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{{Infobox company
|type= Private
|name= Biomin Holding GmbH
|logo= biomin logo.gif
|industry= Feed Additives, Premixes, Animal Nutrition
|founder= [[Erich Erber]]
|foundation= 1983 in Pottenbrunn, [[Austria]]
|area_served= Worldwide
|location=
Biomin GmbH (EMEA) <br /> Biomin Singapore Pte Ltd (Asia-Pacific) <br /> Biomin America Inc (Americas)
|products=
[[Mycotoxin]] risk management solutions <br /> [[Phytogenics]] <br /> Acidifiers <br /> Probiotics <br /> Feed Preservation <br /> Enzymes <br /> Yeast Derivatives  <br /> Premixes
|website= {{URL|http://www.biomin.net/|www.biomin.net}}
}}
'''Biomin''' is an animal health and nutrition company headquartered in [[Inzersdorf-Getzersdorf]], [[Austria]]. Biomin develops and produces feed additives and premixes for livestock animals including swine, poultry, dairy and beef cattle as well as aquaculture.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1">{{cite web|title=Erich Erber leads Biomin from fun to serious business|url= http://www.allaboutfeed.net/Process-Management/Feed-Safety/2011/10/ErichErber-leads-Biomin-from-fun-to-serious-business-AAF012377W/|last=Ter Beek|first=Vincent|date=3 October 2011|website= www.allaboutfeed.net |accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="eFeedLink_ref1">{{cite web|title=Biomin breaks ground for new headquarters|url=http://www.efeedlink.com/contents/12-05-2013/7197bd59-7c2f-4194-ac40-063a38450bd6-a181.html|date=5 December 2013|website= eFeedLink.com |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="thePoultrySite_ref1">{{cite web|title=Biomin Establishes New Business Unit in the UK|url=http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/30390/biomin-establishes-new-business-unit-in-the-uk|date=21 October 2013|website= ThePoultrySite.com |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref>
The firm supplies customers in more than 100 countries throughout the world.<ref name="thePoultrySite_ref1" />
The Biomin Research Center (BRC) at Campus [[Tulln]] in [[Austria]], employs 80 researchers engaged in applied basic research to lead the firm’s in-house R&D efforts, supported by a research network of 150 academic and research institutions worldwide.<ref name="Biomin_ref7">{{cite web|title= Research – at the heart of BIOMIN|url= http://www.biomin.net/en/about/research/|website= Biomin.net|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="TFZ_ref1">{{cite web|title= Business at Technopol Tulln|url= http://www.tfz-tulln.at/magazin/00/artikel/149325/doc/d/BIOMIN%20Research%20Center.pdf?ok=j|website= TFZ.at|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="TheFishSite_ref8">{{cite web|title= BIOMIN to Open New Aquaculture Research Center in Viet Nam|url = http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/24921/biomin-to-open-new-aquaculture-research-center-in-viet-nam/|date=14 January 2015|website= TheFishSite.com|accessdate=18 May 2015}}</ref>
== Company history ==
'''1983''': [[Erich Erber]] opened Biomin in a small warehouse in Pottenbrunn, Austria with a staff of three, starting with a livestock premix product line containing probiotics. Founder Erich Erber named the product and company based on the idea of combining “'''bio'''logical '''min'''erals” and so the brand name "Biomin" was born.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1" /><ref name="ErberGroup_ref1">{{cite web|title= History of ERBER Group|url= http://www.erber-group.net/history_at.html|website= ErberGroup.net |accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
'''1985''': Biomin bought Interpremix, a small premix factory, as its first production facility. The acquired firm also made a product called Antitox Plus, the first product available that ‘binds’ mycotoxins through a process known as [[adsorption]].<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1" /><ref name="ErberGroup_ref1" />
'''1988''': Biomin signed a research agreement with the [[University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna]], Austria, and Dr. Josef Leibetseder to further improve the efficacy of Antitox Plus to a wider range of mycotoxins. Only several years later the second generation of the mycotoxin deactivation product was launched under the brand name Mycofix.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1" /><ref name="ErberGroup_ref1" /><ref name="ThePigSite_ref1">{{cite web|title= Biomin to Launch Mycofix 5.0 Mycotoxin Risk Management Solution to Date|url= http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/39083/biomin-to-launch-mycofix-50-the-most-complete-mycotoxin-risk-management-solution-to-date|date=4 March 2015|website= ThePigSite.com |accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
'''1994''': The Biomin brand name was separated from the Interpremix product line. Erber AG became the holding company of Biomin.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1" /><ref name="ErberGroup_ref1" />
'''2012''': Biomin finalized acquisition of Microplus, a Germany-based feed additive producer, and rolled out Digestarom, a phytogenic feed additive.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref14">{{cite web|title=Biomin acquires German feed additive company|url= http://www.allaboutfeed.net/Home/General/2012/6/Biomin-acquires-German-feed-additive-company-AAF013348W/|date=15 June 2012|website= AllAboutFeed.net |accessdate=19 May 2015}}</ref>
'''2013''': Biomin receives EU authorization for its multi-species [[probiotic]], PoultryStar.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref7">{{cite web|title= New probiotic from Biomin gets EU approval for poultry|url= http://www.allaboutfeed.net/Nutrition/Feed-Additives/2013/9/New-probiotic-from-Biomin-gets-EU-approval-for-poultry-1367024W/|date= 18 September 2013|website= www.allaboutfeed.net|accessdate=5 May 2015}}</ref>
'''2015:''' Global Product introduction of&nbsp;Mycofix 5.0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efeedlink.com/contents/03-04-2015/024bd1a2-d4f3-4bd8-a7d5-dbfe926c7087-a181.html|title=eFeedLink – BIOMIN to launch Mycofix 5.0 risk management solution|website=www.efeedlink.com|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref>
'''2016:''' Product introduction of Digestarom DC – TheFeedConverter<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biomin.net/en/products/digestarom-dc/|title=Digestarom DC|date=2017-05-08|website=www.biomin.net|language=en|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref>
'''2017:''' Opening of first ERBER Group North American hub (ROMER LABS & BIOMIN), Kansas City<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erber-group.net/en/press/erber-group-invests-and-expands-in-north-america-to-drive-further-growth-with-biomin-and-romer-labs/|title=ERBER Group Invests and Expands in North America to Drive Further Growth with BIOMIN and ROMER Labs|website=erber-group.net}}</ref>
Grand Opening of the new BIOMIN production site in Wuxi, China<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efeedlink.com/contents/11-10-2017/90ad2424-6159-4373-b5e7-868d65a98947-a181.html|title=eFeedLink – BIOMIN opens new China plant in Wuxi|website=www.efeedlink.com|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref>
== In-house Research & Development ==
All application orientated basic research of Biomin is conducted by its in-house [[R&D]] team at the Biomin Research Center (BRC) at Campus [[Tulln]], Austria.<ref name="Biomin_ref7" /><ref name="TFZ_ref1" /><ref name="TheFishSite_ref8" /> 80 researchers engage in [[microbiology]], [[molecular biology]], [[cell biology]], analytics, [[fermentation]], bioactive ingredient formulation and quality control.<ref name="Biomin_ref7" /><ref name="TFZ_ref1" />
Collaborations with global institution and organizations as well as joint projects with universities and research institutions are carried out to further advance scientific knowledge regarding mycotoxins, feed additives and animal nutrition.<ref name="Biomin_ref7" /><ref name="TFZ_ref1" /><ref name="TheFishSite_ref8" /> According to the company’s own information, Biomin currently collaborates with more than 150 academic and research institutions worldwide.<ref name="Biomin_ref7" />
== Products ==
The firm's products include acidifiers, phytogenics, probiotics, silage preservation and mycotoxin-detoxifying agents.<ref name="AllAboutFeed_ref1" /> Biomin is considered a market-leading pioneer in [[mycotoxin#Binding agents and deactivators|mycotoxin risk management solutions]].<ref name="IntAquafeed_ref1">Perendale Publishers Ltd:{{cite web|title=Biomin World Nutrition Forum 2012|url= http://issuu.com/international_aquafeed/docs/iaf1206_w1/46?e=1620985/3472046|last=Davies|first=Simon|date=November 2012|website= Aquafeed.co.uk |publisher=International Aquafeed Magazine|accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="WorldPoultry_ref1">{{cite web|title=Biomin launches first purified enzyme against fumonisins|url= http://www.worldpoultry.net/Broilers/Nutrition/2013/3/Biomin-launches-first-purified-enzyme-against-fumonisins-1193301W/|date=7 March 2013|website= WorldPoultry.net |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="AdvantageAustriaint_ref1">{{cite web|title=Naturally ahead|url=http://www.advantageaustria.org/international/zentral/business-guide-oesterreich/importieren-aus-oesterreich/branchen/agrar-und-forstwirtschaft/US_Biomin.en.html|website=advantageaustria.org|accessdate=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703184557/http://www.advantageaustria.org/international/zentral/business-guide-oesterreich/importieren-aus-oesterreich/branchen/agrar-und-forstwirtschaft/US_Biomin.en.html|archive-date=3 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the first and only feed additive company to obtain EU authorization for substances with proven mycotoxin counteracting properties.<ref name="PigProgress_ref1">{{cite web|title= Biomin anti-mycotoxin products get EU approval|url= http://www.pigprogress.net/Growing-Finishing/Management/2013/11/Biomin-anti-mycotoxin-products-get-EU-approval-1404216W/|date=6 November 2013|website= www.pigprogress.net |accessdate=15 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="WattAgNet_ref1">{{cite web|title= Two Biomin products earn EU certification|url= http://wattagnet.com/Two_Biomin_products_earn_EU_certification.html|date=6 November 2013|website= WattAgNet.com |accessdate=15 January 2014}}</ref>
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