The Pig Site – May 6, 2020
By Emily Houghton
Dr Ekmay explains how Arbiom has developed technology which uses primarily sawdust and woodchips discarded from paper mills to create a nutrient-dense feed suitable for livestock.
From NC Biotechnology Center – April 10, 2020
By Allan Maurer
Arbiom, which is developing technology to convert wood into feed and food, says it has just completed successful trials of its protein product, SylPro, for weanling pig nutrition.
High-quality protein ingredient derived from wood shows promise as alternative to fish meal in weanling pig study
DURHAM, N.C. – April 7, 2020: Arbiom announced that it has completed successful trials of its protein product, SylPro®, for weanling pig nutrition.
The research, which was published in the Journal of Animal Science and conducted at the University of Illinois in The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), determined the digestibility of amino acids, energy, and phosphorus in a torula yeast protein ingredient produced by Arbiom.
“Our study shows we can use the torula yeast product instead of fish meal in diets for weanling pigs,” said Hans H. Stein, Professor of Animal Science at the University of Illinois. “Torula yeast has greater digestibility of amino acids and phosphorus, but not energy, compared with a commercial source of fish meal fed to weanling pigs,” Stein said.
The article, “Torula yeast has greater digestibility of amino acids and phosphorus, but not energy, compared with a commercial source of fish meal fed to weanling pigs,” is published in the Journal of Animal Science [DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz375].
From Feed Navigator 
18-Mar-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis
Arbiom says its wood-to-food protein demonstrates lower impact on climate change compared to other proteins, making it one potential candidate to plug the protein gap.
Read more in the Feed Navigator article, here.
Preliminary LCA data indicates sustainable benefits of wood-to-food protein ingredient
Durham, N.C. – February 20, 2020 – Arbiom has announced promising early results from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of SylPro®, its new alternative protein product. When compared to other protein sources, such as fish meal and soy protein concentrate, SylPro shows the lowest impact on climate change, supporting its viability as a sustainable solution to the looming global protein gap. Read Press Release
The LCA study was conducted by Ostfoldforskning, a Norwegian consultancy with experience evaluating environmental performance of materials, fuels and feeds. The LCA methodology used for the study calculations was designed to focus on six particularly relevant environmental impact categories as identified in The Product Environmental Footprint Category rules (PEFCR) for “Feed for food-producing animals” (FEFAC, 2018).
“From the beginning it has been our goal to develop a protein ingredient that was not only nutritional, economical and traceable, but also above all, sustainable,” said Marc Chevrel, CEO of Arbiom. “The preliminary LCA results are incredibly promising in helping to validate this goal, and in supporting Arbiom’s commitment to sustainably feed the world’s growing population,” Chevrel said.
Durham, N.C., – November 2, 2019 – Arbiom was selected as one of three finalists in the Innovation Award Competition at GOAL 2019, Aquaculture’s Premier Conference held by The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA). The GOAL Innovation Award, established in 2012, recognizes individuals and companies finding new solutions to the key challenges facing aquaculture.
This year, a record number of 41 companies entered the Innovation Challenge, and a panel of judges selected Arbiom as one of only 3 finalists invited to present at GOAL 2019 in Chennai, India.
“Innovation and technology will be critical to ensure the safe, sustainable growth of aquaculture, and it is a tremendous honor to be recognized as a finalist in the 2019 GOAL Innovation Award challenge for Arbiom’s unique Wood to Food technology,” said Marc Chevrel, Arbiom CEO.
Full Press Release
Paris, France – October 29th 2019: Arbiom was awarded Most Innovative Project at the sixth annual NutrEvent, a leading European event connecting and partnering international innovators in Food, Feed, Nutrition and Health. This year’s event was held on October 23rd in Rennes, France and gathered 600 participants and 60 exhibitors representing over 25 countries.
Fifteen companies participated in the competition, and Arbiom was awarded Most Innovative Project in Food, Feed, Nutrition & Health by PepsWork, a marketing agency focused in nutrition, sports and health. Read full Press Release here…
From wood to fish feed: How to transform forestry residues into animal feed
From Phys.Org – October 22, 2019
The production process of ingredients for fish feed, including fishmeal and plant-based protein alternatives such as soybean, has significant implications for land and water use and greenhouse gas emissions. It contributes to climate change and biodiversity loss. With such challenges and rising concerns over food security, the use of sustainable sources of protein in animal feed, including fish feed, is becoming more appealing. Supported by the EU-funded SYLFEED project, researchers and industrial partners have completed scientific studies demonstrating the effectiveness of SylPro as an alternative protein ingredient for use in aquafeed…Link to full article from Phys.Org
Arbiom reports success for its alternative protein in salmon trial
16-Oct-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis
Arbiom continues feeding trials to expand the breadth and the depth of assessments done on its novel protein ingredient as the company focuses on the path to commercialization.
Raleigh, N.C., October 12, 2019 Arbiom was selected as the winner of the Social Responsibility Award at the annual French-American Business Awards, hosted by The French-American Chamber of Commerce-Carolinas (FACC-Carolinas). The Social Responsibility Award celebrates economic growth in the context of social and environmental sustainability.
The FACC-Carolinas promotes and fosters strong economic and commercial ties between the United States and France to support the diverse network of companies establish and grow their businesses on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This year’s Business Awards Gala, held on October 10, 2019 at the North Carolina Museum of Art, brought together over 200 attendees from 29 French companies with operations in North and South Carolina. Along with the Social Responsibility Award, eight other companies were honored in categories including Innovation, and Education & Culture.
“Since our inception, Arbiom’s mission has been to develop technology that offers a more sustainable solution to meet society’s growing demand for food, energy and materials without harming our planet,” said Marc Chevrel, Arbiom CEO. “It is an honor to be recognized by the French-American Chamber with the award for Arbiom’s continued commitment to Social Responsibility as we continue to scale-up our technology.” Read Press Release
