Biotechnology and Nanomedicine

Biotechnology and nanomedicine are key enabling technologies for various sectors of society and multiple industries.

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Håvard Sletta

Research Director

The technology is used in development of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biomaterials, enzymes, food, feed, chemicals and energy. SINTEF has a strong operation in the fields of microbial molecular biology, bioprocess- and medical technology, biopolymers/polymers, biopharmaceuticals and nanomedicine, and is operating a state-of-the-art research infrastructure including advanced mass spectrometry.

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Biomass Processing

In the laboratory for biomass processing, we extract and process products from various types of marine, land-based, and microbial raw materials.

Fermentation laboratories

We offer some of Norway’s most advanced fermentation laboratories – from micro scale to pilot scale – seamlessly integrated with downstream processing and state-of-the-art analytical facilities. With nearly 100 bioreactors and 50 years of experience...

High throughput screening facility, Trondheim

The robotic screening facility at SINTEF are optimized for high throughput analytical and cultivation work and enables us to process of thousands of samples or cultures per day.

Mass spectrometry - Advanced research-based analyses

We perform research-based mass spectrometric (MS) and high-throughput (HTS) analyses for SINTEF, academia and industry.

News

15. January 2026

Gut flora can help us understand impacts of ultra-processed food

To gain more knowledge about how ultra-processed food affects us, we need new research methods, claim researchers. Now they are looking to better understand our intestinal flora.

5. November 2025

Fresh hope for patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease often have to wait a long time to find the right medicine. But the methods of a large interdisciplinary research team offer hope.

20. August 2025

SINTEF establishes new facility for piloting industrial processes

SINTEF is expanding with a new pilot facility at Tiller to strengthen the development and testing of sustainable value chains—from carbon capture to the production of green products.

Projects

Biotechnological Valorization of Fruit and Vegetable Waste into Sustainable Food Coatings, Packaging, and Biofertilizers for Agriculture (LOOP)

Start:: 2026
End:: 2029

LOOP converts agri-food waste into biopolymers for sustainable packaging, coatings and biofertilizers, reducing food waste, fossil materials and emissions through circular biotechnology.

BlueGreenFood: Innovating Sustainable and Healthy Food Alternatives with Seaweed and Plant-Based Proteins

Start:: 2026
End:: 2029

BlueGreenFood aims to develop sustainable methods to preserve and use seaweed, ensuring stable supply, reducing climate impact, and creating healthy products in circular value chains.

TipTop: Innovative and optimised utilisation of poultry feathers

Start:: 2026
End:: 2028

Circular use of feathers via innovative tech that turns them into feed and biodegradable materials, returning nutrients to soil. Less waste, better resource use, and a sustainable food chain.

NanoCarbaOne

Start:: 2025
End:: 2028

Our aim is to develop a next-generation diagnostic device that can detect carbapenemase-producing bacteria directly from patient samples - such as blood, urine, or swabs - in under 15 minutes, without the need for time-consuming lab cultures.

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