Gut microbiome

Your gut instincts for healthy longevity

Researching the Effects on Microbiome from Ethnic Diets and Natural Product Yields
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Building Singapore’s Capabilities in Green Biomanufacturing

MojiaBio & A*STAR to Build $44.8M Green Biomanufacturing Platform
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A New Chapter in Sensory Science

A*STAR SIFBI has partnered with the Monell Chemical Senses Center to deepen research and education in sensory science
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Sustainable value-added ingredients innovation

Drive innovation to address evolving needs of companies via synthetic biology by developing proprietary knowledge from lab to scale up

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Optimizing health and wellbeing in Asian phenotype

Holistic approach to maximise health and wellbeing through nutrition and diet
Food Process Engineering

From Ideation to Translation

Driving Excellence in Food and Biotechnology
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Fast Prototyping and Scale-up

Dedicated to accelerating the commercialisation of sustainable food companies and innovations from bench to pilot scale.

A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation

A*STAR Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (A*STAR SIFBI) is a translational institute with a vision to become an innovation engine driven by biosolutions, advancing health and wellbeing in Asia. We leverage our core capabilities in synthetic biology, food science, and digestive health to develop innovation solutions for nutrition and consumer care. This can be translated into impactful outcomes in proactive health, such as value-added ingredients like nutraceuticals and bioactives through biomanufacturing, supporting national priorities in food resilience and healthy longevity. Through strategic public-private partnerships, both locally and globally, SIFBI's innovations can contribute to a healthier and more resilient future.

Our Strategic Pillars

Strategy pillar 1:

Sustainable value-added ingredients innovation

Strategy pillar 2:

Optimizing health and wellbeing in Asian phenotype

Divisions

Biotransformation & Engineering

Biotransformation
& Engineering

Food & Sensory Science

Food &
Sensory Science

Nutrition & Digestive Health

Nutrition &
Digestive Health

Platforms

Discovery

Discovery

Analytics

Analytics

Cultivated Technologies

Cultivated Technologies

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A*STAR Women In Science

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