BiCT srl
EMEA
Villanova del Sillaro
,
Italy
Established
FOUNDED
2009
HEADCOUNT
2-20
FUNDING
Privately held
Keywords:
CRO, fermentation, biocatalysis, HTP_screening, laboratory_automation, enzymes, postbiotics, cosmetics, nutraceuticals
BUSINESS
Biotech CRO providing contract R&D services for development of industrial bioprocesses and biotech ingredients. Three business units: Pharma, Food Supplements/Nutraceuticals, and Cosmetics. 3,620 m² facility including research laboratory and pilot production area. Services span feasibility studies, strain development (mutagenesis, heterologous expression), fermentation (batch and fed-batch), purification, enzyme immobilization, biocatalysis, biotransformation, high-throughput screening (automated liquid handling robotics), analytical method development, and technology transfer to industrial scale. Produces enzymes, hydrolysates, peptides, and secondary metabolites.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; Italian (3,620 m² facility) industrial-biotech CRO with research lab and pilot production area providing contract R&D for pharma, nutraceutical, and cosmetic ingredient development; runs fermentation, biocatalysis, and HT screening in-house.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
fermentation;biocatalysis;microbial engineering;enzyme immobilization
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Lactive (bioactivated lactoferrin) and Evobiom (vegan postbiotic) cosmetic ingredients; custom bioprocess development services