Scientist-led start-up nabs top spot of Puratos’ Innovation Challenge with common goal to close the fibre gap 28-Sep-2022 By Gill Hyslop California-based BCD Bioscience was crowned the winner of the challenge with its first product – a barley beta-glucan that improves glycaemic response and the associated cardiometabolic effects – that is poised to revolutionise the bakery sector.