Ayana Bio, a bioactive discovery and production firm, has announced the new lemon balm and echinacea substance made for food supplement applications. Ayana Bio claims that it has developed non-GMO plant powders to address the problems with echinacea and lemon balm supplies resulting from agricultural production.
Through a plant cell cultivation process, Ayana Bio hopes to produce plant materials without growing and caring for an actual plant. Ayana Bio can manufacture the same plant biomass by giving these cells fuel sources, oxygen, vitamins, and minerals. The plant cell can be collected as a component for health and wellness products after a few weeks when it has completely propagated.
“Imagine a world where a plant like echinacea, which takes about three years to mature in the ground, could be ready for use in a couple of weeks with plant cell cultivation. The end product could be echinacea biomass with an identical molecular mixture as soil-grown echinacea," said Frank Jaksch, CEO of Ayana Bio.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- Plant Cell Cultivation
- The process of producing plant materials through cell cultivation presents the opportunity for faster product development and improved supply chain management.
- Non-gmo Supplements
- Increasing consumer demand for non-GMO products creates a market for bioactive supplements made from non-GMO plant powders.
- Bioactive Discovery
- Investment in bioactive discovery presents opportunities for firms to develop unique plant-based substances for health and wellness applications.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Health and Wellness Supplements
- The development of bioactive plant powders enables new product development opportunities for companies in the health and wellness supplements industry.
- Agriculture and Farming
- The use of plant cell cultivation technology presents opportunities for companies in the agriculture and farming industry to streamline production and improve sustainability.
- Biotech Research and Development
- Investment in bioactive discovery and plant cell cultivation presents growth opportunities for firms involved in biotech research and development.
