Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme) contract manufacturers in Europe

Ede, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme) +3 more

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.

Maastricht, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme)

Open-access European scale-up centre for cell-culture innovation (cultivated meat, dairy and beyond), spun out of Mosa Meat in 2024 with Dutch National Growth Fund backing.

Belgium

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme)

Belgian biotech start-up developing animal-free heme analogues via precision fermentation.

Leiden, Netherlands

Fermentation — Precision · Alt-protein — Precision-fermentation proteins (BLG, casein, lactoferrin, ovalbumin, heme) · Dairy — Whey ingredients (WPC, WPI, hydrolysates)

Spin-out of dsm-firmenich and Fonterra producing Vivitein BLG (β-lactoglobulin) and lactoferrin via microbial precision fermentation, with self-affirmed GRAS in the US and EU regulatory in progress.