Fermentation — Biomass contract manufacturers in Europe

Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, Germany

Bakery — Bread improvers · Ingredients — Cultures · Fermentation — Biomass +1 more

Leading global manufacturer of organic yeast and yeast-based products for bakery, food industry, and retail sectors with 25+ years of expertise in fermentation.

Reykjanesbær, Iceland

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.

Ghent, Belgium

Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein isolation · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

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.

Levallois-Perret, France

Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Biomass

Bioprox produces custom fermentation, freeze-drying and strain culture production (CDMO) of bacterial/yeast cultures for other companies' brands in France.

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.

Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal

Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass

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

Hamburg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

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

Zwingenberg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Flavors

Industrial biotech and fermentation services (since 1993).

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Ingredients — Flavors

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

Toulouse, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Separation — Microfiltration +2 more

ACTIA pilot manufacturing services centre for spray drying, freeze drying, membrane and chromatography pilots — bioprocess scale-up.

Berlin, Germany

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

B2B cultivated fat ingredients specialist (since 2022).

Quakenbrueck, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Fermentation — Biomass +5 more

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.

Vertolaye, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Micronization · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

Listed (ex-Sanofi spin-off, 2022) operator of pharma spray-drying, micronisation and fermentation assets across multiple sites.

Port-sur-Saone, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Fermentation — Biomass +4 more

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.

Freising, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Separation — Wet fractionation +6 more

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.

Escanaffles, Belgium

Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation — Biomass · Ingredients — Cultures +1 more

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.

Paris, France

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

Cell-cultivated duck liver specialist (since 2019) — first EU EFSA application for cultivated foie gras.

Oeiras, Portugal

Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Drying — Spray drying

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

Rostock, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds

Cultivated meat scale-up specialist (since 2020).

Palaiseau, France

Fermentation — Biomass · Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria

Public R&D pilot platforms (since 2022) for fermentation, microbial and fermented food research.

Ladenburg, Germany

Fermentation — Biomass · Ingredients — Antioxidants · Ingredients — Hydrocolloids

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

Delft, Netherlands

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.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Fermentation — Biomass · Drying — Spray drying · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Family-owned major (since 1853) for yeast fermentation and drying — baker's yeast, yeast extracts and biotech.

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Vacuum drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +3 more

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.