INTERNATIONAL PATENT: TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FILES APPLICATION FOR "NOVEL BACTERIAL SPECIES FOR WATER KEFIR PRODUCTION AND AS A FOOD ADDITIVE"

GENEVA, Feb. 11 -- TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Oak ParkCarlow, R93 XE12) filed a patent application (PCT/EP2025/071947) for "NOVEL BACTERIAL SPECIES FOR WATER KEFIR PRODUCTION AND AS A FOOD ADDITIVE" on Jul 30, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/027621, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 05, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): COTTER, Paul (Moorepark Food and Research Centre,Teagasc,FermoyCo Cork, P61 C996), BRESELGE, Samuel (Moorepark Food and Research Centre,Teagasc,FermoyCo. Cork, P61 C996)

Abstract: A water kefir star...