OpenBioLab

OpenBioLab is a mobile bioanalysis laboratory that gives companies access to laboratory facilities and academic skills close to their own production. So, do you work with product development in a bio-based company and wish to gain greater insight into the data of one or more products? In collaboration with students, you can now gain access to OpenBioLab, where specialised equipment is at your disposal.

Crucial data for your production

Roskilde University is concerned with solving real-life problems and with OpenBioLab, companies in food and biosolutions have access to research-based assistance for their product development. Many bio-based small and medium-sized companies do not have testing and development facilities to collect crucial data on their products themselves, and this can constitute a significant barrier to the development of their business.

OpenBioLab is for small and medium-sized companies that ...

create new types of food products or materials with biotechnological solutions that among other things beneficial for the climate
lack testing and development facilities to move forward with product development.
want better insight in and more data on a product.
are interested in their product's life cycle or want to know more about the utilisation of waste and side streams in the company.
or lacks an indication of whether a current process can be upscaled or completely changed.

It might also be something completely different, you seek an answer to, where testing and development facilities are needed to get an indicator of whether you are on the right track.

Greater insight into products and processes

OpenBioLab is a semi-mobile bioanalysis laboratory. This means that OpenBioLab has a selection of analysis equipment that students may take with them to a company if there is a need to analyse samples close to production instead of in our laboratories. For example, students can test a product or a process that the company needs more insight into. The laboratory is primarily for companies in Region Zealand, but others are also welcome.

OpenBioLab focuses on companies that work with the development of products based on plant-based raw materials, e.g. food, food ingredients or products that utilise side streams from the production of food. OpenBioLab provides access to analyses and data that support e.g. quality control, development of new products or better utilisation of side streams, thereby gaining added value in the overall process at the company.

Companies can have assistance from students with, for example:

Initial characterisation of raw materials (e.g. protein content)
Characterisation of samples taken during manufacture in order to follow the process analytically
Analysis of side streams and their potential valuable constituents
Exploration of enzyme-based processes
Characterisation of fermentation processes

The laboratory is part of the Lighthouse Project for Biosolutions Zealand and supports the vision that Denmark should be a global beacon within biosolutions. OpenBioLab contributes to companies' competitiveness by developing and upscaling biotechnological products through quality data and strengthening collaboration with students and thus attracting qualified future employees.

Collaboration

Companies can access OpenBioLab through:

Collaborative projects on research and development projects with researchers
Projects with students - especially from the master's programs in:

Equipment

The laboratory provides a range of equipment:

basic biochemical equipment in laboratory scale
equipment targeted characterisation of particularly
- plant-based food ingredients (raw materials and products after processing)
- side streams from other processes (e.g. fermentation) with potential for value addition through bioprocessing
equipment targeted development of data-driven process management, i.e. laboratory scale measuring equipment.