$DYAI Dyadic International, Inc. and Proliant Heal
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JUPITER, Fla., June 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dyadic International, Inc. (“Dyadic”) (NASDAQ: DYAI), announced today that they have entered into a development and commercialization partnership with Proliant Health and Biologicals (PHB), a leading supplier of purified proteins for the diagnostic, nutrition and cell culture markets.
According to the terms of the agreement, Dyadic will receive an upfront milestone payment of $1.5MM and have agreed to a share of profits received by PHB from the sale of animal-free recombinant albumin products produced using Dyadic’s filamentous fungal microbial platforms. A portion of the upfront milestone payment will be allocated to the technology transfer and commercialization effort. The initial focus of the partnership will be the commercialization of recombinant human serum albumin products, with the anticipated launch of the first product in the first half of 2025.
“We are excited to partner with Proliant Health and Biologicals, a global leader in the production of bovine serum albumin and other cell culture products for the life sciences industry. This partnership combines our collective experience and expertise to develop animal-free recombinant products for the approximately $6 billion serum albumin market,” said Joe Hazelton, Dyadic’s Chief Operating Officer. “This agreement is a prime illustration of delivering on our strategy to commercialize products and generate near term revenue in the Alternative Proteins segment enabled by Dyadic’s microbial platforms. The combination of Dyadic’s protein production technology and PHB’s established market position provides a compelling opportunity to co-develop cost-effective, high-quality, high-volume products for the large and growing serum albumin market with applications in cell culture, vaccine, medical device and diagnostic segments.”
“Over the past few years, we have observed both increased interest and demand for alternative sources of protein for the diagnostic and life sciences industries. We are thrilled to partner with Dyadic to add animal-free protein sources to PHB’s product portfolio,” said Chris Detzel, PHB’s Chief Executive Officer. “This partnership creates access to a technology with limitless potential for product innovation to meet customer and market demand. With this agreement we are excited to enter the animal-free protein space and begin supplying recombinant protein products that directly compete with traditional proteins on both total value and quality.”