Debut, a vertically integrated, synthetic biology company, together with longtime partner and a global leader in fine chemicals, DIC Corporation announced an agreement to biomanufacture and sell a large number of sustainably produced, rare, and natural polyphenol ingredients. This strategic partnership brings novel, high-performing, and clinically backed polyphenols to consumers for the first time and opens new product possibilities and health benefits for brands and consumers globally.
Tiny amounts of these bioactive compounds can be found in fruits, vegetables, and nature, but their rarity makes these compounds too expensive or environmentally unsustainable for use in consumer products, despite their enhanced clinically proven benefits. This multiyear agreement focuses on bringing such rare naturals made possible through Debut‘s Bio2Consumer platform. The agreement will deliver rare and natural cosmetic ingredients concurrent with the construction of a commercial biomanufacturing facility slated to come online in 2024.
In recent years, the beauty industry has embraced synthetic biology’s ability to create higher performing and natural ingredients. Such nature-derived molecules would otherwise be difficult, if not impossible, to access through traditional cultivation or chemical production. Debut’s platform combines cell-free enzyme catalysis and precision fermentation to eliminate the bottlenecks currently associated with synthetic biology, while requiring far less land, water, and energy than traditional manufacturing. Although several of these ingredients have only been manufactured at small scales for research, they have shown exceptional performance in beauty applications.
“DIC understands the complexities and demands of the beauty industry, so we’re excited to move forward with them to grow and advance new sustainable and high-performance ingredients,” said Dr. Britton. “Brands need access to new and rare natural ingredients that allow them to win in the marketplace based on their performance and not just a marketing story. Synthetic biology allows access to incredible products that are otherwise found only in trace quantities in nature. To date, consumers have been using traditional active ingredients when better performing ingredients are available in nature – we just had to work out how to make them for consumers.”
SOURCE: PR Newswire