Inside ÄIO: What We Learned from Our 3-Day Pilot Plant Workshop

At ÄIO, innovation doesn’t end with a great idea in the lab, it continues through scale-up, execution, and collaboration. That’s why we recently brought our team together for a three-day internal workshop at our Pilot Plant, focused on building alignment, deepening knowledge, and strengthening teamwork as we scale our biotechnology solutions.

ÄIO team in Q2, 2025

The workshop was led by our dedicated Pilot Plant team and brought together colleagues from across ÄIO’s departments. As we constantly improve our product development and scale up the production capacity, making sure everyone understands how the process works from lab to pilot to industrial scale is more realistic than ever.

What we covered

Over three days, the team explored topics that sit at the core of turning microbial oils into high-quality, food-grade- and cosmetics ingredients. Sessions focused on product quality and food safety (including HACCP), unit operations, analytical procedures, process kinetics, pilot plant capabilities, and the key steps required to produce novel foods at scale.

In addition to the technical and operational topics, there were open discussions on work and process safety, maintenance planning, and mass balance, each helping to ensure that we maintain the highest standards as we grow.

Why internal workshops matter

Internal workshops like this one are not just about transferring knowledge. They are about building a shared language across disciplines and reinforcing the culture of learning and cooperation that we believe is essential to sustainable innovation. At ÄIO, no department works alone. When we understand each other, each other’s tools, challenges, and goals, we work smarter and deliver better results.

Thank you to our Pilot Plant team

Scaling production from lab to pilot to full scale is no small feat, and our Pilot Plant team plays a vital role in making our vision a reality. Their work requires precision, adaptability, and often working in tough conditions, managing high pressures, temperatures, and timelines in a very special environment.

We are grateful for their leadership and thankful to everyone who took part in the workshop. With knowledge shared and motivation renewed, we are even more ready for the next phase of ÄIO’s journey.

Stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes insights as we continue growing from science to scale.