Alkemists: Sempera Organics and Alkemist Labs Collaberate to Advance Mushroom Testing & Innovations

Nirmal Nair, CEO and Founder of Sempera Organics (Morgan Hill, CA), has announced that Sempera has signed a collaboration agreement with Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) whereby testing protocols will be developed to advance research and commercialization of mushrooms for health and wellness. Sempera is also signing on the Alkemist Assured program to demonstrate the company's supply chain transparency. Under the terms of the agreement, Sempera and Alkemist will collaborate on various fronts geared toward improving and developing protocols for testing fungi-derived bio-actives and creating robust standards for measuring quality, purity and identity. "Mycelium produces high quantities of beta glucans, dietary fibers and bioactive compounds, but current tests for these are often inaccurate, not reproducible or unavailable," Dennis Desjardin, chief mycologist of Sempera Organics said. "Working with Alkemist we intend to develop new methods to accurately identify and quantify helpful compounds that will aid in producing ingredients standardized for specific bioactives and stimulate further research." "Fungi-forward applications are transforming the natural-sourced wellness landscape across supplements and functional food and beverages," added Nair. "Of particular interest are cognition, immunity and gut flora health applications. Although there is a vast body of academic research into fungi such as lions mane, reishi and [...] The post Sempera Organics and Alkemist Labs Collaberate to Advance Mushroom Testing & Innovations appeared first on Nutrition Industry Executive Magazine.