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Manus Bio

Manus Bio is a company that manufactures bioalternatives, including monk fruit sweetener and stevia sweetener, using next-generation industrial biotechnology.

Last updated September 2, 2026

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Overview

Manus Bio is a company focused on accelerating the transition to bioalternatives by manufacturing sustainable versions of molecules traditionally sourced through environmentally harmful means. It produces monk fruit sweetener and stevia sweetener at its biomanufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, and offers programs and services for scale-up and biomanufacturing.

History

Manus Bio was born out of MIT and was founded on the belief that cell factories can be engineered to be radically more efficient. The company has developed a revolutionary cell factory engineering platform and has a proven track record with multiple commercialized products. It manufactures monk fruit sweetener in the United States at commercial scale at its biomanufacturing facility in Augusta, Georgia, and also produces Yume™ M Stevia, a stevia sweetener that marks the first large-scale commercialization of an all-Americas-sourced, manufactured, and bioconverted stevia Reb M ingredient.

Products and positioning

  • Monk Fruit Sweetener

    Made in the United States by Manus, the first to manufacture it in the United States at commercial scale.

  • Yume™ M Stevia

    A premium stevia sweetener that marks the first large-scale commercialization of an all-Americas-sourced, manufactured, and bioconverted stevia Reb M ingredient.

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