Halal Science Center IPB

What Halal Science Center IPB does

Halal Science Center IPB (Pusat Kajian Sains Halal Institut Pertanian Bogor) is an academic research center operating under LPPM IPB University in Bogor, Indonesia, and is recognized as the first halal science center established in Indonesian higher education. The center delivers a multi-service halal ecosystem combining laboratory testing, professional competency training, and applied research, structured across eight divisions covering halal product authentication, halal food, halal cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, halal slaughtering, halal material innovation, halal management and supply chain, and halal technology and innovation.

HSC IPB's core technical capability centers on laboratory-based halal authentication using Real Time PCR instruments for DNA-based verification of food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical ingredients, alongside applied R&D into halal alternatives to non-halal materials, notably halal gelatin derived from fishery by-products (fish skin, bones, swim bladders, scales) developed in partnership with PT BLST-IPB and PT Kapsulindo under RISPRO LPDP funding. The center also develops and promotes the Halal Assurance System (HAS 23000) framework for enterprise and SME implementation. Commercial services include competency-based training programs for halal supervisors, halal slaughterers, halal process companions (PPH), and halal auditors, with competency testing delivered through BNSP-licensed LSP LPPOM MUI in alignment with SKKNI standards. Distribution occurs via IPB University campuses in Bogor, partner government training facilities (DKPKP Jakarta, DKP3 Depok, RPH facilities), and a Zoom-based online channel that expanded reach nationwide during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The business model is a hybrid of fee-based training (Rp 3,500,000-4,500,000 per participant for supervisor courses) and government-funded partnership programs, with payments routed to IPB University's bank account under the Rector cq HSC IPB designation. Customer segments include individual halal industry professionals seeking certification, UMKM enterprises needing halal certification support, government agencies (BPJPH, regional food/agriculture departments) sourcing training capacity, IPB University students, and DKM mosque communities. Strategic anchor relationships with LPPOM MUI (since 2018), BPJPH (MoU signed July 2019), and provincial DKI Jakarta (DKPKP) underpin the majority of large-volume training throughput, while webinars, Instagram (@halal_ipb), and the Dosen Mengabdi community service program provide grassroots demand generation.

Name

Halal Science Center IPB

Legal name

Pusat Kajian Sains Halal Institut Pertanian Bogor

Website

https://halal.ipb.ac.id

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Halal Science Center IPB is an academic research center under LPPM IPB University in Bogor, Indonesia, delivering halal product authentication, BNSP-aligned competency training for halal supervisors, slaughterers, and auditors, applied R&D including halal fish gelatin, and traceability systems for government, UMKM, and industry clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Halal Certification Training & Research Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal Certification Services (AFALAMAF)

Keywords

• Halal certification training
• Competency certification services
• Halal product testing
• Halal science research
• Halal assurance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogor

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Training and Competency Certification Fees: HSC IPB charges participants fees for halal supervisor training, halal slaughterer (juru sembelih halal) training, and halal guarantee system (SJH) courses. Revenue is generated on a per-participant basis. Training includes certification exam fees bundled into the course fee. Fees are paid to bank account of Rector IPB cq Pusat Kajian Sains Halal IPB PTN.
2. Government-Funded Research and Training Programs: HSC IPB receives funding and partnership support from government agencies (BPJPH, DKPKP Jakarta, DKP3 Depok) for training and competency programs. These programs are funded through cooperation agreements and government budgets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Halal Science Center IPB is an academic research and certification training center providing halal science research, laboratory-based product authentication (Real Time PCR DNA testing), and BNSP-recognized competency training programs for halal supervisors, halal slaughterers, halal auditors, and halal process companions. It also delivers technical guidance for halal certification, halal material innovation research (including patented halal fish gelatin), and consulting services aligned with Indonesian halal assurance standards (HAS 23000).

Product overview

Halal Science Center (HSC) IPB University — Pusat Kajian Sains Halal — is the first halal research center established at an Indonesian university, operating under LPPM IPB University. It functions as a multi-service halal ecosystem combining scientific research, laboratory testing, professional training, and education. The center's portfolio includes: halal product authentication services using laboratory methods (including Real Time PCR/DNA testing); competency-based training programs for halal supervisors, halal slaughterers, and halal process companions (PPH); technology and innovation divisions developing halal material alternatives (e.g., fish-derived gelatin) and halal traceability systems; international webinars and research meetings; and SME support programs. Its divisions cover halal product authentication, halal food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, halal slaughtering, halal material innovation, management and supply chain, and technology and halal systems. Services are delivered through classroom and online training, technical guidance sessions, workshops, webinars, and facility sharing. HSC IPB collaborates with LPPOM MUI, BNSP-licensed certification bodies, BPJPH, and various government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Halal Supervisor Training and Competency Assessment (Pelatihan dan Uji Kompetensi Penyelia Halal)
• Halal Slaughterer Training and Competency Assessment (Pelatihan dan Uji Kompetensi Juru Sembelih Halal)
• Halal Process Companion Training (Pelatihan Pendamping Proses Produk Halal - PPH)
• Halal Product Authentication Service (Autentikasi Produk Halal)
• Technical Guidance for Regular Halal Certification (Bimbingan Teknis Sertifikasi Halal Reguler)
• Halal Assurance System Training for SMEs (Pelatihan Sistem Jaminan Halal dan Sertifikasi Halal bagi UMKM)
• Halal Auditor Training and Competency Assessment (Pelatihan dan Uji Kompetensi Auditor Halal)
• Halal Research and Internship Program (Riset dan Magang di Bidang Halal)
• Real Time PCR Workshop and Applications (Workshop Real Time PCR dan Aplikasinya)
• Halal Material Innovation R&D Services (Divisi Inovasi Material Halal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 140 halal slaughterers for DKI Jakarta in 2019 partnership with DKPKP
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DKPKP Provinsi DKI Jakarta (Dinas Ketahanan Pangan, Kelautan, dan Pertanian)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2021HSC IPB and DKPKP Prov. DKI Jakarta cooperate to deliver halal slaughterer training and competency certification based on SKKNI. In 2021, 26 participants from DKM organizations and ACT foundation were trained. In 2019, HSC IPB was trusted to train 140 halal slaughterers for Jakarta. DKPKP sponsors participants and provides training venues including RPH facilities.
• PT BLST-IPB University and PT KapsulindocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2021Dr Mala Nurilmala and team at HSC IPB partnered with PT BLST-IPB University and PT Kapsulindo to develop halal fish gelatin for pharmaceutical capsules. This research received funding from RISPRO Invitasi LPDP (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan) for innovative productive research. The goal is to produce halal gelatin as a domestic alternative to imported mammalian gelatin.
• BPJPH (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2019IPB University signed an MoU with BPJPH on July 16, 2019, for strengthening halal SDM development. BPJPH is the government body responsible for halal product assurance under UU No. 33/2014. The partnership aims to increase halal auditors, facilities, and halal technology innovation. HSC IPB serves as a key academic partner providing halal research, training, and auditor supply for the national halal certification system.
• LPPOM MUIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2018HSC IPB has a long-standing cooperation with LPPOM MUI (Lembaga Pengkajian Pangan, Obat-obatan, dan Kosmetika Majelis Ulama Indonesia) for halal supervisor training and competency certification. LPPOM MUI is the halal certification body that issues halal certificates and maintains the HAS 23000 standard. The partnership involves joint training delivery, competency testing by LSP LPPOM MUI (licensed by BNSP), and halal research collaboration. HSC IPB's halal supervisor training leads to dual certificates from HSC IPB/LPPOM MUI and BNSP.
• Halal Club Brussels / ProgenusminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2018HSC IPB received a scientific delegation from Halal Club Brussels, represented by Prof. Dr. Robert Renaville and B. Renaville from Progenus, accompanied by M. Christophe Van Overtaeten from the Belgian Embassy. The visit aimed to explore halal science cooperation with European halal stakeholders.
• International Halal Conference IMT-GT (Universiti Chulalankorn, Thailand)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2018HSC IPB researcher Dr. Nancy Dewi Yuliana participated in the International Halal Conference IMT-GT (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand Growth Triangle) Ke-4 in 2018, organized by Halal Science Center Universiti Chulalangkorn, Thailand, in collaboration with Thailand's Ministry of Trade.
• Bio FarmaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2018HSC IPB held a meeting with Bio Farma (Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical company) in June 2018 to explore halal certification cooperation, particularly for pharmaceutical products.
• Halal Products Research Institute (HPRI) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2018HSC IPB maintains international cooperation with HPRI UPM in halal research and product development, a relationship established since 2005. UPM researchers visited HSC IPB in April 2018 to strengthen the collaboration. HPRI focuses on halal product research and development.
• DKP3 Kota Depok (Dinas Ketahanan Pangan Pertanian dan Perternakan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSC IPB partnered with DKP3 Kota Depok to deliver halal slaughterer training and competency certification for 15 slaughterers working at Poultry RPH in Depok City in November 2020.
• LSP Pertanian (Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi Pertanian) through TUK BBPKH CinagaraminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHSC IPB partners with LSP Pertanian through Tempat Uji Kompetensi (TUK) at BBPKH Cinagara (Balai Besar Pelatihan Kesehatan Hewan) to conduct competency testing for halal slaughterers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• LPPOM MUI: Indonesia's primary halal certifying body under MUI, which jointly trains and certifies halal supervisors with HSC IPB. Also a partner and a competing training provider for halal auditors and supervisors; not a university but a near-direct functional overlap in halal certification competency training.
• Halal Quality Control (HQC): Private commercial halal testing laboratory with ISO 17025 accreditation offering PCR-based halal authentication and contaminant testing. Comparable in providing fee-based halal authentication services, but commercially rather than academically driven.
• PT Sucofindo (Halal Assurance Services): Indonesian state-owned inspection and certification company that has been designated as a Halal Inspection Agency (LPH). Comparable in competing for halal inspection, certification, and adjacent training work; operates commercially versus HSC IPB's academic model.

Others

• BPJPH (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal): Government regulator responsible for halal assurance under UU No. 33/2014. Comparable as the institutional buyer of halal training services and the body that ultimately certifies halal supervisors and slaughterers; not a competitor but a key counterpart and demand anchor.
• International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHIA): Jakarta-headquartered alliance of halal accreditation bodies. Relevant as an ecosystem enabler and standards partner that overlaps with HSC IPB's halal assurance and traceability work.

Direct peers

• Halal Products Research Institute (HPRI), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM): Malaysia's premier university-based halal research institute and HSC IPB's documented international partner. Comparable in combining halal science research, testing, and training under an academic institution, and serves as the regional benchmark in halal product research.
• Universitas Gadjah Mada Halal Center (UGM Halal Center): Indonesian university-based halal center at UGM with a similar portfolio of halal training, research, and lab services. The closest domestic peer for training programs, competency certification, and halal product research.
• Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University: Thailand's leading university halal science center, hosted an IMT-GT international halal conference. Comparable as a competing reference point in Southeast Asia for halal certification training, R&D, and academic halal standards work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/halal_ipb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/halal-science-center-ipb

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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