Planet B.io / Biotech Campus Delft
Planet B.io is a not-for-profit innovation hub based at the Biotech Campus Delft in the Netherlands. It focuses on industrial biotechnology and food biotechnology, supporting startups, scale-ups, and more established companies that are developing biotech solutions for a more sustainable, biobased, and circular economy. The organization does more than provide lab or office space: it builds an ecosystem around companies through facilities, services, networking, and access to expertise. Planet B.io positions itself as a connector within the triple-helix model, bringing together science, education, government, investors, and industry to help companies translate research into viable businesses and grow on campus or through its wider membership network. Core Values Sustainability : Planet B.io’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, biobased, and circular society. Its messaging consistently emphasizes solutions that reduce reliance on fossil resources and support more planet-friendly production. Collaboration : The organization is built around open innovation and the triple-helix model, encouraging interaction among startups, corporates, knowledge institutions, investors, and public bodies. Growth and entrepreneurship : Planet B.io aims to remove barriers for biotech entrepreneurs and help them move from research to commercial scale through tailored facilities and ecosystem support. Innovation : The hub promotes industrial and food biotechnology as enabling technologies for new products, processes, and business models across food, chemicals, materials, and other sectors. Unique Aspects Biotech Campus Delft ecosystem : Planet B.io operates within a campus environment that combines startups, scale-ups, corporates, and knowledge institutions in one location, creating a concentrated biotech community in Delft. Campus-scale infrastructure : It offers a progression of facilities for companies at different stages, from shared benches and labs to multi-tenant buildings and space for future office or production development. Strong partner network : Planet B.io is connected to a broad network of principal partners and collaborators, including TU Delft, the Municipality of Delft, the Province of South Holland, InnovationQuarter, dsm-firmenich, and a.s.r. Dutch Science Park Fund. Program partnerships beyond Delft : Its partnership with StartLife extends support between the Delft and Wageningen ecosystems, linking agrifoodtech startups with complementary networks, mentors, and facilities. Sector-specific focus : Unlike a general incubator, Planet B.io is explicitly centered on industrial biotechnology and food biotechnology, with services and facilities tailored to scale-up needs in those domains.