The Biopet project aims at using biotechnology to produce sustainable pet food. By applying fermentation processes to side streams from the agricultural and food industries, sustainable food and feed ingredients are created. Biopet’s fermentation method will produce yeast-based ingredients that serve as substitutes for animal fats. This will decrease CO2 emissions from the animal feed industry and reduce the use of land, drinking water and antibiotics.
ACTIVITIES of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
- Process development and scale-up of the adapted and engineered fat-producing strains
- Process development and scale-up of the developed extraction process
PARTNERS
- VIB-KU Leuven – Center for microbiology,BE
- KU Leuven – The Sels group, BE
- Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO), BE
- Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, BE
- Cambridge University, UK
- Wageningen University & Research, NL
SUPPORTED by
This Project is supported by the VIB Grand Challenges Programme
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