Opportunity discovery 
and commercialisation

Strain engineering 
and target molecule 
expression 

Pilot-scale fermentation 
and downstream 
processing development

Food formulation and 
production, as well as 
consumer science

Regulatory 
science

Our precision fermentation expertise and facilities

Across the value chain

Market 
insights

Connection to 
stakeholders 
across the 
value chain

Technology 
transfer to 
industry

Strain 
development: 
bacteria, 
fungi, yeast

Target 
molecule 
design 

Feedstock 
optimisation

Flask to 10L 
benchtop 
scale 
fermentation

Biofoundry 
with high-
throughput 
screening and 
multi-omics

10L, 100L, 400L 
upstream 
fermentation

(biomass 
and precision 
fermentation) 

Centrifugation, 
cell lysing, 
microfiltration, 
ultrafiltration, 
spray drying, 
freeze drying 

Producing 
food-grade 
samples for 
analysis

Tech-transfer 
to commercial-
scale 
manufacturing

Lab and 
pilot‑scale 
plant with 
versatile unit 
operations and 
tech for food 
manufacturing 
e.g. extrusion

Deep science 
expertise 
in proteins 
and lipids 

Flavour, 
aroma, texture 
analysis, 
microbial 
safety analysis 

Consumer 
panel for 
sensory trials

In vitro, 
in vivo 
toxicity 
studies 

Connection 
to regulatory 
consultants 

R&D to support 
regulatory 
documentation: 
pilot-scale 
processing trials, 
target molecule 
characteristic 
studies