Innovation Partnerships in Animal Nutrition & Health
NutriQuest partners with companies at every stage of the innovation lifecycle to bring new technologies to livestock and poultry markets.
Every month a promising technology doesn't reach the market is another month a competitor can close the gap or open one. The revenue impact isn't just in the current quarter. It compounds into every future quarter, and it can shape how customers view a company's portfolio for years.
Most innovation teams know this. But the challenge isn't the ambition. It's the resources, the infrastructure, and the time to move a technology from validated science to market-ready product without losing momentum along the way.
That's the problem NutriQuest is built to solve. Not every innovation challenge looks the same. Some companies have developed a technology and need a research partner with the expertise and production-setting infrastructure to advance it. Others have an established technology from an adjacent sector and want to explore its potential in animal nutrition. What those situations share is a need to move faster with a partner who has done it before.
Who NutriQuest Partners With
NutriQuest’s partnerships share a common thread: a company with a compelling technology and a specific need that NutriQuest’s infrastructure, expertise, or market access can address:
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Companies with a promising technology that needs independent, production-setting validation before it can be commercialized in animal nutrition or health
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Biotechnology or ingredient companies that have the science but lack the species-specific research infrastructure, such as the facilities, the animal models, or the biomarker development capabilities to advance it fully
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Companies with technologies developed in adjacent sectors — crop science, human health, laboratory research, for example — that want to explore their potential in livestock and poultry applications
What NutriQuest Brings to a Partnership
NutriQuest’s value as a partner is specific and demonstrable. Eight dedicated research facilities across dairy, swine, and poultry provide the infrastructure to run trials at every stage of development — from early screening and biomarker validation through commercial-scale performance trials.
In addition to infrastructure, NutriQuest brings scientific integrity through a passionate and experienced research team known for rigorous execution, deep scientific expertise, and the kind of follow-through that makes a partner confident the data will hold up when it matters most. The same team running those trials is the team that has developed 38 filed patents and built a track record of producing data that holds up to peer review, regulatory scrutiny, and commercial evaluation. For a company with everything riding on a trial, that reputation is as valuable as the facilities themselves.
NutriQuest also brings a proprietary natural compound database that connects compounds and ingredients directly to health and performance indications, enabling faster candidate selection at the front end of a development program. For a partner evaluating whether to invest in a new technology, that means fewer dead ends and more confident bets earlier in the process.
Recent Partnerships
NutriQuest & Eastman
– Auxion Feed Additive
In June 2025, NutriQuest entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Eastman — a global specialty materials and chemical company — to further develop Auxion, a high-impact feed additive. Eastman developed Auxion for use in poultry. NutriQuest provided research infrastructure to develop additional applications and produce data for swine usage.
NutriQuest & Modulant Biosciences
- PRRSv Research
In 2024, NutriQuest partnered with Modulant Biosciences, an Indiana-based biotechnology company that had identified a promising small molecule candidate capable of combating the PRRSv virus. NutriQuest is providing the research capabilities, species expertise, and production-setting access needed to validate and advance the drug candidate forward.
NutriQuest & Agricen Sciences
- Livestock & Poultry Technology
Agricen Sciences has built a portfolio of proven biological and biocatalyst technologies with a strong track record in crop production. In 2024, NutriQuest partnered with Agricen to co-develop and advance those technologies in the livestock and poultry sectors — leveraging NutriQuest’s research facilities, species expertise, and production-scale validation capabilities to determine their potential in animal nutrition applications.