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European Patent Granted to Luxidum GmbH for our LED2D technology

16th October 2025

We’re thrilled to share a major milestone: the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a Decision to Grant a European patent to Luxidum GmbH pursuant to Art. 97(1) EPC.

Key facts

Patent No.: EP 3847902
Applicant/Proprietor: Luxidum GmbH, Tempelhof 3, 74594 Kreßberg, DE
Filing date: 09 Jan 2020
Grant decision date: 16 Oct 2025
Designated states: broad coverage across EPC member states (including DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, SE, AT, CH/LI, UK, and many more)

This grant strengthens Luxidum’s position as the first machine manufacturer and consulting company 100% dedicated to Vitamin-D mushrooms—from technology development to regulatory support.

Innovative Vitamin D3 Production Booster

29th July 2025

After six months of intensive design and construction, we are delighted to deliver to our customer a fully automated LED2D Vitamin D-Boosting system designed for high-quality food products.

The system also includes our latest development: the high-performance LED2G GermAdieu module for optimizing product hygiene.

This complete production line features both booster types:

LED2Dcompact Vitamin D Booster
LED2Gcompact GermAdieu Booster

GermAdieu®: LED-Booster for disinfection

28th July 2025

We say Adieu (French for “goodbye”) to all kinds of germs with our new LED2Gcompact Booster!
This high-performance UV light operates in the optimal range for disinfecting powdered food products.
All of our Vitamin D Boosters can now be upgraded or equipped with one or more GermAdieu UV modules.
Great news for both our existing and future customers!

Vita-D-Sol® – Organic High Vitamin D Mushroom Powder: powerful, pure, plant-based

21st May 2025

Vita-D-Sol is setting new standards for clean-label, plant-based nutrition. Our certified organic 100% mushroom powder delivers up to 300 µg/g (12,000 IU/g) of vitamin D2—soon to be even higher. It is derived from EU-grown mushrooms and enhanced using our patented LED2D process that retains the natural taste, smell, and texture of the mushroom powder.

Thanks to its high potency, only a tiny amount (25–80 mg per kg of food) is needed to meet the legal threshold for making health claims such as “supports immune function” or “contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and muscles.”

Vita-D-Sol is gluten-free, lactose-free, soy-free, GMO-free, and 100% vegan. It is stable during heat processing and easily blends into a wide range of organic food applications—like juices, cereals, snacks, or plant-based dairy alternatives.

With rising demand for clean, functional ingredients in the organic sector, Vita-D-Sol is the perfect natural solution to help your brand shine.

Contact: [email protected]

Novel Food approval – a milestone for a family company

9th April 2025

We are proud to announce that Vita-D-Sol® has officially received Novel Food approval with 5-year exclusive right from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)!
This milestone is the result of nearly four years of dedicated work, research, and patience by our small, family-run business. Securing EU-wide approval for a vitamin D-rich food ingredient is not just a bureaucratic hurdle – it is an extraordinary testament to quality, safety, and innovation.

Unlike conventional vitamin D derived from sheep’s wool, Vita-D-Sol is 100% vegan, organic, and made exclusively from European mushrooms. Our success proves that even small players can meet the highest scientific and regulatory standards in the food industry.

We believe this is not only a breakthrough for us as a company, but also a significant step forward for plant-based innovation for vitamin D supply in Europe.

Contact: [email protected]

Market launch of world´s first LED-Vitamin D-Booster

10th May 2022

After 2 years of intense research and development in cooperation with the University of Hohenheim (Germany), LUXIDUM ventured a great step further into Vitamin D-Boosting Process Optimization.

Two-stage UV LED type combinations were tested on vitamin D synthesis rate and further photoproducts
(eg. lumisterol, tachysterol, toxisterol, suprasterol) in mushrooms. Based on these results we developed
a completely new and patented LED technology approach: LED2D® technology.

Our technology consists of two narrowband high performance UV LED with different center wavelengths switched in series (type B and type C) leading to a two-stage vitamin D synthesis process:
stage 1 Priming of ergosterol, the precursor of vitamin D
stage 2 Opitimized biosynthesis of vitamin D
→ Highest yield of vitamin D
→ Lowest yield of undesired photoproducts

All our Boosters and main components incl. light systems are manufactured exclusively in Germany!

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