Morinaga Institute of Biological Science, Inc. is a global kit producer for food allergens and bio markers. They offer unique and high-quality test kits to support food safety and medical research. Its a renowned name in Japan and have worked together with various organizations and industries across the globe

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Morinaga Institute of Biological Science, Inc. (MIoBS) was founded in 1973 as the biochemical laboratory of the research institute of Morinaga & Co. Ltd., a Japanese historical confectionary manufacturer. They became independent as Morinaga Institute of Biological Science in October of 1980. Since then, they have been developing products centring on the fields of medicine discovery support and food safety, utilizing the advanced immunoassay technology they have refined over their long history. Founded on the vision to “study health scientifically,” their mission is “to provide society with reliable products, services, and information that is based on scientific evidence and to contribute to people’s health, safety, and peace of mind.” With superior immunoassay technology, they developed insulin ELISA kits that are indispensable in the development of diabetes medicine. These were the first products released to the market. They are used in a large number of research studies and are highly regarded internationally. Their Japanese market share has grown to around 90 %. They are also using advanced technology in the field of food safety to produce food allergen test kits. The history of the food allergen test kits began when their parent company, Morinaga & Co., began selling cookies called “Amaranth Cookies” that contained no milk, egg or soy. ELISA kits that test for milk, egg, and soy protein are used for this product, which contributed to the development of products that people with allergies can safely eat. In the same way as their insulin ELISA kits, these food allergen test kits are major products in the company that are regularly used by not only food companies and official institutes in Japan, but also service labs, food companies and government institutes abroad today.