This Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation will support Sasya Inc.'s research and development of sustainable production methods for high-performance dietary supplements through July 2024. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $995,239 award aims to facilitate improved animal husbandry practices by providing natural supplements that can replace prophylactic antibiotics, drugs, and hormones in animal feed. The recipient will utilize computational enzyme design and metabolic engineering techniques to create designer microorganisms capable of producing such supplements through bioprocesses that overcome geographical and seasonal limitations in production. Successful completion of this project has the potential to reduce antibiotic usage concerns in animal agriculture and represent cutting-edge applications of biotechnology in the dietary supplements industry.
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