Pilot plant contract manufacturers in Europe
16 pilot plant contract manufacturers across 6 countries in Europe, with the largest concentrations in Spain (6), Germany (5) and Belgium (2). Capabilities most often listed alongside: Fermentation — Precision (9), Drying — Spray drying (8) and Fermentation — Biomass (6).
16 entries
- AINIA Centro Tecnologico
Paterna, Spain
Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Thermal — Pasteurization +3 more
Non-profit technology centre with pilot-scale spray drying, HPP, fermentation, microencapsulation, extrusion and freeze drying for client scale-up trials.
- AZTI Tecnalia
Derio, Spain
Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Meat & seafood — Fish processing
Marine and food research centre with pilot plant for new product development and technology validation.
- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant vzw
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.
- Bluu Seafood GmbH
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).
- Bodec Process Technology B.V.
Helmond, Netherlands
Separation — Protein extraction · Separation — Protein concentration · Drying — Spray drying +3 more
Bodec Process Technology is a Dutch FSSC 22000-certified pilot and small-batch contract producer specialising in food-grade protein extraction, spray drying, drum drying and milling, enabling plant-protein scale-up from lab to commercial runs without capital investment.
- CETECE - Centro Tecnologico de Cereales
Palencia, Spain
Dry — Milling · Bakery — Bread · Bakery — Bread improvers
Cereal and bakery technology centre with pilot-scale R&D and contract trial capability.
- Cultiply
Madrid, Spain
Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision
Pharma and functional food contract spray drying and precision-fermentation pilot service.
- DIL Deutsches Institut fuer Lebensmitteltechnik
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.
- ENEA-KEP Pilot Plants
Italy
Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization
Public research pilot plants for spray drying and lyophilization R&D and conto-terzi.
- Fraunhofer IVV
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.
- Iata-Csic
Paterna, Spain
Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation
CSIC institute for food technology with pilot plant capability.
- IRTA - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries
Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Drying — Spray drying · Fermentation — Precision · Thermal — Pasteurization
Catalan agri-food research institute with postharvest, food processing and animal nutrition pilot capacity.
- Solina Group SA
Eke, Belgium
Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Dry — Dry blending +1 more
Solina Group operates a plant-protein extrusion pilot centre in Eke, Belgium, offering HME, TVP and power-heater texturization alongside custom dry blending of pea, soy, faba bean and wheat proteins for meat-analogue concept development and commercial co-manufacturing.
- Tftak
Tallinn, Estonia
Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Ingredients — Cultures
Tallinn University of Technology Centre of Food and Fermentation Technologies. Pilot-scale R&D contract food and fermentation; non-profit competence centre.
- The Cultivated B GmbH
Heidelberg, Germany
Fermentation — Precision · Fermentation — Biomass · Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds +1 more
Cultivated meat tools, bioreactors and plant-based B2B specialist (since 2022, InFamily Foods).
- ttz Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Thermal — Baking · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Fermentation — Biomass +1 more
Bakery, extrusion, fermentation and sensory pilot facilities (since 1987, ~100 FTE) with active contract R&D.
Browse by sector
- Fermentation — Precision (9)
- Drying — Spray drying (8)
- Fermentation — Biomass (6)
- Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) (4)
- Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization (3)
- Thermal — Pasteurization (3)
- Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) (3)
- Meat & seafood — Plant-based meat analogues (3)
- Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria (3)
- Encapsulation — Microencapsulation (2)
- Separation — Protein extraction (2)
- Alt-protein — Cultivated meat scaffolds (2)
- Dry — Milling (2)
- Extrusion — Twin-screw (1)
- Meat & seafood — Fish processing (1)
- Separation — Protein isolation (1)
- Separation — Protein concentration (1)
- Drying — Drum drying (1)
- Drying — Vacuum drying (1)
- Bakery — Bread (1)
- Bakery — Bread improvers (1)
- Alt-protein — Textured vegetable protein (TVP) (1)
- Separation — Wet fractionation (1)
- Separation — Dry fractionation (1)