Lonza extends availability of TWK10® sports probiotic to Europe

TWK10® sports probiotic, brought to market by Lonza, is an innovative form of the probiotic strain L. plantarum, and is the first probiotic strain that has been clinically studied to show an increase in exercise endurance up to 75%^[1]

Basel, Switzerland, 17 February 2022 – Beginning in January 2022, Lonza will extend the availability of award-winning TWK10® sports probiotic to the European market. Originally sourced from Taiwanese kimchi, this unique L. plantarum probiotic strain is the first ingredient formulated to address athletes' health, performance, and endurance. Licensed exclusively from Synbio Tech Inc., TWK10® sports probiotic, is a clean label, clinically proven ingredient for use in dietary supplements, with additional applications already in development.

In 2021, TWK10® sports probiotic was awarded Sports Nutrition Ingredient of the Year at the 2021 NutraIngredients-USA Awards and recognized by Nutrition Industry Executive as first place in the Sports Nutrition category.

For more information about TWK10® sports probiotic, visit www.twk10-emea.com

TWK10® is a Synbio Tech trademark.

^[1] Huang, et al., (2018). Effect of Lactobacillus Plantarum TWK10 on Improving Endurance Performance in Humans. The Chinese journal of physiology, 61(3), 163-70. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29962176/
Exhaustive time with VO2 workload; Improvement level based on 6 week study; n=16, 8 individuals compared to baseline.