Municipality/ Örnsköldsvik

RISE in Örnsköldsvik – From Idea to Scaled-up Bioeconomy Solution

At High Coast Innovation Park in Örnsköldsvik, RISE offers test and development environments for companies looking to develop, verify and scale up bio-based processes and materials.

Research, industry and innovation come together here in an environment where new ideas can be tested in practice and developed further towards commercial application. Whether the starting point is a new raw material, a residual stream or a process challenge, RISE helps companies find a way forward.

RISE has a long history of working with forest-based residual streams, but today its activities cover a broad range of bio-based raw materials and applications in areas including food, agriculture, chemicals, energy and materials development.

From Challenge to Commercialisation

Companies often come to RISE with specific questions. These can range from how to create greater value from a residual stream, to how a process can be made more efficient, or how an idea can be tested at a larger scale before investments are made.

RISE provides support throughout the development journey, from process development and analysis to testing, verification and scale-up. Where needed, this work can be complemented by life cycle assessments, techno-economic analyses and access to a broad network across industry, academia and research.

The Strength Lies in Scale-up

One of the key advantages of the infrastructure is the ability to work at pilot scale. This allows companies to verify technologies and processes under realistic conditions before taking the next step towards the market.

The test environments include process development related to chemistry and biotechnology, processing of biomass and residual streams, fermentation, and advanced separation and purification processes. The infrastructure makes it possible to move from laboratory trials to pilot production at a significantly larger scale than many companies have access to in-house.

For Companies Looking to Grow

RISE helps both start-ups and established companies reduce risks in development, shorten the route to market and create sustainable business opportunities based on bio-based raw materials and processes.

Where needed, companies can also receive support through collaboration with other actors in research, innovation and industry.

Facts

Location: High Coast Innovation Park, Örnsköldsvik
Organisation: RISE
Focus: Testing, verification and scale-up of bio-based processes and materials
Strengths: Pilot environments, process development, analysis, scale-up and commercialisation
Target group: Companies in the bioeconomy, food, agriculture, chemicals, energy and materials development sectors
Contact: Karin Johnson, CEO, RISE Processum AB, +46 10 516 67 68