Biotec BetaGlucans AS is the operating unit within the Lallemand Bio-Ingredient Group handling manufacturing of beta-1,3/1,6- glucans from yeast. Biotec BetaGlucans operates a production facility and quality control lab that are both GMP and ISO 13485 certified.
The scientific background for the beta-glucan activity in the company has roots back the discoveries at the University of Tromsø and work performed after the early initiation of Biotec Pharmacon.
During the recent years the awareness and general research on the immunomodulatory potential of beta-glucans has increases significantly within biomedical and clinical research communities. The company’s development of beta-glucan based products for treatment of immune related diseases and disorders has accordingly gained increased attention within the scientific community.