Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
Fundamental and applied research with fungi, maintain the largest public fungal strain collection.
Technical expertise
fungal diagnostics, food safety and spoilage, food ingredients, enzymes, fungal identification, fungal genomics/bioinformatics, fungal strain improvement, fungal pathogens, strain preservation, food preservation, food processing, alternative protein, prebiotics
Application | |
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Algae / aquatic plants | |
Bakery | |
Beverages | |
Condiments, spices, herbs | |
Confectionery & snacks | |
Dairy, eggs | |
Fruit, vegetables, pulses | |
Grains, seeds, nuts | |
Independent work/lab/production space for third party | |
Nutrition, health & metabolism research | |
Oils and fats | |
Plant-based protein | |
Value creation of by- and side-streams |
Quality certification | |
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ISO9001 |

- Type of organisation
- Knowledge institute
- Development Support
- Yes, we always co-develop new products and processes
- Position in the value chain
- Primary product (B2B/B2C)
- Ingredients (B2B)
- Production scale
- Research (advanced equipment, labfacility, etc.)
- Volume indication for production
- labscale (up to 10 l)