Sungen Bioscience
APAC
Shantou
,
China
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2004
HEADCOUNT
FUNDING
Privately held
Keywords:
fermentation, vitamins, nutraceuticals, bacteria, enzymes
BUSINESS
Sungen Bioscience (operating entity Guangdong Shuangjun Bioscience Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese fermentation-ingredient manufacturer based in the Shantou Free Trade Zone. It produces natural vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7/MK-7), nattokinase and gamma-PGA from Bacillus subtilis natto fermentation, and markets fungal-fermented paclitaxel and recombinant hirudin. It holds High-tech Enterprise status.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; produces natural all-trans vitamin K2 (MK-7) and nattokinase by Bacillus subtilis natto fermentation, with downstream membrane separation/purification, recovering MK-7 into soybean oil.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
high-density Bacillus subtilis natto fermentation; multi-stage membrane separation/purification
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
vitamin K2 (MK-7); nattokinase; gamma-PGA (poly-glutamic acid)