Ildong Bioscience Seeks to Expand Global Presence at Vitafoods Europe

Functional Probiotics and Postbiotics, Including U.S. GRAS-Certified Ingredients, Draw Strong Interest

Ildong Bioscience, the health functional food subsidiary of the Ildong Pharmaceutical Group, announced on May 11 that it participated in Vitafoods Europe 2026, showcasing its business capabilities and functional ingredients while exploring opportunities to expand its global market presence.

Vitafoods Europe is the largest healthcare, nutraceutical, and functional food exhibition in Europe. This year’s event was held in Barcelona, Spain, from May 5 to 7.

During the exhibition, Ildong Bioscience highlighted its competitive strengths in the probiotics and postbiotics sectors, featuring its portfolio of functional ingredients as well as proprietary technologies such as its advanced quadruple-coating process. The company also held partnering meetings with numerous global companies to identify potential collaborators and explore strategic business partnerships for overseas market expansion.

An Ildong Bioscience representative stated, “Our portfolio of more than 20 ingredients that have achieved U.S. GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status, along with Halal- and Kosher-certified probiotic ingredients tailored to the needs of global markets, attracted significant attention from visitors.”

The representative added, “In addition to our steadily growing business in Asia and North America, we are expanding our export footprint into European countries such as Spain and Greece. Based on localized market strategies, we plan to broaden our customer base and diversify our business portfolio.”

Founded in 2016, Ildong Bioscience is a health functional food company specializing in lactic acid bacteria and probiotic-based solutions. The company possesses strong competitive advantages, including a database of more than 5,000 microbial strains, numerous patents, and proprietary technologies.

Leveraging its in-house technologies, Ildong Bioscience develops and supplies a wide range of probiotics and postbiotics related to gut health, skin immunity, cholesterol management, body fat reduction, and sleep health. The company also actively operates businesses in functional ingredient and product development, Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) services, and ingredient supply, supported by one of the industry's most advanced manufacturing infrastructures.