Avecom

Company profile

Avecom company profile

Avecom (Ghent, Belgium) is an innovative SME with 27 years of experience in steering and optimizing microbial processes and the engineering of microbiomes. We commercialize products and deliver expert services in the field of environmental biotechnology and biomass fermentation. More specifically our expertise is focused on applications in wastewater treatment, soil remediation, biodegradation, air management, and the development of sustainable and patented biomass fermentation processes (single cell protein). Apart from our own products, Avecom works in close collaboration with industrial companies for the research, development and upscaling of new products and processes. We have fully-equipped laboratories and FCA-certified production facilities, which allows us to perform R&D starting from preliminary lab testing to proven pilot scale applicability and small scale production of innovative ingredients (up to 2000 liter fermenter capacities). Furthermore, our team of experts is capable to identify bacterial species using the classic methods as well as through molecular analysis. Initiated as a spin-out of Ghent University, Avecom’s unique expertise lies in steering and optimizing mixed microbial cultures. Where most academics and competitors focus on (genetically modified) pure cultures, Avecom believes in the added value of natural microbial consortia.