New Fermentation Markets and How They Scale

Discover how fermentation is transforming industries and driving a sustainable future. This course begins by exploring the evolution of fermentation—from ancient food traditions to modern precision techniques—and why it matters today. You’ll dive into the science behind fermentation, including microbes, synthetic biology, and feedstocks, before examining the innovative products shaping global markets in food, beauty, and industrial materials. Finally, you’ll tackle one of the biggest challenges: scaling fermentation from lab to commercial production. This course is part of the College of ACES suite of online programs and is supported by the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab (IBRL), a pilot plant facility focused on bioprocessing technologies located at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The IBRL was built with the needs of industry projects and customers in mind, supporting over 1,000 scale-up projects for our clients since opening in 2018. Learn more about online programs from the College of ACES: https://acesonline.illinois.edu Learn more about IBRL: https://ibrl.aces.illinois.edu