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BioTrend

EMEA

Cantanhede

,

Portugal

Scaleup

FOUNDED

2000

HEADCOUNT

21-100

FUNDING

Acquired / Defunct

Keywords:

CRO, fermentation, downstream_processing, bioplastics

BUSINESS

CRO providing bioprocess development, microbial strain screening, optimization, scale-up, and validation services for converting renewable feedstocks into bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels. The company has operates as both a CRO serving external clients (from startups to global corporations) and as an internal R&D house developing licensable technologies, including a patented carotenoid bioprocess and a solvent-free PHA purification method.

BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT

Core; Portuguese CRO (Cantanhede, 2000) providing strain screening, bioprocess development, scale-up, and validation for converting renewable feedstocks into bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels.

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Bioprocess development; fermentation optimization; downstream processing

PRIMARY PRODUCTS

Contract bioprocess R&D; pilot-scale fermentation services (up to 250 L)

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