition of Hy- giena, a leader in food safety and environmental testing solutions. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The transac- tion is expected to close in March 2021. Hygiena, headquartered in Ca- marillo, California, USA, with 9 locations around the world, devel- ops, manufactures and distributes food safety and environmental di- agnostic solutions. The products are sold in over 100 countries to more than 10,000 customers. For two decades, Hygiena has been committed to providing accurate and easy-to-use-diagnostic tests, supported by the most knowl- edgeable technical service teams in the industry. The newly formed group of companies, under the Hygiena umbrella, will include BioChek, a global veterinary diagnostic company, as well as Biotecon, an innovator in PCR, GMO, ID and environmental diagnostics. Both companies are subsidiaries of the EW Group, expanding Hygiena’s food safety portfolio with attrac- tive molecular diagnostic capabil- ities, sample preparation as well as the veterinary diagnostic field. EW Group acquires Hygiena fromWarburg Pincus EW Group announced the acquisition of Hygiena from Warburg Pincus to form a leading food safety, veterinary and environmental diagnostic solutions company.