I. Introduction
N-Fix NV is a start-up (SME) that has developed a cost-effective manufacturing platform to cultivate micro-organisms directly on a bio’waste’-based carrier. The technology provides a cost-effective and scalable alternative to precision fermentation. In addition, the carrier provides technical benefits such as improved microbial shelf-life and survival in use.
Their biorefinery effectively creates a new value chain in which agricultural or food industry residues can be upgraded to valuable biofertilizers, making crop cultivation more sustainable by reducing reliance on chemical fertilizers. Although N-Fix’s primary focus is the manufacturing of microbial products for use in agriculture (biofertilizers, biostimulants and biocontrols), the technology is also applicable to other non-food industries such as construction, bioremediation and anaerobic digestion.
II. Looking for
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Partners with access to low or negative value biomass (ideally >10kTon/y)
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Academia and companies developing microbial products looking for manufacturing partners
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Food (or other bio-based) industry looking to reduce scope 3 emissions in their supply chain, by improve the sustainability of their feedstocks
III. Skills and expertise offered
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Valorisation of biomass (manure, agricultural, food industry, …) feasibility study
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R&D Manufacturing and formulation of specific micro-organisms (fungi and bacteria)
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Bio-assays on microbial product shelf life, resilience and performance in greenhouse
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Process techno-economic (risk) assessment
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Production of pilot scale batches of formulated micro-organisms
IV. Contact
Emile Redant
CEO And Co-Founder
Tel: +32 478 690 701
Emile.Redant@N-Fix.be
V. Infomation
Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen: www.vlaio.be
– Enterprise Europe Network: https://een.ec.europa.eu/
– NCP Horizon Europe Cluster 6 : https://www.ncpflanders.be/
