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Lonza Group

EMEA

Basel

,

Switzerland

Multinational

FOUNDED

1897

HEADCOUNT

10000+

FUNDING

Public

Keywords:

fermentation, microalgae, omega3, lipids, CDMO

BUSINESS

Lonza Group is a Swiss life-sciences multinational and one of the world's largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMO) serving healthcare, with additional specialty ingredient lines. Its nutrition product DHAid supplies vegetarian DHA omega-3 oil and powder. Lonza is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and employs roughly 19,000 people.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core/Enabling; produces DHA (DHAid) via heterotrophic microalgal (Ulkenia/Schizochytrium) fermentation, and provides microbial and biologics fermentation manufacturing as a CDMO.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

heterotrophic microalgal fermentation; microbial/biologics CDMO fermentation

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

DHA omega-3 oil and powder (DHAid)

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