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Sylvan Strenghtens Innovation Capabilities with New Asia-Pacific R&D Center


Huai’an, China – Sylvan the world-leading fungal biotechnology company, officially opened it’s new APAC R&D Center today.

The center represents a key step in the company’s long-term strategy to strenghten global innovation and better serve customers worldwide.

The opening ceremony commenced with a vibrant ribbon-cutting and traditional lions dance, officially launching Sylvan’s next chapter of global development.

With nearly a century of expertise in mushroom spawning and biotechnology, Sylvan continues to build on its legacy. The new APAC R&D Center will enhance the company’s presence across China, the region, and globally.

Chen Lichtenstein, Chairman of the board, said: “At Sylvan we recognize China as an important part of the global research hub, and our new facility reflects that perspective. We are committed to building on this foundation to deliver better solutions for our customers around the world”.

Jackie Qi, CEO of Sylvan, added: “This center represents our commitment to working alongside our customers and supporting their growth. By investing in innovation in Huai’an, we are contributing to a more sustainable future and addressing the agricultural and environmental challenges ahead”.

Sylvan delivers excellent quality of spawn and provide great crop care support

Sylvan has been our invaluable partner in sporeless Pleurotus spawn for over a decade. With their exceptional support, we have scaled our Oyster production in Greece to become one of Europe’s largest integrated producers. Sylvan’s top-quality sporeless spawn and their high level of technical assistance have been crucial to our success.

Athanasios Kechagias, Owner Kechagia, Greece

Four generations of strong partnership

Sylvan and Basciani have been doing business together for four generations.  My grandfather, father, brothers and I; and now, our kids are partnering with Sylvan America too. Sylvan’s niche is their knowledge of the industry’s past combined with their innovative ideas for the future.  What I most like about Sylvan, is that their teams and experts care about the relationships. They make our family feel comfortable and we enjoy exchanging ideas with them.  We both share the same goals: to produce quality products and a lot of them.

Michael J. Basciani Sr., CEO and President of the Basciani Group of Companies, USA

Trusting Sylvan for top quality

With Sylvan, I can sleep at night! We are A15 (white strain) and Bavarian (chestnut strain) growers, we wouldn't use anything else, and our customers love our quality!

Nghia Le, Head Grower at Farmers Fresh Mushroom Co, Canada

Sylvan’s red yeast rice: 20 years of quality!

Sylvan’s all natural, organic red yeast rice has been a best seller at GNC for over 20 years.  Sylvan’s quality, reliability and consistency is unsurpassed..

Mark Butera, GNC Vice President Merchandising, USA

Sylvan's way of working and thinking was key to our production success

Sylvan’s R&D centre was instrumental in our early development, and we could rely on their support and quality from day one. The Sylvan Team displayed a “no job is too small or too big” mentality which is a necessary and foundational quality for innovation in a new industry, such as mycelium production in the case of Bosque Foods.

Quentin Loth, Managing Director & Head of Production Bosque Foods, Germany