According to the announcement of the proposed projects for the 2024 Hubei Science and Technology Award released by the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology on September 1, Wuhan HuaSweet Co., Ltd., as the main unit, completed the scientific and technological project "Key Technologies and Applications for Neotame Preparation", which won the second prize of the Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award.
The Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award was established by the provincial government and is the highest honor award in the science and technology category of Hubei Province. It aims to award individuals, teams and units that have made creative contributions in technology research, technology development, technology innovation, promotion and application of advanced scientific and technological achievements, promotion of high-tech industrialization, and completion of major scientific and technological projects and plans.
Wuhan HuaSweet has been deeply involved in the neotame industry for many years, and has independently developed the world's most advanced neotame production process, developed a set of neotame-specific equipment and automated production lines, studied the application of neotame in various industries and formulated national standards, filled domestic gaps, completed domestic substitution, and promoted and led the high-quality development of the neotame industry.
In recent years, Wuhan HuaSweet has focused on technological innovation and has been forging ahead with determination. It has successively won the titles of national specialized and innovative small giant enterprise, provincial manufacturing champion, provincial science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprise innovation award, provincial agricultural industrialization key leading enterprise, etc. This award is an affirmation of the company's technological innovation capabilities. Wuhan HuaSweet will continue to focus on the research of new high-intensity sweeteners and strive to become a global leading healthy sugar substitute company.