Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences

What Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences does

Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences (MILS) is a Yangon-based, privately held "profit-for-purpose" company operating across two business units: Agri-Food Innovation and Food Safety & Quality. The Agri-Food Innovation unit manufactures veterinary probiotics — flagship poultry product PROBIO-P and swine product PROSIO-S20 — at a Myanmar FDA-approved production plant in Yangon (operating since 2014), positioned to reduce sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in livestock and combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This unit also runs a Technical Center in Southern Shan State providing smallholder farmers with soil fertility testing and evidence-based agronomic tools, and holds a license from UC Davis to manufacture and distribute the low-tech DryCard moisture-detection tool. The Food Safety & Quality unit operates an ISO/IEC 17025 (in-accreditation) central laboratory offering outsourced microbiological, mycotoxin, antibiotic-residue and hygiene testing, distributes third-party diagnostic products, and provides food safety management consultancy (HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000).

The company serves a diverse set of customer segments along the agri-food value chain: poultry and swine farmers, smallholder farmers, food processors and agri-food businesses, established food companies requiring certification support, multinational producers in Myanmar, and women entrepreneurs in agriculture. Revenue is generated through veterinary probiotic product sales, laboratory testing services (professional services), distribution of food safety products as official distributor for PerkinElmer, Neogen and Hygiena, and food safety management consultancy. Pricing is contact-based and not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market is sales-led (expert consultations and free consultation meetings), reinforced by channel-partner distribution and event-driven demand generation via its annual Food Safety Forum (since 2019) and regular Breakfast Briefings. External capital has come primarily through project-based grants and development-agency partnerships rather than equity, most notably a ~US$600,000 Feed the Future partnership over three years for Food System Quality Infrastructure. The company employs 11–50 people and operates primarily within Myanmar.

Name

Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences

Legal name

Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences

Website

https://milsciences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MILS is a Yangon-based profit-for-purpose company serving Myanmar's agri-food value chain, manufacturing veterinary probiotics, operating an ISO 17025 food-testing laboratory, distributing food-safety diagnostics, and providing quality-management consultancy to farmers, food processors and producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Safety and Quality Services

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Veterinary Services (54194), Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Probiotics, Prebiotics & Postbiotics (Direct-Fed Microbials) (AFADALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA), Probiotic/Direct-Fed Microbial (DFM) Premixes (AFADAGAG), Probiotics (Human & Animal Strains, Spore-Formers, Synbiotic Bases) (AFAJAJAE), Veterinary Drug & Antibiotic Residue Testing (AFALAFAB), Veterinary Public Health, Biosecurity & Disease Control Services (AFAEANAI)

Keywords

• Veterinary probiotics
• Food safety testing
• Laboratory services
• Diagnostic test kits
• Food quality management

Headquarters

HQ city

Yangon

HQ country

Myanmar (Burma)

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Probiotics Sales: Sale of probiotic products (PROBIO-P for poultry, PROSIO-S20 for swine) to livestock farmers to reduce antibiotic use and improve animal health. Products manufactured at Myanmar FDA-approved production plant in Yangon since 2014.
2. Agri-Food Testing Laboratory Services: Outsourced laboratory testing services for food businesses including microbiological testing for food and feed samples, mycotoxin analysis, antibiotic residue testing, and food industry hygiene assessment services.
3. Food Safety & Quality Control Products Distribution: Distribution of food safety and quality control products including test kits, equipment, devices, and consumables as official distributor for international partners (PerkinElmer, Neogen, Hygiena).
4. Food Safety Management Consultancy Services: Consultation and implementation services for food safety management systems (HACCP, GMP, ISO22000), training for QA managers and production workers, and conducting internal audits.
5. Technical Center Services: Agricultural service centers providing essential technical services, access to knowledge, and affordable technologies for farmers including soil fertility testing and evidence-based decision making.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MILS manufactures and distributes veterinary probiotics (PROBIO-P for poultry, PROSIO-S20 for swine) at its Myanmar FDA-approved production plant, and operates an ISO17025-accredited agri-food testing laboratory providing microbiological, mycotoxin, antibiotic residue, and hygiene testing. The company also distributes diagnostic test kits and hygiene monitoring systems from global brands (PerkinElmer, Neogen, Hygiena), delivers food safety management system consulting (HACCP, GMP, ISO22000), and runs Technical Centers providing soil fertility testing and capacity-building for smallholder farmers.

Product overview

MILS is a profit-for-purpose company offering a portfolio of products and services across two business units: (1) Agri-Food Innovation Business Unit comprising veterinary probiotics (PROBIO-P, PROSIO-S20) and Technical Centers for Farmers; and (2) Food Safety & Quality Business Unit encompassing laboratory testing services, diagnostic products (mycotoxin, drug residue, histamine, pesticide, allergen test kits), hygiene monitoring products, and food safety management consultancy. The company also distributes the DryCard moisture-detection tool under license from UC Davis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROBIO-P: Flagship poultry probiotic product to improve gastrointestinal health of birds in a sustainable way, helping reduce antibiotic use in poultry production.
• PROSIO-S20
• DryCard

Products and services

• PROBIO-P Flagship poultry probiotic manufactured under Myanmar FDA license since 2014 to improve gastrointestinal health of birds sustainably, reduce sub-therapeutic antibiotic use, minimize antibiotic resistance development, and increase commercial profitability for poultry farmers.
• PROSIO-S20 Veterinary probiotic for swine farmers to reduce harmful use of antibiotics in livestock production, helping produce a safer and more sustainable source of nutrition.
• Agri-Food Testing Laboratory Services Outsourced quality control testing laboratory providing microbiological testing for food and feed samples, mycotoxin analysis, antibiotic residue testing, and food industry hygiene assessment services for agri-food businesses.
• Food Safety & Quality Management Consultation Consultancy services for establishing food safety management systems including HACCP, GMP, and ISO22000 implementation, production plant layout consultation, pre-assessment, training, and internal audits for established food companies.
• Mycotoxin Diagnostic Kits Test kits for detecting mycotoxin contamination in food and feed samples, distributed as official partner for Neogen in Myanmar.
• Drug Residue Diagnostic Kits Test kits for detecting antibiotic and drug residues in food products.
• Hygiene Monitoring Systems Systems for monitoring hygiene in food processing environments including surface residue tests, indicator organism tests, PCR pathogen tests, and process efficiency tests, distributed as official partner for Hygiena.
• Pesticide Test Kits Test kits for detecting pesticide residues in food products.
• Food Allergen Test Kits Test kits for detecting food allergens in products.
• QC Reference Microorganisms Quality control reference microorganisms for laboratory testing validation.
• Ready-To-Use Culture Media Pre-prepared culture media for microbiological testing.
• Technical Center for Farmers Agricultural service center providing essential technical services, knowledge access, and affordable technologies for smallholder farmers including soil fertility testing and evidence-based decision-making tools.
• DryCard Low-tech moisture detection device licensed from UC Davis to determine if dried food is sufficiently dry to inhibit mold growth during storage, helping farmers reduce post-harvest losses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 million chickens and 2 million pigs raised without or minimal antibiotics using MILS probiotics (FY2020-21)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CESVIminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Collaboration with CESVI for Climate-Smart Agriculture Knowledge Sharing Activity conducted at MILS Technical Center in Southern Shan State. Topics covered soil health, sustainable farming techniques, reduction of chemical inputs, and integrated pest management.
• CCI France MyanmarminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 June 2025Joint organization of World Food Safety Day 2025 commemoration event under theme 'The Science of Integrity: Building Trust in Every Bite.' Event held at Institut français de Birmanie in Yangon with hybrid format.
• Mekong InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025MILS participated as Myanmar representative in Mekong CREATES Regional Inception Workshop for Capacity-building for Resilient and Enhanced Agricultural Technologies and Food Systems project. MILS also serves as National Coordinator for Myanmar for Mekong Creates and Mekong Connect initiatives supported by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
• Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Network (MYANWEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2022MoU to establish mutually beneficial collaboration for providing growth opportunities and building resilience for women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses in Myanmar's agriculture and food sector. Currently implementing Women Entrepreneurship Program (WEP) with support from Feed the Future AFDA.
• University of GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022CEO visited University of Georgia in November 2022 for discussions with Director of Center for Food Safety Francisco Diez-Gonzalez regarding food safety collaboration in agri-food value chains. Also met with Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut team regarding potential collaboration for Myanmar's peanut production industry.
• SUN Business Network MyanmarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022SUN Business Network (SBN) Myanmar is a private sector network officially convened by United Nations World Food Program (WFP) under global Scaling Up Nutrition Movement. CEO of MILS elected as Chair of Executive Board, providing leadership in aligning private sector efforts for food security and nutrition.
• UC Davis Feed the Future Innovation Lab for HorticulturecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2022Signed agreement with UC Davis' Horticulture Innovation Lab in July 2022 to manufacture and distribute DryCard in Myanmar. DryCard is a low-tech moisture detection device developed by UC Davis researchers to determine if dried food is sufficiently dry to inhibit mold growth during storage. Pilot production ongoing followed by validation and field trials.
• Feed the Future Burma Agriculture and Food Systems Development Activity (AFDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 December 2020Partnership focused on Food System Quality Infrastructure (FSQI) - the first collaborative action between a private sector company and an international development agency aimed to technologically intervene the agri-food value chains for improvement of food safety and quality. Partners investing approximately US$600,000 over 3 years. Feed the Future provides technical assistance for ISO17025 accreditation of central laboratory.
• PerkinElmercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor partnership for PerkinElmer products in Myanmar market, providing food safety and quality control products including test kits and laboratory equipment.
• NeogencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor partnership for Neogen products in Myanmar, providing comprehensive food safety diagnostic and testing solutions.
• HygienacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Hygiena hygiene monitoring systems and products in Myanmar, supporting food industry hygiene assessment services.
• JAPFA Comfeed IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint-trial collaboration on PROBIO-P poultry probiotic in Sakura chickens at a commercial farm in Indonesia to study commercial benefits of using MILS' probiotic products.
• Republic Polytechnic SingaporeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with international partner Republic Polytechnic from Singapore to study technical barriers and methods to extend shelf life of Mont-Lone-Yay-Paw (traditional Myanmar snack) for commercial production.
• Yangon Technological University (YTU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for comparative analysis of edible oils in Myanmar market analyzing physiochemical properties, mycotoxins, pesticide residues, and fatty acid composition. Also collaborated on HACCP system development for fermented tea industry.
• Myanmar Tea AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Yangon Technological University and Myanmar Tea Association to develop HACCP system for fermented tea (Laphet) industry by studying baseline production and mapping food safety hazards.
• MOSS Consultants & CapitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to create Myanmar Food Safety Ecosystem stakeholder map based on PRINC framework (Private sector, Regulatory bodies, Investors, NGOs, Consumers) for Food Safety Forum 2019.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company with extensive food testing operations; comparable to MILS's lab services and food safety management consulting at a much larger scale.
• Bureau Veritas: TIC major with agri-food testing and certification; analogous to MILS's lab and HACCP/ISO22000 consultancy business as a scaled global TIC incumbent serving food processors.
• Eurofins Scientific: Largest global food testing laboratory network; comparable to MILS's ISO17025-aligned agri-food testing lab services as a scaled incumbent in the same outsourced food safety testing category.
• Elanco Animal Health: Large animal health company with nutritional health and food safety adjacencies (via the former Bayer Animal Health); an established incumbent broadly comparable to MILS's animal health product positioning in livestock.

Direct peers

• Biomin (DSM-Firmenich): Animal nutrition and mycotoxin risk management specialist (now part of DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health); peer to MILS's mycotoxin testing/diagnostic offering and feed-side probiotic positioning.
• Lallemand Animal Nutrition: Global supplier of probiotic and yeast-based feed additives (DFMs) for poultry, swine, and ruminants, directly comparable to MILS's PROBIO-P and PROSIO-S20 product lines and its Myanmar FDA-approved manufacturing model.
• Chr. Hansen (now Novonesis): Major global probiotics manufacturer with animal health and human nutrition product lines; comparable to MILS as a DFM producer targeting the antimicrobial-resistance reduction narrative in livestock.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Global food safety, testing, and sensory services firm offering laboratory analysis and consulting to food producers; closely aligned with MILS's combined lab testing plus HACCP/ISO22000 consulting model.
• Alltech: Animal nutrition company including proprietary probiotic and mycotoxin management products; directly comparable to MILS's animal health business and its lab-based approach to feed quality testing.

Others

• Neogen: Global food safety diagnostics company whose products MILS distributes in Myanmar; comparable as a peer for the diagnostic-kit/mycotoxin-testing product line and an indirect competitor since Neogen could elect to sell direct in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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