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)