From A Sample Or Target Molecule To Commercial-Scale Production
EmerrBio offers its full-fledged in-house lab and integrated 22,000-litre fermentation platform as a contract R&D and manufacturing service — the same capability that already produces every EmerrGrow, EmerrAqua, EmerrThrive and EmerrBiome product on this site, made available directly to clients with their own sample, strain or target molecule.
Strain Development
Isolate, identify and characterise a genuinely new candidate organism from your own sample or target trait — the same isolation-to-characterisation pipeline behind every EmerrBio product range.
Metabolite & Bioproduct Expression
Ferment a candidate or client-specified strain to produce a target metabolite or bioproduct, then recover, purify and supply it to specification.
Scale-Up: Shake Flask to 10,000L
Take a bench-scale process through seed and pilot fermentation to full 10,000-litre commercial-scale production, on the platform behind EmerrBio's own portfolio.
Where Every Engagement Can Begin: Isolation Through Characterization
Bring a sample — soil from a specific region, a gut or environmental source, a traditional fermented food — or simply a target trait you're trying to solve for. EmerrBio runs the same isolation-to-characterisation pipeline used for our own product ranges exclusively on your behalf.
Isolation
Candidate organisms are cultured and isolated from environmental or biological samples — soil, plant material, gut or fermented-food sources — using selective and enrichment culturing techniques.
Morphological & Biochemical ID
Gram staining, colony and cell morphology, and biochemical test panels narrow each isolate to a likely genus and species.
Molecular ID
16S rRNA sequencing (and whole-genome sequencing where warranted) confirms species- and strain-level identity with a certainty morphology alone cannot provide.
Functional & Safety Characterization
Candidate strains are screened for the functional trait of interest and for safety — including antibiotic-resistance and pathogenicity screening — before any strain is considered for scale-up.
Turning A Strain Into A Target Molecule, At Scale
Once a strain is selected — newly isolated or already in hand — the next question is what it should be made to produce at scale. EmerrBio's expression service ferments the organism itself and recovers what it naturally produces: a metabolite, enzyme, biopolymer or other bioactive output, rather than starting from a foreign gene inserted into a separate production host.
Fermentation Metabolites & Biopolymers
Purified fermentation output supplied as a powder or liquid concentrate. EmerrBio already runs this exact service internally: EmerrGrow Retain, a poly-γ-glutamic acid biopolymer, is produced on the same Bacillus fermentation platform behind two of our other products and purified for supply — a working proof point, not a theoretical capability.
Enzymes & Bioactive Proteins
Native, strain-produced enzymes and bioactive proteins recovered from the fermentation broth or cell biomass, for further formulation or downstream use.
Organic Acids & Biosurfactants
Fermentation-derived organic acids and biosurfactant compounds, recovered and supplied to a client's specification.
Whole-Cell & Biomass Preparations
Dried whole-cell biomass or cell-wall preparations — the same category of output behind EmerrAqua Boost's yeast biomass — for use as a functional ingredient in its own right.
The Same Path We Use For Our Own Portfolio
EmerrBio's fermentation platform is built to take a strain, consortium or expression process from a lab-scale flask trial through to full commercial-scale production — the same bench-to-10,000L path used across all four industries on this site.
Shake Flask / Bench Trial
Initial growth and process characterisation at flask scale, establishing baseline growth kinetics and product yield for the strain and target output.
Seed & Pilot Fermentation
The process steps up through seed fermenters into pilot-scale batches (up to 1,000L), where feed strategy, pH, temperature and aeration are optimised for the specific strain and product.
Commercial-Scale Fermentation
The optimised process transfers to commercial-scale vessels — up to 10,000 litres per batch — on the same integrated platform behind EmerrBio's own EmerrGrow, EmerrAqua, EmerrThrive and EmerrBiome ranges.
Downstream Recovery & Documentation
Harvested product is recovered, purified and documented to specification, with the same Certificate of Analysis, Safety Data Sheet and batch-wise QC record standard that ships with every EmerrBio product.
Beyond Strain Development, Expression & Scale-Up
Custom Formulation & Blending
Multi-strain, strain-plus-metabolite or strain-plus-yeast formulations built to a client's specification, in the spirit of the Complete blends across every EmerrBio range.
Analytical & QC Testing
In-house microbiology and analytical testing — including plate-count CFU verification — available in support of a client's own strain or fermentation batch, not only EmerrBio's own products.
Documentation & Technology Transfer
A full characterisation report, batch records, Certificate of Analysis and Safety Data Sheet, plus transfer of the developed process and supporting documentation at project completion.
CRO Services — Frequently Asked Questions
What CRO / contract development services does EmerrBio offer?
Three core services: custom strain isolation and characterisation from a client's own sample or target trait, fermentation-based expression of a target metabolite or bioproduct, and scale-up of a bench-scale process through pilot to full 10,000-litre commercial fermentation — plus custom formulation, analytical/QC testing and technology transfer.
Does EmerrBio do recombinant/heterologous protein expression, or only native fermentation?
Our current CRO service centers on strain-native fermentation — a metabolite or bioproduct the organism already makes. If your project needs a foreign gene expressed in a separate production host, tell us your target molecule and timeline and we'll confirm whether and how it fits before scoping anything further.
What lab capability backs EmerrBio's CRO services?
A full-fledged in-house lab covering strain isolation and characterisation and fermentation-based expression — the same lab and 22,000-litre platform behind every product on this site.
What's the largest batch size EmerrBio can run?
Up to 10,000 litres per commercial batch, on the same integrated 22,000-litre fermentation platform used for EmerrBio's own EmerrGrow, EmerrAqua, EmerrThrive and EmerrBiome ranges.
Is there proof EmerrBio has done fermentation-based metabolite production before, not just strain manufacturing?
Yes — EmerrGrow Retain, a poly-γ-glutamic acid biopolymer, is produced on EmerrBio's own Bacillus fermentation platform, then purified and supplied as a powder or liquid concentrate. It's a live example of the same service offered here.
What happens if my sample or target strain doesn't yield a viable candidate?
Not every isolation or development attempt succeeds on the first try — that possibility is part of any genuine R&D process. EmerrBio would rather say so upfront than promise a guaranteed outcome; scope and next steps are agreed project by project.
Let's scope your project.
Whether it's a new strain to characterise, a metabolite to express, or a bench-scale process ready for commercial fermentation — tell us what you're working on.