Laurus Bio
APAC
Bengaluru
,
India
Scaleup
FOUNDED
HEADCOUNT
101-500
FUNDING
Subsidiary
Keywords:
CDMO, precision_fermentation
BUSINESS
Laurus Bio (formerly Richcore Lifesciences), founded in 2005 and based in Bengaluru, India, is a subsidiary of publicly listed Laurus Labs (which acquired a 72.55% stake). The company manufactures animal-origin-free recombinant proteins, growth factors, and cell-culture media supplements for biopharma, and operates as a precision fermentation CDMO serving food, nutrition, personal care, and novel protein companies. It has approximately 400 employees and received a strategic investment of ₹120 crore from Laurus Labs, Eight Roads Ventures, and F-Prime Capital.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core to operations; microbial cell factories and fermentation platforms replace animal-derived ingredients. Laurus Bio operates across the microbial precision fermentation value chain: clone development, strain engineering, process development, fermentation scale-up, and large-scale commercial manufacturing. The company states it has 12+ animal-free recombinant protein products in market and is currently enabling 40+ global companies in scale-up and manufacturing. Facilities are cGMP-certified with ISO, FSSC 22000, Kosher, and Halal certifications.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
precision fermentation; recombinant technology
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Animal-free recombinant growth factors; proteins for cell culture and cultured meat