
Dr. Jessica Rehdorf
is our expert in the field of probiotics
Do you want to develop new microbial strains for your portfolio? Or improve the properties of your established product? With our proprietary collection of probiotic strains and a broad portfolio of technologies, we are your partner for evidence-based development of probiotic products for various applications and markets.
Probiotics (Latin “for life”) are living microorganisms having a health-promoting effect on humans and animals. The focus is primarily on intestinal health, which is why probiotics have been used in the food sector for over 50 years (so-called functional food). A few years ago, other applications were discovered: e.g. in cosmetics, in agriculture or in the household sector.
Not every probiotic strain is suitable for every application. In addition to bioactive efficacy, probiotics must meet certain stability criteria to be marketable for use in products. Here, spore formers often have an advantage: spores are extremely heat resistant and tolerate extreme pH values, high pressure and the presence of organic solvents. Spores are stable over the long term and reach their complete vitality after germination.
We have a set of selected and pre-characterized microbial strains. These are stable, safe and producible. Together with our partners, we are ready to further develop these strains into a probiotic product for customers – for a wide variety of applications and a wide variety of markets.
For further characterization, evaluation of performance for specific applications, optimization of properties and development of our own strains as well as customer strains, we offer – in addition to our broad microbiological and molecular biological expertise – our established technology platforms.
Are you looking for a partner for product development - or a technology provider for characterization and optimization of existing products? We can do both! Contact us to find out how we can support you.