Sight and Life

A nutrition think tank founded in 1986 by the Swiss healthcare company F. Hoffmann-La Roche, originally created to fight vitamin A deficiency in developing countries through free supplementation capsules and related projects. After Dutch company DSM acquired Roche's vitamins business in 2003, Sight and Life broadened its focus from vitamin A alone to a wider range of micronutrient deficiencies affecting children and women of childbearing age, working alongside universities, United Nations agencies and other nongovernmental organizations. The organization states that it has supported more than 3,200 research and project activities in over 80 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America, positioning itself as a source of applied nutrition science and evidence rather than a direct service provider.