• 2007

Company Description

Research, development and commersialization of gas based fermentations, and BioProtein technology.

BioProtein AS and Bioprotein International AS are companies involved in research, development and commersialization of gas based fermentations, and BioProtein technology. BioProtein AS is owned by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) and UNIFOB The Foundation of University Research Bergen. BioProtein AS is responsible for research and development while BioProtein International AS commercialises gas based fermentation and BioProtein Technology. BioProtein is produced using natural gas as its sole carbon and energy source, and can be used as a high quality nutritional protein in feed for several animal species. BioProtein has documented functional properties. The company's research and development is based on the owners' expertise which covers the entire value chain, from functional genomics to process technology to nutrition metabolism and animal health.