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The development of new screening and selection techniques along with faster and cheaper sequencing technologies will allow for the expansion of a very promising field in microbiology, genetics and the food and pharmaceutical industries. This article discusses the potential of functional metagenomics to facilitate the development of novel industrial products sourced from as yet uncultured selleck compound microorganisms. Nonetheless, following the identification of useful proteins and bioactives, challenges ensue in another area, that being the development of a consumer friendly and commercially viable product that can be manufactured in industrially relevant quantities, retains its activity when scaled up (for example when present in high amounts in a large industrial reaction vessel), can be purified and formulated appropriately into a finished product and maintains its stability during shipping and storage. The product also needs to be reasonably easy to use and must be applicable to current industrial demands, i.e., the product must perform efficiently under the proposed/outlined conditions to carry out the job it was bought to do. A successful reaction achieved under laboratory conditions may be difficult to reproduce on an industrial scale. Pilot plant studies must be carried out initially to identify any variables or short comings in the reaction that were not evident at the laboratory stages of development. These studies are a stepping stone between discovery of the interesting active agent and its formulation into a final commercial product. Once deficiencies and other problems have been corrected in the pilot plant phase, further studies must be conducted to qualify the agent at an industrial level and guarantee the development of a robust product that is efficient and true to its intended purpose. The acceptability of the novel enzyme or bioactive and its source microorganism to the relevant regulatory authorities must also be considered. Once all these limitations are overcome, through access to the seemingly infinite diversity of the microbial world, functional metagenomics presents an opportunity to develop novel innovative products that offer something new and useful to industrial processes or even change for the better or make more convenient the way a current process is carried out. Conflict of interest statement The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Acknowledgments The financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 13/SIRG/2157 is acknowledged.