Bioreactors and Fermenters for Food & Beverage

Bioreactors offer significant advantages over traditional, less controlled cultivation methods such as open or semi‑open fermentations, batch tanks, or small‑scale artisanal processes. They enable precise and controlled microbial cultures, resulting in higher product quality, improved consistency, and increased yields, which translate into greater added value in production. Thanks to tight control of key parameters, such as pH, temperature, oxygenation, and nutrient supply, bioreactors ensure high reproducibility and scalability from pilot to industrial scale. This level of control also makes the process safer than conventional or open fermentation systems, as it minimizes contamination risks, ensures compliance with food safety standards, and delivers a standardized, traceable, and hygienic production environment.

Solaris Biotech supports Food & Beverage innovation by providing advanced fermenters and bioreactors designed for the cultivation of microorganisms at every scale - from laboratory R&D to industrial production.

These technologies enable the development of:

Ingredients, flavors, and fragrances
Yogurt/cheese/wine starters
Meat preservatives
Cellular agriculture applications
Plant-based meat substitutes
Low-carb and fermented beverages
Veterinary vaccines
Animal feed supplements
Nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and food additives
…and many other biological solutions

Product range:

IO (Lab Scale, 200 mL–1 L)
Ideal for early R&D, screening, and initial process development.

Jupiter (Lab Scale, 2–10 L)
Designed for R&D, process optimization, and advanced development work.

M-Series (Pilot Scale, 30–200 L)
Perfect for process optimization, scale-up, and small-scale manufacturing.

Yes. Several resources showcase the results achieved by our clients in various Food & Beverage applications using Solaris Biotech bioreactors. You can explore scientific publications and case studies here, including:

“Adding Probiotics and Prebiotics to a Stable Obese Microbiota In Vitro Alters Microbial Composition”

Scalability ensures that innovations developed at the laboratory level can be reliably reproduced on an industrial scale for real Food & Beverage applications.
Unlike the pharmaceutical sector—where batch volumes are smaller and products have high added value—the Food & Beverage industry requires cost‑effective production of large volumes such as cultures, starters, enzymes, and fermented ingredients.

With its complete range of lab, pilot, and industrial bioreactors, Solaris Biotech is the ideal partner to support customers from early R&D through full‑scale manufacturing, ensuring process consistency, efficiency, and product quality at every stage.

From laboratory development to industrial‑scale production, Solaris Biotech bioreactors are designed to support multiple cultivation modes, including batch, fed‑batch, and continuous processes. Lab‑scale systems offer maximum flexibility for process screening and development, while pilot‑ and industrial‑scale bioreactors can be configured and customized to meet the specific process requirements of Food & Beverage applications. Across all scales, this versatility ensures optimal process control, high productivity, and strong reproducibility throughout the entire production chain.

Solaris Biotech bioreactors are engineered to deliver high cultivation performance for a wide range of microorganisms commonly used in the Food & Beverage industry, including yeasts, bacteria, filamentous fungi, and microalgae. Thanks to multiple configurable options—such as impeller designs, sensors, vessel geometry, and aeration strategies—each system can be fine‑tuned to the specific biological and process requirements of different organism types. This flexibility allows users to optimize growth conditions, increase yields, and improve overall process efficiency, regardless of the microorganism being cultivated.

Yes. All Solaris Biotech systems are designed according to hygienic design standards and built using food‑grade, high‑quality materials, ensuring safe and compliant production for Food & Beverage applications. For customers requiring additional certification, our bioreactors can also be supplied in cGMP‑compliant configurations, supporting validated and regulated production environments.