Bromelain enzyme
High-activity, food-grade bromelain extract for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical use.
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A product-driven biotech company in Northeast India turning agricultural residue into clean-label nutraceuticals and functional beverages.
Recognised by MSME Hackathon 5.0 · NIDHI PRAYAS
We turn what the pineapple harvest leaves behind into wellness — and pay the field back.
Northeast India grows roughly 600,000 tonnes of pineapple a year, and most of what's left after the fruit is sold — the spiky skins, the crowns, the fibrous core — is burned, dumped, or left to rot. Meanwhile, over 85% of the bromelain enzyme India's own nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries use is imported. We think that gap is the opportunity: turn regional waste into the ingredient the country is currently buying from abroad — a resource some estimate could support a regional bio-economy worth ₹1,200–2,500 Cr at even 20% utilization.
Why now: rising demand for natural, bio-based ingredients; India's own push for domestic bio-manufacturing and import substitution; and steadily improving logistics across Northeast India.
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Annual Indian imports of bromelain and related enzymes — value Bihangam is positioned to capture domestically.
High-activity, food-grade bromelain extract for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical use.
Spray-dried, rich in natural nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants.
Pineapple hydrolysate — feedstock for biotech and bio-based chemicals.
Bihangam India LLP is a product-driven biotech company focused on R&D, sustainability, and health innovation. As a sister company of Mr. Biologist LLP, we build science-backed products that solve real-world challenges — developed through in-house R&D and strategic collaborations, with commercialization built around real-world adoption.
Global innovation through circular economy principles.Leading sustainable product development by applying science to smarter health and resource systems.
Research-driven products with community value.Deliver cutting-edge products, promote circular systems, and empower communities through innovation.
Advanced R&D and sustainable pipelines.Combining industry-relevant biotechnology with scalable, product-focused execution.
Built for adoption beyond the lab.Shaping ideas into products with strong market positioning, compliance, and quality discipline.
A functional lifestyle beverage, not just tea.
An instant prebiotic and antioxidant tea formulation built on lemon, ginger, licorice, and Garcinia — developed through rigorous R&D to support digestion and metabolism while promoting gut microbiome health.
A circular pathway for high-value enzyme nutraceuticals.
We convert pineapple agricultural waste into high-value bromelain nutraceuticals — reducing environmental load, creating farmer income streams, and supporting sustainable supply chains from field to formulation.
Skins & crowns left after fruit sale.
R&D-led processing of the residue.
Pharmaceutical-grade enzyme, formulated.
Nutraceuticals & TeaTalks reach the shelf.
Value flows back to the field — the loop closes.
Pilot-validated. Our bromelain extract has been verified by HPLC at 4% bromelain content, and pilot batches are already in evaluation with a prospective industrial customer.
Process optimization — refining extraction for higher, more consistent purity, and moving through regulatory approvals.
A WHO-GMP and HACCP-compliant commercial facility, with partnerships planned across 1,500+ pineapple farmers in Assam.
A traceable network of 5,000+ farmer partnerships, bromelain purity at pharmaceutical grade (90%), and Bihangam positioned as a national and export leader in pineapple-derived bioactives.
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Pineapple residue generated across Northeast India each year — our addressable feedstock.
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Of the crown and skin re-routed from burning into the extraction loop.
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Farmer partnerships targeted by year five, per our roadmap.
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Product streams reaching consumers: TeaTalks botanicals and bromelain nutraceuticals.
Every kilo of waste re-routed is income back to the field.
Amrit Pritam Bhuyan
M.Sc. in Industrial Biotechnology & Enterprise, University of Bath, UK.
10+ years of experience in industrial biotechnology and innovation. Specializes in biotechnology commercialization and product development.
Dr. Priyanka Parhi
Ph.D. in Microbial Biotechnology, Monash University Malaysia.
7+ years of industry and research experience in microbial biotechnology, probiotics, gut microbiome, and functional food innovation. Published researcher and grant awardee dedicated to translating scientific research into innovative, sustainable biotechnology solutions.
Dr. Tania Paul Das
Former Incubation Manager (S&T), BioNEST–IASST — mentored 60+ biotech startups.
Ph.D. in Life Sciences with 10+ years of experience in biotechnology research, innovation, and technology commercialization. Facilitated multiple startup grants. Published 16+ peer-reviewed research papers in biotechnology, pharmacology, and natural product research.
Our product roadmap aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, connecting clean-label health innovation with responsible consumption, climate action, and livelihood generation.
SDG 1No Poverty
SDG 3Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5Gender Equality
SDG 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 12Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13Climate Action
SDG 15Life on Land
SAP NEGL Grant
IIM Ahmedabad
Transforming Pineapple Waste into Wealth: Sustainable Conversion of Northeast India's Pineapple By-products/Waste into Pharmaceutical Bromelain.
NIDHI PRAYAS Grant · ₹10 Lakhs
DST / a-IDEA, NAARM, Hyderabad
Transforming Pineapple Waste into Wealth: Sustainable Conversion of Northeast India's Pineapple By-products/Waste into Nutraceuticals.
NRL iDEATION Grant
Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Guwahati
A tea based Pre-biotic and Antioxidant combo Formulation.
NEC-Ignite Startup Grant
North Eastern Council, Shillong + IITG TIDF (BioNEST), Guwahati
Prebiotic and Antioxidant enriched tea tablet.
MSME Hackathon 5.0 · ₹15 Lakhs
Ministry of MSME, Government of India
Recognised for circular biotech innovation — pineapple waste to high-value enzyme and wellness applications.
Venture Support Grant · ₹3.25 Lakhs
IIM Ahmedabad
Venture and incubation support recognition.
Selected for BIRAC's Women's Leadership in STEM Entrepreneurship program.
For collaborations, commercialization, product development, and research partnerships, reach out to the Bihangam India LLP team.