Scaling solutions for innovative cell products
The Cultured Hub was opened in Kemptthal - a state-of-the-art facility for the development and scaling of sustainable food and cell products. Companies are given access to laboratories, production capacities and networks to accelerate their market launch. The Hub enables pilot projects of up to 1000 liters production volume.
(CONNECT) Migros, Givaudan and Bühler Group opened The Cultured Hub in Kemptthal, part of Lindau, on December 3. The scaling and growth service for the development of sustainable food and other cell products provides interested companies with modern product development laboratories, cell culture capacities and equipment as well as a partner network, the founders of the hub said in a press release. “The opening of The Cultured Hub is a pivotal moment for global efforts towards sustainable food production,” said Yannick Gächter, CEO of The Cultured Hub.
The Hub allows up to three companies to work simultaneously on completely separate facilities. The state-of-the-art organic plant enables pilot projects with production volumes of up to 1000 liters. “The Cultured Hub is designed to help companies close the scaling gap so they can retain equity, protect intellectual property and accelerate their time to market without a large capital investment,” explains Ian Roberts, Chief Technology Officer of Bühler Group. For Matthew Robin, CEO of the Elsa Group at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, the hub “represents a paradigm shift in the way we approach food production”.