Artificial HMOs mimic mothers’ secret formula

Human milk oligosaccharides – or HMOs for short – are special sugars that play a crucial role in the development of newborns and toddlers. HMOs are produced only by women in the late stages of pregnancy and breast-feeding mothers.  Today however, HMOs can be produced using straight-forward biotechnology processes. One of the pioneers in this field, and a leading manufacturer of artificial HMOs that closely mimic nature, is the German biotech firm Jennewein Biotechnologie.