NOVASEP and BONUMOSE announcea strategic collaboration for high-purity
rare sugars processing scale-up in Virginia, USA
The collaboration covers the design, engineering and commissioning of a complete processline to produce High Purity Rare Sugars such as Tagatose and Allulose.
Lyon, France, 03 March 2021 - Novasep, a leading supplier of services and purification
technologies for industrial biotech markets, and Bonumose, a start-up technology company
with a patented enzymatic technology platform for continuous production of high-purity raresugars, announce a collaboration for the development, design, fabrication, installation andstart-up of a complete process line to produce High Purity Rare Sugars, including Tagatose
and Allulose, in Virginia, USA.
Ed Rogers, Bonumose’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “Building on a successful relationshipdeveloped during the past two years, Bonumose is pleased to continue working with Novasep.
We identified Novasep as a true expert in separation technologies and downstream
processing for functional food ingredients. By extending our collaboration, we secure the nearterm start-up of high-purity rare sugars continuous production in our first commercial facilitylocated in Virginia, USA. We also are accelerating the design of larger facilities to be locatedin the U.S. and internationally. With their expertise in developing, designing and installingcomplete process lines, Novasep will contribute to Bonumose’s mission of serving the food &beverage industry, and consumers, with high-purity, healthy, delicious, and affordable
Tagatose and Allulose.”
Damien Brichant, president of Novasep’s Process Solutions Business Unit, adds: “Novasep
will bring its recognized expertise for functional ingredients processing solutions and mobilize
its proven engineering and fabrication capabilities to first help Bonumose launch its first raresugars processing plant on a fast-track project mode, and secondly, to provide Bonumose withguaranteed scale-up performance for their upcoming High Purity Rare Sugars productionneeds worldwide”.
"I am delighted to pursue and extend our collaboration with Bonumose,” said Cyril Leenhardt,
Novasep Process Solutions’ VP for Americas region. “We are confident Novasep’s purification
technology platforms will strengthen Bonumose’s enzyme expertise and accelerate high-purity
rare sugars production."
This partnership demonstrates Novasep’s ability to further support customers in their projects
by providing smart process solutions towards their everyday industrial excellence.

About NOVASEPNOVASEP is a leading provider of high performance, cost-effective and sustainable processsolutions for industrial biotech markets. From R&D and pilot studies to the supply andcommissioning of single unit operations or Complete Process Lines, with guaranteedperformances, NOVASEP offers a complete range of systems (APPLEXION® Ion Exchange
and Sequential Chromatography, KERASEP® Ceramic Membrane Cross Flow Filtration) andservices for the purification of food and functional ingredients, as well as chemicalcommodities. Thanks to extensive process development and engineering services supported
by global sourcing capabilities, NOVASEP can provide competitive CAPEX and OPEX for themost robust, efficient, and green processes. Through its global presence and provenexpertise, NOVASEP is a trusted partner for industrial biotech players all around the world.
For more information, please visit www.novasep.com.
About Bonumose, Inc.
Bonumose, Inc. (www.bonumose.com) is an early-stage food ingredient and enzyme
innovation company based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bonumose is supported by global
strategic investors and “food for health”-focused institutional investors, and an expanding
ecosystem of collaboration partners across the value chain. Bonumose developed andpatented the methods for continuous production of high-purity rare sugars – such as tagatose
and allulose – from low-cost, plant-based feedstocks (starch). Bonumose’s cost-advantaged
process makes possible the widespread adoption of healthy, great-tasting, fully-functional raresugars. Going beyond commodity starch as its feedstock, Bonumose upcycles byproduct/sidestream starch left over from its supply chain partners’ food production. Beyond
food ingredients, Bonumose also is developing enzyme solutions for dietary supplements,
crop protection, animal nutrition, and other industries. Bonumose operates with a philosophyof Business as a Moral Imperative.
Novasep contact
Thomas Goldberg
Communication Project Manager
press@novasep.com

Bonumose contact
Ed Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
erogers@bonumose.com