The largest cluster for the production of sweet protein using Russian technology will be built in the United Arab EmiratesDirector of Innovations at EFKO Rostislav Kovalevsky

An agreement to design a site for the production of sweet protein using EFKO technology was signed on February 29 as part of the HiConf conference dedicated to innovative food in Dubai. In 2023, it was reported that the production technology for the sweet protein brazzein, developed by EFKO, was certified in the UAE. As part of further steps to implement the project to bring the sweet protein to the Middle East market, an agreement was signed to design the world's largest biotechnology cluster, which will bring the production of brazzein to an industrial level. Investments in the project will amount to $500 million, and the work on designing the biotechnology cluster will be carried out by European engineering companies. Director of Innovation at EFKO Rostislav Kovalevsky (photo efko.ru) “The problem of obesity and diabetes in the Middle East is very acute. Therefore, the project is developing at a high pace in this region - people need a healthy alternative to sugar, which will ...