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Cargill
Reb M and Reb D steviol glycosides made by precision fermentation, with no bitterness.
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Updated Sept 29, 2026
Fermentation technology covers making something with a microbe, and getting it back out again. On Halo, the solutions cover precision fermentation ingredients, postbiotics and fermentates, keeping probiotics alive in a low-pH drink, and enzymes and cultures that drive a process. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Precision fermentation ingredients
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DSM-Firmenich
Human milk oligosaccharides cleared in more than 170 countries for infant formula.
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DSM-Firmenich
EPA and DHA fermented from marine algae, in place of wild-caught fish oil.
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Cargill
Erythritol at 70% the sweetness of sucrose and no glycemic impact.
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Cargill
Citric acid from Aspergillus niger on corn dextrose, at industrial scale.
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Cargill
Corn-derived 1,3-propanediol for spandex and personal care, made at a joint venture plant.
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A fermentation platform for peptides, scaled from a project to a production run.
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Postbiotics and fermentates
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Cargill
A yeast fermentate with clinical work behind it and the widest formulation use.
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The original microbial fermentate for feed, with decades of on-farm data.
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The concentrated version, delivering hundreds of metabolites per dose.
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Cargill
The same postbiotic reformulated at human grade for dogs and cats.
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Glac Biotech
A postbiotic aimed at the oral microbiome and the bacteria behind gum disease.
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Most of the work on Halo is an ingredient. Precision fermentation products and postbiotics outnumber everything else, a second cluster keeps live organisms alive through an acidic product, and a smaller set works on the strain and the recovery step behind both. On Halo it spans 7 groups, including precision fermentation ingredients, postbiotics and fermentates, and keeping probiotics alive in a low-pH drink.
Stage of development. Work on fermentation technology on Halo comes mostly from companies. 29% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 46% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in fermentation technology on Halo
Precision fermentation reached the ingredient aisle. Steviol glycosides, human milk oligosaccharides cleared in over 170 countries, algal EPA and DHA displacing fish oil, erythritol, citric acid, and a 1,3-propanediol that ends up in spandex. None of these are pilots: they name production plants, joint ventures and regulatory approvals, and they are bought by the tonne.
The metabolites are the product, not the organism. Five entries sell a fermentate: what a Saccharomyces culture leaves behind, not the live culture. One is the most widely formulated postbiotic globally, one is the same material re-cut at human grade for dogs and cats, and one targets the bacteria behind gum disease. Shelf stability is why the dead version sells.
Keeping a live culture alive is its own field. Four entries do nothing but protect a probiotic through a low-pH beverage: coacervated gelatin, alginate, a monoolein mesophase, and xanthan at nanoscale. One states a billion CFU held at production scale and another that the drink stays clear. The acid in the product is the adversary, and it is the same one every time.
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1,995solutions listed
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Frequently asked questions
What is fermentation technology?
Fermentation technology covers making something with a microbe and then getting it back out again. It spans precision fermentation of sweeteners, oligosaccharides and omega-3, postbiotics sold as ingredients in their own right, the encapsulation that keeps a live probiotic alive in an acidic drink, the enzymes and cultures that drive a process, strain engineering and screening, and the downstream recovery step. Food, feed and ingredient manufacturers are the buyers.
What are examples of fermentation technology?
Five examples of fermentation technology solutions on Halo include:
- Reb M and Reb D steviol glycosides made by precision fermentation, with no bitterness. (Cargill)
- A yeast fermentate with clinical work behind it and the widest formulation use. (Cargill)
- Coacervation with high-bloom gelatin holds probiotics through low pH. (Blue California)
- Enzymes and cultures for beer, wine and juice, from high-gravity to low-alcohol. (Novonesis)
- Structure-based enzyme engineering aimed at what a production strain yields. (Innophore GmbH)
What are the latest fermentation technology innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these fermentation technology solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing fermentation technology?
There are 1,574 organizations with fermentation technology solutions on Halo, 271 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Cargill, DSM-Firmenich, Numaferm, Glac Biotech, and Blue California. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find fermentation technology research partners?
Browsing fermentation technology solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in fermentation technology?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these fermentation technology needs:
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