Brain, Sudzucker Extend Research Co-operation

Aim to optimize the production processes of functional carbohydrates

European White Biotechnology company and the food company Brain and the Sudzucker have revealed that they have extended their research co-operation.

The joint research program aims to optimize the production processes of functional carbohydrates in terms of product yield and energy efficiency.

The company said that the overall objective of the collaboration is the sustainable fermentative and enzymatic production of functional carbohydrates with nutritional and technical benefits for the food industry.

The company said that they are optimizing a biological production process for Palatinose to reduce energy consumption.

During the first operational phase of the co-operation a milestone was achieved by increasing the efficiency of the production process. This joint success resulted in further expanding and continuing the partnership, said the company.

Wolfgang Wach, head of biotechnology at the Sudzucker, said: “Through the collaboration with Brain we want to improve the industrial processes for the sustainable production of specialities for functional food products. The co-operation with Brain completes and expedites our own research activities within that segment. The first, very promising results confirm that we, together with our strategic partner BRAIN will achieve our goals.”

Jurgen Eck, CTO of BRAIN, said: “We are glad, that we achieved the first milestone in the biological optimisation of production processes of sugar specialities earlier than initially planned. With these results new ways for a more efficient, sustainable production were achieved.

We are proud that Südzucker expanded the co-operation with us and see ourselves confirmed that with the help of enzymatic and biotechnological processes both efficiency and sustainability of production processes can be improved.”