Sustainability has been a major issue within Lavetan for many years. In 2022, Lavetan launched a charter, a three-year plan to progressively embed the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the company. So far, several goals have been achieved and plans developed for next year. An in-house Lavetan sustainability team has also been set up. Katrijn Verbeek, Scientific Manager at Lavetan, discusses the approach.

Leen Van Campenhout started her new position as the new nutritional science manager at Lavetan on the first of October. She is a bioengineer with a passion for industrial microbiology. Leen brings broad professional expertise: from business to education. Her move to Lavetan offers an exciting mix of microbiology and education. She now focuses on team coaching and training development and deployment We spoke with her about her background and ambitions.

Quality and safety are key considerations in the food industry. There is also the looming threat of various pathogenic microorganisms. We need reliable and sophisticated analyses on hand to rapidly detect these pathogens. But what happens when pathogens are detected in contaminated food during a crisis? Moreover, how do reliable partners like ourselves respond in such cases? We spoke to Kristien Adriaensen and Doreen Berghmans from Lavetan.

Lavetan offers a high level of expertise in microbiological and chemical analyses. We take the burden from their shoulders by employing customization, which removes the need for excessive administration. But what does a seamless collaboration look like? We talked about it with Kristien Adriaensen (Account Manager) and Doreen Berghmans (Customer Service).

Lavetan would like to extend a warm welcome to Mathieux de Buy Wenniger, our new Analytical Service Manager. He was previously employed at Kemin Industries, providing support to the United Nations (UN) World Food Program Department of Food Safety and Quality. His wide-ranging experience and wealth of knowledge will be put to excellent use at Lavetan. Together, we will be able to resolve chemical issues facing the market faster and better than ever before. We spoke to Mathieux about his professional background.