Herbalife and Brazilian Government Sign Agreement on Science without Borders Program
06 November 2013 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Company supports innovation and technology
in Brazil
Aspiring science students got good news today as Herbalife
(NYSE: HLF), a global nutrition company, announced a partnership
with the Brazilian government’s “Science without Borders” program,
which will co-fund Ph.D. level student exchanges in the fields of
biology, biomedical sciences and health, biotechnology, nutrition,
food science and engineering.
The program is a joint initiative promoted by the Brazilian
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology (MCTI) and the
Ministry of Education (MEC) through their supporting organizations
including the National Board for Scientific and Technological
Development (CNPq), and the Coordination for Improvement of Higher
Education Personnel (CAPES), the main funding agencies in
Brazil.
The agreement will co-fund one of the program’s students in
Brazil to conduct part of their Ph.D. work at the University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA), where they will study under the
guidance of faculty in the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.
Herbalife is committed to furthering knowledge and understanding
of nutrition science, and in 2010 launched the Herbalife Nutrition
Institute (www.herbalifenutritioninstitute.com), an online resource
for nutrition information.
About Science without Borders program
Science without Borders is a program to increase consolidation,
expansion and internationalization of Brazilian science,
technology, innovation and competitiveness through interchanges and
international mobility. This initiative is the result of joint
efforts from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology
(MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (MEC) through their respective
support institutions – CNPq and Capes – and MEC's Department of
Higher Education and Department of Technology Teaching.
http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf-eng/
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that
sells weight-management, nutrition and personal care products
intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are
sold in 90 countries to and through a network of independent
distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation
and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to
children. Herbalife's website contains financial and other
information about Herbalife at www.herbalife.com.
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