Established in 1987 as the PEI Food Technology Centre, BIO|FOOD|TECH is a confidential, contract research, processing and analytical services company located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. BIO|FOOD|TECH provides professional technical services to the food and bioprocessing industries from concept to pilot to market through three integrated business divisions: Food Technology, Bioscience Technology and Lab Services. Their professional team is made up of food and bioprocessing scientists, microbiologists, technologists and support staff.
Core services:
Food Technology: BIO|FOOD|TECH maintains a food industry leadership role by adapting to changes in raw materials and processing technologies. Besides new product and process development, the Food Technology division also provides integrated services such as shelf-life studies, processing equipment rental, pilot plant rental, equipment assessments and private innovation workshops for clients.
Bioscience Technology: BIO|FOOD|TECH is a contract provider of lab and pilot plant-scale fermentation, extraction, isolation and purification services for bioactives used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, food products and animal health. The Bioscience Technology division helps minimize process costs and will help bridge the gap between discoveries and full-scale commercialization.
Lab Services: On-site accredited microbial analysis is performed to support companies’ food safety systems, in-plant support and troubleshooting. On-site nutrition label service is provided for both Canadian and United States labels. Lab Services also delivers food safety training workshops.