TOULOUSE WHITE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Accelerating innovation in biotechnology for a sustainable industry

Bring together, innovate, accelerate, develop

TWB leverages the action of microorganisms as catalysts for new industrial solutions, contributing to a more sustainable industry by unlocking their innovation potential.

Our ambition

To be a pioneering player in industrial biotechnology, covering the entire value chain—from breakthrough innovation to pre-industrial bioprocesses.

Building on its core expertise, advanced know-how, cutting-edge platforms and a multidisciplinary ecosystem, TWB integrates modeling and artificial intelligence to accelerate innovation.

A synergy-driven and agile approach

As part of a transdisciplinary innovation ecosystem, TWB creates the synergies needed to rapidly transform scientific advances into concrete industrial applications. By bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders, TWB also provides strong and structured support for start-ups.

Collaborating with TWB means benefiting from agile and distinctive support for your R&D projects.

Science, technology, innovation, and project management

Science and technology in industrial biotechnology form the foundation of our expertise.

Multidisciplinary by nature, our team brings together researchers, engineers, intellectual property specialists, and project managers to drive our collaborations and partnerships forward.

Our understanding of industry challenges, our ability to manage risks, and our collaborative approach tailored to industrial processes make us a strong, reliable, and high-performing partner.

Our Expertise

Fields of Application

Reducing the environmental impact of industry by addressing product, process, and industrialization challenges.

Chemistry

Industrial biotechnology is transforming chemistry by offering sustainable alternatives to traditional processes, enabling the production of valuable molecules using microorganisms or enzymes.

TWB supports these developments through the versatility of its expertise and its analytical platforms in chemistry and cellular characterization equipped with advanced technologies.

Attentive to the needs of the chemistry sector, TWB contributes to the emergence of greener, more efficient, and industrially scalable chemistry.

Transforming industrial effluents into bio-based molecules
Reducing the use of toxic chemical solvents and catalysts through enzymes
Producing at large scale molecules that are difficult to extract
Securing fragile supply chains (plant-based extraction) or reducing their environmental impact

Cosmetics

To meet consumers’ expectations for naturalness, industrial biotechnology is transforming the cosmetics industry by offering sustainable and innovative alternatives to conventional ingredients and processes. It enables the production of valuable active ingredients using microorganisms or enzymes, while improving their performance, naturalness, and traceability.

TWB supports these developments through its multidisciplinary approach covering the entire value chain.

Producing bio-based active ingredients as alternatives to natural extracts or petrochemical ingredients
Improving the stability, functionality, and bioavailability of cosmetic actives
Optimizing the fermentation of a natural ingredient at a competitive cost
Securing the supply of sensitive ingredients and reducing the environmental impact of supply chains
Replacing controversial chemical substances with biological solutions

Health

Industrial biotechnology contributes to the development of innovative solutions for healthcare. It enables the production of therapeutic biomolecules and active ingredients through manufacturing pathways that support safe, controlled, and reproducible processes.

TWB therefore supports innovation in healthcare, from concept to proof of feasibility, and mobilizes its platforms to accelerate the development and scale-up of innovative solutions that strengthen French bioproduction sovereignty and healthcare innovation.

Producing complex therapeutic molecules
Developing biomarkers for diagnostics
Supporting sovereignty in therapeutic bioproduction

Nutrition

Today, industrial biotechnology is innovating in the production of food and nutritional ingredients, improving the functionality, safety, and traceability of products.

TWB supports the development of strains, processes, and pilot-scale production tailored to the needs of the sector.

Improving properties (taste, stability, bioactivity) through fermentation
Developing bio-based ingredients to help increase livestock productivity
Contributing to the security of food supply chains through new traceability markers
Producing bio-based dietary supplements for the nutraceutical sector

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Energy

The production of renewable energy is at the heart of addressing humanity’s impact on the environment. Industrial biotechnology makes it possible to convert biomass into biofuels and energy molecules. These processes help reduce dependence on fossil resources.

TWB works on optimizing strains and processes to improve yields and industrial viability.
In doing so, it actively contributes to the energy transition.

Treating or valorizing industrial effluents and organic waste as energy
Optimizing industrial bioprocesses to reduce the carbon footprint using microorganisms or enzymes

Agriculture and Environment

Industrial biotechnology provides sustainable solutions for agriculture and soil health. By developing biofertilizers, biostimulants, and biocontrol solutions, these approaches help reduce the use of chemical inputs and the environmental and health impacts of agricultural practices, within a “One Health” approach. They therefore support the development of more sustainable and resilient agricultural systems.

TWB supports the design and optimization of microorganisms and processes tailored to agricultural applications.