The company is a Tech Spin-off, the result of a collaboration between two of Greece’s largest universities, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.) and the University of Thessaly. It operates as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) specializing in the development and production of functional foods and bioactive substances.
Leveraging the expertise and know-how of its founding members and addressing the need for food, supplement, and cosmetic companies to innovate and differentiate in a highly competitive global market, the company will provide the development, pilot-scale production, and analysis of novel functional foods, nutraceuticals, and ingredients with specific nutritional and health claims. As raw materials, the company will utilize food processing by-products, further highlighting the biodiversity of Greek flora and fauna.
The company acts as a link between research institutions and industry, flexibly applying its expertise to offer advanced solutions for the creation of functional foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. By utilizing by-products and developing value-added ingredients and foods, it will provide turn-key solutions within a short timeframe.
The company’s three pillars of services/products:
- Research and Design of a New (or Optimization of an Existing) Functional Product
- De novofood design or optimization of an existing product
- Quality by Design (QbD)and Design of Experiments (DoE)
- Technology transfer and scale-up
- Preparation of regulatory approval dossiers(if required)
- Determination of oxidative stability and functionalityduring digestion
- Assessment of bioaccessibility and bioavailability(INFOGEST model and cell lines)
- Clinical Application
Pilot-scale production and design & implementation of clinical trial protocols
- Validation
- Implementation and verification of GMP & HACCP standards
- Product standardization