Hydrosome Labs Wins a Foodtech Award for Nanoscale Water Technology

Hydrosome Labs was recognized in THE FOOD TECH 2025 innovation awards coverage for its “nano-scale carbonated water” technology, described as promising for precision fermentation. That kind of mention matters because these awards track what the industry sees as next.​

The same awards roundup placed Hydrosome Labs among other winners and finalists in foodtech, showing it was part of a broader push toward sustainability and smarter production methods. For Hydrosome, the spotlight was on water as a performance tool.​

Awards do not prove a technology works everywhere, but they can open doors. Recognition can help a small company get meetings with big food and biotech players who normally avoid untested tools.​

The ‘tiny bubbles’ concept, explained simply

Hydrosome Labs said its patented process creates ultrafine bubbles in water, called hydrosomes. The company described them as invisible structures that help improve the delivery of ingredients, including nutrients and gases such as oxygen, to cells and tissues.​

The company also claimed its ultrafine bubbles can remain stable and active for more than a year, outlasting conventional nanobubbles made by other technologies. If true at scale, that stability is useful for shipping, storage, and repeatable production.​

The approach is chemical-free and “natural,” designed to boost the power of water so fermentation becomes faster and more efficient. This matters because many industrial processes avoid additives that can trigger extra regulatory steps.

What the early results showed

Preliminary evaluation at the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory (IBRL) cited outcomes including cells doubling twice as fast, a 25% reduction in total fermentation time, and a maximum cell biomass that was twice as high.

A key quote came from IBRL’s Associate Director of Strategic Operations Brian Jacobson, who said the ultrafine bubbles integrated easily into pilot-scale reactors and delivered an immediate growth benefit for microbes. That “easy integration” is a big deal in factories.

Precision fermentation is expanding rapidly, but the sector still faces a bottleneck in equipment and capacity. If companies can get higher yields from the same tanks, scaling becomes less painful and less expensive.

Even so, early wins are only the first checkpoint. The toughest challenge is repeating results across different microbes, recipes, and industrial schedules, where small changes can shift outcomes and costs.

Why foodtech and biotech care

Hydrosome’s pitch was positioned within a global biomanufacturing market approaching US$200 billion. In that kind of market, even small efficiency gains can move profit margins and reduce energy and input needs.

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• Waste Water Technology
• Chemical Company
• Operations
• Water Integrity
• Nano Bubbles
• ultrafine bubbles
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