Fermentation — Biomass companies in Europe

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• Algalif Iceland

  Iceland — Reykjanesbær

  Fermentation — Biomass / Supplements — Softgels / Ingredients — Antioxidants

  Icelandic producer of natural astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae, supplying oleoresins, biomass and finished softgels to the global nutraceutical market.

• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant vzw

  Belgium — Ghent

  Separation — Protein extraction / Separation — Protein isolation / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Drying — Spray drying

  Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is an open-access Belgian multi-purpose pilot and demonstration facility in Ghent offering contract scale-up services for plant-protein extraction, mycoprotein and precision-fermentation processes, from lab through multi-tonne demonstration scale.

• Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF)

  Netherlands — Ede

  Fermentation — Precision / Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme) / Ingredients — Enzymes / Ingredients — Cultures / Ingredients — Flavors

  Open-access precision and biomass fermentation upscaling facility (1,000 L and 10,000 L GEA-supplied systems) at NIZO's Food Innovation Campus, bridging the missing middle between lab proof and first commercial production. Pilot operations 2027.

• BLC3 Campus de Tecnologia e Inovacao

  Portugal — Oliveira do Hospital

  Fermentation — Precision / Fermentation — Biomass

  Bioeconomy R&D campus offering biorefinery, fermentation and agri-food upcycling pilot facilities.

• Bluu Seafood GmbH

  Germany — Hamburg

  Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

  Europe's first cultivated seafood pilot plant (since 2020) — cultivated salmon and trout (65–2,000 L).

• BRAIN Biotech AG

  Germany — Zwingenberg

  Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Ingredients — Flavors

  Industrial biotech and fermentation services (since 1993).

• Corden Biochem GmbH

  Germany — Frankfurt am Main

  Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Ingredients — Flavors

  Industrial fermentation services up to 3,000 m³ — major B2B contract fermentation specialist.

• 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.

• Cultimate Foods GmbH

  Germany — Berlin

  Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds / Oils & fats — Specialty fats

  B2B cultivated fat ingredients specialist (since 2022).

• DIL Deutsches Institut fuer Lebensmitteltechnik

  Germany — Quakenbrueck

  Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) / Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) / Fermentation — Biomass / Fermentation — Precision / Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization / Thermal — Pasteurization / Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues

  DIL/Bühler Technology Center 'Proteins of the Future' (since 1983, expanded 2021) — pilot extrusion (low- and high-moisture meat analogs), HPP, fermentation, freeze drying, packaging, sensory; contract research and contract manufacturing.

• 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.

• Fraunhofer IVV

  Germany — Freising

  Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) / Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) / Separation — Wet fractionation / Separation — Dry fractionation / Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Pea protein / Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues / Dairy — Plant-based drinks

  Major public R&D institute (since 1955, 320 FTE) with food pilot plants for plant proteins, dairy/meat alternatives, bakery, chocolate and packaging. 3 twin-screw extruders (1–80 kg/h). Contract work explicitly offered.

• Galactic SA

  Belgium — Escanaffles

  Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria / Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Cultures / Ingredients — Flavors

  Global leader in lactic-acid fermentation (Finasucre group), supplying lactates and Galimax Flavor antimicrobials to bakery, meat, plant-based and prepared meals in 70+ countries.

• 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.

• iBET

  Portugal — Oeiras

  Fermentation — Precision / Fermentation — Biomass / Drying — Spray drying

  Non-profit private R&D institute offering bioprocessing, fermentation and downstream pilot capacity for food and pharma.

• Innocent Meat GmbH

  Germany — Rostock

  Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

  Cultivated meat scale-up specialist (since 2020).

• 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.

• Jungbunzlauer Ladenburg GmbH

  Germany — Ladenburg

  Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Antioxidants / Ingredients — Hydrocolloids

  Major citric acid, citrates and xanthan producer (since 1867, Montana Tech).

• KM Yeast Technology

  Netherlands — Delft

  Fermentation — Biomass / Ingredients — Cultures / Supplements — Probiotics

  Dutch yeast technology company developing and producing functional yeast-derived ingredients and fermentation products for the nutraceutical and food industries.

• 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.

• MicroHarvest GmbH

  Germany — Hamburg

  Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Mycoprotein

  Single-cell protein contract scale specialist (since 2021) for feed and food.

• Mosa Meat BV

  Netherlands — Maastricht

  Fermentation — Biomass / Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

  Cultivated-meat company operating Mosa C.A.M.P.U.S. (~7,340 m²), the world's largest cultivated-meat campus. Spun off Cultivate at Scale as an open-access European scale-up partner.