Recognizing the increasing demand in the food industry for both flexible individual services and an integrated approach, NIZO is pleased to announce the launch of new service packages at competitive prices. These offerings are available at special rates throughout Q2-2025, as outlined below:

CMO, tolling, processing & upscaling

Sensory Evaluation by Expert Panel

Sensory Analytical Scan

CLSM (Microstructural analysis by confocal microscopy) Real-time Scan

16s Identification in 48h

Powder Analysis

1-day Extrusion Trial

Protein Functionality Analyses

NIZO: Your CRO and CMO in food & health

Tailor-made solutions for your next step to market!

NIZO is a globally leading private and independent contract research and manufacturing organisation with 75+ years of expertise in food and health innovation. Home to Europe’s largest open-access, food-grade pilot and scale-up plant, we are now expanding to offer precision fermentation upscaling capabilities of up to 10,000 liters via the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF).

Why NIZO?

  • Expertise: broad, yet specialised – Across diverse fields of food science and production.
  • De-risking your upscaling and processing journey – Guidance on what to do and what to avoid.
  • Saving time & costs – Efficient solutions for faster market entry.

For over 75 years, NIZO has evolved alongside food industry innovation, bringing together experts in many different areas of food science and production, including protein technology, fermentation and precision fermentation, bioinformatics, health, food processing, food safety and sensory experiences of food. These steps come together in our NIZO Pilot Plant – currently being expanded to also enable upscaling of fermentation processes with genetically modified micro-organisms (BFF), up to 10,000 liters.

NIZO, together with the BFF facilities, focusing on upscaling of precision fermentation and microbial biomass technologies, is your key partner in enabling innovative transitions in food production, from process to product.

Leveraging the integrated power of science and technology, we support food companies innovate efficiently and sustainably, from lab scale to semi-industrial production, ultimately shaping the future of better food and health.

Our 4 core pillars:

inside food-grade pilot plan
NIZO Pilot Plant & Scale-up facilities: The largest open access & food-grade pilot plant in Europe, with a recent €5mil investment in state-of-the-art equipment
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Ioana Iorga is happy to answer all your questions.

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