Food Lab
The Pilot plant is a modern facility for product development and manufacturing of primarily food in pilot scale although the facility also offer an industrial kitchen and laboratories for characterization of food and similar products.
The lab is available through the collaboration Open Lab Skåne that at the moment is supported by a InterReg grant.
In-house expertise
Here, you will find equipment and expertise that can be used for development of a wide range of products, for example food products, probiotics, pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetics such as topical creams. The department is one of Sweden’s strongest research environment when it comes to food engineering (including processing, food engineering, and characterisation of food products). The department also have a general knowledge in formulation technology that is applicable outside the food area.
Equipment
The equipment in the pilot plant, includes technologies for
- Membrane / Filtration technologies
- Heat treatment and sterilization
- Emulsification
- Drying including spry drying
- Mixing
- Freezing
- Baking
- As well as rental of pilot plant space and utilities
More about equipment on Open Lab Skåne's website
Typical customers/users
Companies working with development of food and probiotic.
User skill requirements
We do not set any specific user requirement, but the user needs to have knowledge enough to use the equipment in a safe way.
Fees
See Open Lab Skåne's website for fees. For SMEs the cost can partly be covered by a InterReg grant.
Insurance and safety
Working in the pilot plant requires that safety and insurances are in order. The rules regarding insurance and safety is handled through a contract with Open labs prior to start of the project.
Contact information
We are located at house IV at Kemicentrum.
Marie Wahlgren
Professor
