Stevia First Corp. (STVF) Licenses Fermentation-based Intellectual Property from Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Stevia First is an early-stage agribusiness focused on the industrial scale production of the natural sweetener stevia, which is used as a zero-calorie alternative to sugar in foods and beverages. The California-based company today announced that it has entered into an exclusive and worldwide intellectual property license with the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre of Ontario, Canada, regarding compositions and methods for producing steviol and steviol glycosides through fermentation-based production methods. Stevia First also said it has inked a separate consulting agreement with Vineland to assist with further development of the underlying intellectual property. The production of stevia extract involves…