Calidris Bio
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Antwerpen, Belgium
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Animal feed
- Domains
- Ingredients, Proteins, Feed, Amino acids, Pet food, Beer, Processed food products
- Technologies
- Fermentation, Microbial biotechnology, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Processing
About Calidris Bio
Calidris Bio is a Belgian food-tech company developing sustainable protein ingredients through a natural fermentation process. The company says its mission is to help feed a growing population with a high-quality protein that has a low environmental footprint.
Its technology is designed to avoid the use of land and marine resources and to require very little water, while producing a nutritious protein ingredient. Calidris Bio positions this protein as a versatile alternative to animal-based protein or as a way to enrich recipes with additional protein and nutrients.
Core Values
- Sustainability: Calidris Bio emphasizes a low environmental footprint, with production that does not rely on land or marine harvests and uses very little water.
- Nutrition: The company focuses on producing a high-quality, nutritious protein ingredient that can contribute protein, amino acids, vitamins, and prebiotics.
- Innovation: Its approach is based on a natural fermentation bioprocess and the use of microorganisms to transform substrates into biomass with useful functional properties.
Unique Aspects
- Land- and marine-independent production: The company highlights a process that does not use land or marine resources, which is central to its sustainability positioning.
- Circular fermentation process: Calidris Bio describes its protein as being made through a natural fermentation process similar to brewing beer, with a circular production model.
- Application breadth: The ingredient is presented for petfood, human food, and aquaculture, showing a broader application scope than petfood alone.
- Antwerp-based deep-tech startup: The company is based in BlueChem in Antwerp and presents itself as an innovative biotech venture focused on sustainable protein.