Lallemand’s focus is on research-based products, especially proprietary strains of yeast and bacteria. The Lallemand R&D team works with a network of research partners from Universities, Institutes and Companies all over the world. Cooperation with major specialists in each sector provides a powerful resource for research and knowledge.

Internally, the Animal Nutrition R&D team benefits from the close collaboration with other departments in the Company :

• Human Nutrition research is conducted at the Lallemand-Institut Rosell facilities in Montreal.
• Genetics and fermentation research is done in Lallemand’s laboratory at the Biotechnology Research Institute in Montreal.
• Process development and scale-up is performed at the Toulouse laboratory and the Montreal pilot plant.
• Microbial ecology is studied by Lallemand researchers working at the INRA (French National Agricultural Research Institute) facility in Clermont-Ferrand (France).

Overall, this multisite, multidisciplinary approach is fueled by a high level of funding (10% of company turnover), positioning Lallemand as a major player in the development of microbial products for Animal Nutrition.