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Smart Processing
Precision Food Safety: Fast & practical – Tracing the transmission route of microbial contamination

Precision Food Safety: Fast & practical – Tracing the transmission...
Food Safety
NIZO – PEF Technologies: Initiating a pilot for a sustainable future in food preservation

NIZO – PEF Technologies: Initiating a pilot for a sustainable...
Smart Processing
NIZO – CheeseCoat project: Novel processing technology for manufacturing low- fat mozzarella-type cheese in ready meals

NIZO – CheeseCoat project: Novel processing technology for manufacturing low-...
Health Benefits
NIZO – MARDI: Transforming coconut residue into value

NIZO – MARDI: Transforming coconut residue into value
Smart Processing
NIZO looking at the future of cheese through MicroCheese and DNA

NIZO looking at the future of cheese through MicroCheese and...
Smart Processing
NIZO – A case study: Helping you create microbiome modulators

NIZO – A case study: Helping you create microbiome modulators
Smart Processing
NIZO – Unimills: Innovating low-fat, low SAFA, delicious ice cream

NIZO – Unimills: Innovating low-fat, low SAFA, delicious ice cream
Smart Processing
NIZO – Ruitenberg: Structuring protein into fibrous textures with “bite” and juiciness

NIZO – Ruitenberg: Structuring protein into fibrous textures with “bite”...
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NIZO Laboratory & Office

80+ specialized labs Including: BSL-II, BSL-I, ML-II, ML-I, food-grade, analytics, flavour, sensory, also for GMOs

NIZO Pilot Plant

Europe's largest open-access & food-grade pilot plant.

NoPalm Ingredients' 1st Demonstration Factory

At the Food Innovation Campus at the NIZO site. Here, NoPalm Ingredients® will, for the first time, run its process for sustainable palm oil alternatives entirely at one location, from pilot to commercial-scale production.

Biotechnology Fermentation Factory Ede (BFF Ede)

Precision fermentation upscaling capabilities of up to 10,000 liters via the Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF).

NIZO Lactic Acid Facility

Lactic acid process developed by NIZO, supply under a long-term contract manufacturing partnership between NIZO and dsm-Firmenich.

Discover our state-of-the-art facilities

The NIZO site is rapidly taking shape as the Food Innovation Campus: a place where start-ups, scale-ups, corporates and knowledge institutions will work closely together on the future of sustainable proteins and the broader food transition. With high-quality, freely accessible facilities – including the unique Europe’s largest food-grade pilot plant and the recently established Biotechnology Fermentation Factory (BFF) – the campus is developing into the European hub for protein innovation and the upscaling of new, sustainable food ingredients.

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Our latest news & blogs

Plant-Based Proteins in Infant Nutrition: Expert Insights

Plant-Based Proteins in Infant Nutrition: Expert Insights

Posted on: December 1, 2025
Time-travelling Milkman and partners NIZO Food Research and Duynie receive regional funding to develop sustainable plant-based food ingredients 

Time-travelling Milkman and partners NIZO Food Research and Duynie receive...

Posted on: December 1, 2025
Gut-Brain Axis on Chip: Offering unprecedented insights into how food influences brain health. NIZO and University of Twente announce their partnership

Gut-Brain Axis on Chip: Offering unprecedented insights into how food...

Posted on: November 27, 2025
How AI & fermentation are transforming plant-based cheese innovation

How AI & fermentation are transforming plant-based cheese innovation

Posted on: November 18, 2025
Edible Microbes Consortium update: compositional analyses illustrate the potential of fibre from various microbial sources for food applications

Edible Microbes Consortium update: compositional analyses illustrate the potential of...

Posted on: November 6, 2025
The best of both worlds: Part 2 – Making blended foods work

The best of both worlds: Part 2 – Making blended...

Posted on: October 13, 2025
Don’t let regulatory surprises derail your product launch

Don’t let regulatory surprises derail your product launch

Posted on: September 23, 2025
New food innovation park Ede in the heart of FoodValley positions the Netherlands as the European hotspot for protein innovation

New food innovation park Ede in the heart of FoodValley...

Posted on: September 18, 2025
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