About +2,000 strains of bacteria, yeasts and molds are directly managed by LSC to serve our partners with a full range of meat, dairy, and plant-based solutions for products surface, ripening, acification and bioprotection.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS
⦿ Develop new applications and products: respond to and anticipate the marketplace’s needs by developing new products for markets we currently operate in, or developing new applications for products we already produce.
⦿ Improve Product Quality: continuously improve the quality of our products to better respond to our existing and potential clients’ demands.
⦿ Develop competencies and networks: monitor new developments in biotechnology, microbiology, and engineering, and provide our staff with effective ongoing education, ultimately promoting successful transfers of technology.
R&D FACILITIES
Strain selection and product applications (La-Ferté-sous-Jouarre, France)
In La Ferté sous Jouarre, France, at the dairy, meat & plant-based applications laboratory, our goal is to adapt existing or assess new solutions to meet customers’ needs.
- LSC cell bank management
- Strain characterization according to selected targets
- Finished product models
- Application trials
- Client technical support
Process development and scale-up (Blagnac, France)
Close to Toulouse, France, at the microbial research laboratory, our goal is to achieve optimal fermentation conditions and preservation while ensuring the best technological performance of strains.
- Fermentation process to produce the strains
- Industrial transfer from laboratory to production site
- Continuous improvement for fermentation process of LSC strains
- Technical monitoring (innovating process)
A RESEARCH-FOCUSED PARTNER
R&D at Lallemand Specialty Cultures (LSC) is based on two key elements:
- Superior in-house expertise and resources in microbiology, genomics, and process development
- External collaborations with partners and renowned research organizations for validation studies in multiple applications
ADDITIONAL MAJOR R&D RESOURCES FROM LALLEMAND COMPANY:
In Montreal, Canada, the cross business-unit Lallemand research laboratory located within the National Research Council focuses on the genomics and proteomics of microorganisms. It is dedicated to the genetic identification and characterization of microbial strains and microbial safety assessment.
