Technology Development & Commercialization

Turning Innovation into Commercial Success

Midwest Bioprocessing Center helps companies and research organizations develop sustainable specialty ingredients, advanced biomolecules, and innovative manufacturing technologies.

Innovation Partner

From scientific concept to commercial manufacturing.

Midwest Bioprocessing Center (MBC) is an innovation partner helping startups, established companies, and research organizations develop sustainable specialty ingredients, advanced biomolecules, and innovative manufacturing technologies.

Whether you need specialized contract R&D, a collaborative technology development partner, or support bringing a new technology to market, MBC combines scientific expertise with decades of industrial experience to accelerate innovation and reduce technical risk.

Why MBC?

Our scientists have successfully developed products and technologies from initial concept through laboratory development, pilot production, commercial launch, and multi-thousand-ton annual manufacturing. We specialize in developing innovative bioprocesses while integrating them with synthetic chemistry to create practical, scalable manufacturing solutions.

Even when we focus on the early stages of a project, we understand the scientific, engineering, and commercial challenges involved in transforming promising ideas into successful products—and we design every development program with scalability and commercialization in mind.

Areas of Expertise

Strain Engineering and Fermentation

Synthetic biology to develop and optimize microbial production strains
and processes from laboratory development through pilot-scale manufacturing.

Biocatalysis & Enzyme Engineering

Discover, engineer, and optimize enzymes to improve manufacturing
efficiency, selectivity, stability, and product performance.

Process Optimization and Scale-Up

Optimize efficient, scalable manufacturing processes using biocatalysis,
synthetic chemistry, fermentation, and integrated chemoenzymatic technologies.

Custom Synthesis

Develop and manufacture specialty molecules, sustainable specialty
ingredients, rare carbohydrates, research reagents, and other
difficult-to-source compounds.

AI-Assisted Discovery

Combine artificial intelligence with experimental science to accelerate
the discovery of novel molecules, enzyme variants, and innovative
manufacturing pathways.

Glycochemistry & Carbohydrate Technologies

Specialized expertise in rare sugars, modified carbohydrates,
glycoconjugates, oligosaccharides, and carbohydrate-based specialty ingredients.

Industries We Serve


Personal Care & Cosmetics

Nutrition & Food Ingredients

Biotechnology & Life Sciences

Pharmaceutical & Research Applications

Sustainable Specialty Chemicals

Industrial Biotechnology

Let’s Build Something New

Whether you're looking for contract R&D, a collaborative technology partner, or guidance bringing a new technology to market, MBC is ready to help.

Next step

Discuss Your Next Project

Contact MBC to discuss contract R&D, technology development, scale-up, or commercialization support.

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