The Research and Development Centre cooperates closely with numerous universities in Europe and beyond, as well as with public and private scientific organisations. Apart from the fruitful exchange of information and up-to-the-minute awareness of current trends, much of the work leads to pioneering new products - a fact confirmed by the numerous significant patents filed by Roquette every year. The Centre's Quality Assurance and Production Control departments are responsible for maintaining the very high product quality standards which enables Roquette to meet the needs of some of the world's most demanding industries.