AXEB BIOTHECH SL

Their core work

AXEB Biotech is a Spanish SME based in Lleida specializing in biotechnology applications for the agri-food sector. Their work spans food safety — particularly mycotoxin control across the supply chain — and the development of bioactive compounds such as L-cysteine derivatives for animal nutrition. They also contribute expertise in agricultural waste valorization, turning farm by-products into bioenergy, biofertilisers, and biocompounds through biorefinery approaches.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

All three of AXEB's H2020 projects started in 2016, so the evolution is modest within this funding period. Their early involvement in MyToolBox focused on food safety through mycotoxin reduction, while AgroCycle represents a broadening toward circular agriculture and waste-to-value biorefinery processes. The coordinated PetLife project signals their own commercial ambition in amino acid-derived nutritional additives, suggesting the company's core IP sits at the intersection of biochemistry and animal nutrition.

AXEB appears to be expanding from food safety chemistry into circular bioeconomy — converting agricultural waste streams into high-value bio-based products.

How they like to work

AXEB operates primarily as a participant in large research consortia (46 unique partners across 16 countries), contributing specialized biotech know-how rather than leading major collaborative projects. Their one coordinated project (PetLife) was a Phase 1 SME Instrument, reflecting a company testing its own product for market rather than managing a consortium. This suggests they are best engaged as a focused technical contributor bringing specific biochemistry expertise to larger teams.

Despite only three projects, AXEB has built a broad network of 46 partners across 16 countries, primarily through participation in large RIA consortia like MyToolBox and AgroCycle. Their network spans much of the EU, with no single dominant geographic cluster.

What sets them apart

AXEB combines biochemistry expertise in amino acid derivatives with practical agri-food applications — a niche that bridges food safety, animal nutrition, and agricultural waste valorization. Based in Lleida, a major agricultural region of Spain, they have proximity to real-world farming and food production challenges. Their SME Instrument track record shows they are not just a research partner but a company with its own product development pipeline.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PetLife
  Coordinated SME Instrument Phase 1 project developing L-cysteine derivatives for pet food — reveals AXEB's core commercial product line.
• AgroCycle
  Largest EC contribution (EUR 80,370) and broadest scope — sustainable agricultural waste valorization including biorefinery and bioenergy.
• MyToolBox
  Major EU-wide food safety initiative tackling mycotoxin contamination across the entire food and feed chain.