Modern R&D software for modern food innovation
Trusted by 1,300+ life sciences organizations worldwide and 40+ food & beverage customers
Built for the complexity of food science
Your R&D teams work across formulation, sensory, analytical chemistry, and process — each with distinct data needs. Benchling unifies them without forcing a one‑size‑fits‑all model.
Fermentation science
Design and track fermentation batches, media, and process conditions with precision. Easily compare parameters like feed strategies, inoculum quality, and environmental variables across batches. Connect results back to strain characteristics to rapidly identify top performers and accelerate process optimization.
Sensory & analytical data capture
Structured schemas for sensory panel scores, texture analysis, HPLC outputs, and stability studies — all linked to the formulation they describe.
Strain development
Build a detailed view of strain lineage and history across genetic modifications and process performance. Manage constructs, plasmids, and integration strategies in a central location. Link genotypes to phenotypes to uncover promising candidates earlier in development.
Cross-functional data analysis
Benchling standardizes data capture across assays, teams, and time, so insights aren’t buried in spreadsheets. Enable real-time analysis and visualizations to guide R&D decisions. Give data science teams access to structured, high-integrity experimental data that supports robust machine learning and modeling.
AI-ready from day one
Structured, contextualized data is the foundation for predictive models. Benchling captures the "why" alongside the "what", making your data science team's ambitions achievable, not aspirational.
Flexible codeless configuration
No two food categories are the same. Build distinct schemas for each product line — fermented foods, dairy, seasonings, beverages — each with their own metadata, without writing a line of code.
How 1,500 Novonesis employees across the globe accelerate research with Benchling
The extension of our partnership with Benchling sets us up to work at speed and scale. We’re able to automate key aspects of R&D. Thanks to AI-ready data and integrated systems, we can apply machine learning techniques to our work today.
Sr. Director, Scientific Data Strategy and Systems
Accelerate R&D in food science with Benchling
Speed up product development
Shorten iteration cycles across strain engineering, fermentation optimization, and formulation development
Capture experiments, track versions, and analyze results in one connected platform
Accelerate progress with structured data that moves seamlessly from research to development
Centralize strain and sample tracking
Connect strain libraries, bioprocess data, and analytical results in one place
Maintain full traceability from lab bench to pilot plant
Automate sample tracking and ensure every sample and result stays linked
Connect teams and data
Unify R&D scientists, data scientists, and process engineers onto a shared platform
Work with standardized workflows and harmonized data structures
Collaborate easily across development programs with complete context
We are building the most comprehensive data set in food science to train our ML algorithms, and Benchling enables us to scale the volume and diversity of experiments required to do that.
CEO, Climax Foods
