Imagine turning leftover wood chips and farm waste into high-quality protein. This process uses a special type of yeast that eats these waste materials and transforms them into a nutritious powder. It's like a brewery, but instead of beer, it makes a sustainable protein source for people and animals.
The EU imports 75% of its protein, making the food supply chain vulnerable to geopolitical upheavals and pandemics while contributing to high CO2 emissions.
A detailed engineering design and permit set for a 10,000 ton/year industrial plant, along with food, pet food, and aquafeed prototypes.
If you are a food manufacturer dealing with high import costs for proteins — this project developed Yusto, a protein-rich ingredient that allows you to create sustainable meat analogs and sauces with a lower carbon footprint.
If you are a pet food company dealing with unstable protein supply chains — this project developed SylPro, a yeast-based protein that provides a consistent, locally sourced alternative to imported ingredients.
If you are an aquafeed producer dealing with the environmental impact of traditional fishmeal — this project developed a fermentation process using woody sugars to create a sustainable protein ingredient.
The project aims to build and commission a commercial plant with a production capacity of 10,000 tons of protein-rich ingredients per year.
Based on available project data, the project focused on optimizing CAPEX during the detailed engineering design phase, but specific cost figures are not provided.
The project utilizes a proprietary yeast developed by Arbiom to transform feedstock into protein; however, specific licensing terms are not detailed in the report.
The project period runs from 2023-06-01 to 2026-05-31, covering the transition from engineering design to industrial validation.
The ingredients have been validated in prototypes such as sauces and meat analogs, and sensory analyses have confirmed the taste and nutritional attributes of SylPro.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 14 out of 17 partners being industrial entities (82% ratio), including 7 SMEs. This high concentration of commercial players across 4 countries (DE, EE, FR, NO) indicates a strong focus on market entry and industrial scaling rather than basic research.
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