Fermentation — Biomass companies in France
9 entries
- CRITT Bio-Industries
France — Toulouse
Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Separation — Microfiltration / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision
ACTIA pilot manufacturing services centre for spray drying, freeze drying, membrane and chromatography pilots — bioprocess scale-up.
- EuroAPI
France — Vertolaye
Drying — Spray drying / Dry — Micronization / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Supplements — Tablets
Listed (ex-Sanofi spin-off, 2022) operator of pharma spray-drying, micronisation and fermentation assets across multiple sites.
- Euroserum
France — Port-sur-Saone
Drying — Spray drying / Separation — Wet fractionation / Fermentation — Biomass / Dairy — Caseinates / Dairy — Lactose & GOS / Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 / Sports nutrition — Protein powders
Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) producing demineralised whey, WPC 35/80, sweet whey, milk minerals, GOS and infant-grade ingredients. Multi-site (Bénestroff, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche). EcoVadis silver 2025.
- Gourmey
France — Paris
Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds
Cell-cultivated duck liver specialist (since 2019) — first EU EFSA application for cultivated foie gras.
- INRAE Saclay Ferments of the Future
France — Palaiseau
Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria
Public R&D pilot platforms (since 2022) for fermentation, microbial and fermented food research.
- Lesaffre
France — Marcq-en-Baroeul
Fermentation — Biomass / Drying — Spray drying / Ingredients — Flavors / Bakery — Bread improvers
Family-owned major (since 1853) for yeast fermentation and drying — baker's yeast, yeast extracts and biotech.
- Lesaffre Ingredients Services
France — Marcq-en-Baroeul
Drying — Spray drying / Drying — Vacuum drying / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Flavors / Supplements — Tablets
Lesaffre group division offering custom drying as a service. Standard, vacuum and electrostatic (PolarDry®) spray drying with 20 production lines for yeast extracts, microbial ingredients, flavours and fermentation actives.
- Symrise France
France — Clichy
Drying — Spray drying / Encapsulation — Microencapsulation / Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Flavors / Ingredients — Colors / Pet food — Pet supplements
Symrise AG division producing flavour creation, dehydration and microencapsulation. Multi-site flavours and naturals (Diana Food/Pet/Aqua).
- Vital Meat
France — Nantes
Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds
Pilot-scale cultivated chicken specialist (since 2019, Grimaud Frères poultry-genetics group).
Sectors in France
- Fermentation — Biomass (9)
- Drying — Spray drying (6)
- Fermentation — Precision (3)
- Ingredients — Flavors (3)
- Supplements — Tablets (2)
- Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds (2)
- Encapsulation — Microencapsulation (2)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (1)
- Separation — Microfiltration (1)
- Dry — Micronization (1)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (1)
- Dairy — Caseinates (1)
- Dairy — Lactose & GOS (1)
- Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 (1)
- Sports nutrition — Protein powders (1)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (1)
- Bakery — Bread improvers (1)
- Drying — Vacuum drying (1)
- Ingredients — Colors (1)
- Pet food — Pet supplements (1)
