MSBiotec

Axiota Technology Centers

Axiota® develops world-class innovative solutions through two technology centers — the MS Biotec® Microbial Technology Center and the Warburton Injectable Trace Mineral Technology Center.

Microbial Technology Center: MS Biotec

MS Biotec is the microbial technology center located in Wamego, Kansas. Through years of research and technological advancement, MS Biotec developed a unique and proprietary method to stabilize novel microbial strains for commercial production. In doing so, MS Biotec pioneered the use of the rumen-native bacteria Mega e® (Megasphaera elsdenii) to enable regulation of rumen pH and to stimulate a healthy rumen environment. The foundational understanding of microbial fermentation and stabilization allows MS Biotec to develop and commercialize additional novel microbes for a broad range of commercial applications.

Lactipro® products, containing Mega e, harness the power of a superior strain of lactic acid-utilizing bacteria and were an industry innovation when introduced to the U.S. market in 2010. LactiproNXT® and LactiproFLX®, our breakthrough products launched in 2020, are the result of patented anaerobic production processes and packaging, enabling us to freeze-dry Mega e in a live, suspended state. Axiota and its affiliates are the world’s only commercial providers of Mega e, and the company is co-owner of the patent for Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125.

Take a virtual tour of our facility: From state-of-the-art equipment and technology to leading scientists and technical advisors, the Microbial Technology Center is full of innovation. Click on the video below to see how our team works together to develop, test and package products inside our facility.


MS Biotec is the microbial technology center located in Wamego, Kansas. Through years of research and technological advancement, MS Biotec developed a unique and proprietary method to stabilize novel microbial strains for commercial production. In doing so, MS Biotec pioneered the use of the rumen-native bacteria Mega e® (Megasphaera elsdenii) to enable regulation of rumen pH and to stimulate a healthy rumen environment. The foundational understanding of microbial fermentation and stabilization allows MS Biotec to develop and commercialize additional novel microbes for a broad range of commercial applications.

Lactipro® products, containing Mega e, harness the power of a superior strain of lactic acid-utilizing bacteria and were an industry innovation when introduced to the U.S. market in 2010. LactiproNXT® and LactiproFLX®, our breakthrough products launched in 2020, are the result of patented anaerobic production processes and packaging, enabling us to freeze-dry Mega e in a live, suspended state. Axiota and its affiliates are the world’s only commercial providers of Mega e, and the company is co-owner of the patent for Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 41125.

Take a virtual tour of our facility: From state-of-the-art equipment and technology to leading scientists and technical advisors, the Microbial Technology Center is full of innovation. Click on the video below to see how our team works together to develop, test and package products inside our facility.

Injectable Trace Mineral Technology Center: Warburton Technology

Warburton Technology Limited is our injectable trace mineral technology center located in County Kerry, Ireland. For more than 20 years, Warburton has pioneered the ability to formulate trace minerals in an injectable form to allow more rapid absorption at critical times when cattle need precision supplementation of trace minerals. Warburton developed the technology to stabilize and produce an injectable solution of zinc, copper, manganese and selenium — known today as Multimin® 90 — for use in cattle.

Warburton oversees trace mineral regulatory functions, research and development, production, product registrations and patents, and intellectual property across the globe. Warburton is actively pursuing new injectable trace mineral formulations.