Carbiotix (publ) announced that the Company has commenced a pre-study with a leading US food & beverage producer with a turnover exceeding USD 2 billion. This NutraCycle pre-study is the first step when working with food & beverage companies to determine if a side-stream product can be upcycled into a prebiotic that can be primarily utilized in the fortification of new and existing products. The pre-study is typically completed within a 3-month period and includes initial lab and pilot scale product & process development work and microbial validation.

Successful completion of pre-studies paves the way for NutraCycle Joint Development and Service Agreements between Carbiotix and its partner.