Food ingredients manufacturer Evolva and Ajinomoto have completed the research and development phase of their collaboration into novel fermentation production.
The two companies are seeking to establish new routes for a natural functional ingredient for application in personal care. Evolva has “developed an innovative process that allows Ajinomoto to manufacture the target ingredient,” and the Japan-based food group would subsequently “make a milestone payment”, Evolva confirmed.
Evolva CEO Neil Goldsmith said: “This is another example of excellent cooperation between the Evolva team and our partner, in this case Ajinomoto. Our fermentation platform is continuing to deliver strong progress in key projects.” Takeshi Kimura, member of the board and corporate vice president of Ajinomoto, added: “We have been working with Evolva’s team of scientists for eighteen months now and we are impressed with their progress to date. It confirms that our collaboration with Evolva will provide new impulses in our search for innovative products and improved production processes.”
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