The production of these ingredients, and the ingredients themselves, align with current consumer trends, including demand for products that have minimal environmental impact with low carbon footprint and zero impact on the ocean, and that offer plant-based and vegan choices. Corbion's algae technology platform begins with microalgae collected in nature. After several years of research and development, the company has assembled a library of more than 9,000 strains, improved and developed for use in active nutritional ingredients. The unique R&D platform built by Corbion uses a high-throughput process to isolate thousands of cells per minute to determine which variant has the exact lipid and DHA content to bring to scale. The company tests 9,000 samples weekly to achieve maximum productivity under optimized and carefully controlled conditions. "We're at the start of a new journey," comment Bruna Ferraz, Algae Technology Manager and Juliano Botelho, Algae Fermentation Production Manager at Corbion.