Planet B.io

What Planet B.io does

Planet B.io (Stichting Planet B.io) is a not-for-profit open innovation hub founded in July 2020 and headquartered at the Biotech Campus Delft in the Netherlands. The foundation operates as an ecosystem facilitator for industrial biotechnology, providing lab and office infrastructure (Food Innovation Center, Flexible Bio Lab, Education Lab), shared equipment, and regulatory permits to a community of approximately 32 biotech companies ranging from early-stage startups to SMEs. It serves a diverse customer base including biotech startups, industrial biotech firms (fermentation, bioprocessing, bio-based product development), alternative protein companies (cultivated meat, plant-based proteins, fermentation-derived ingredients), educational institutions, and knowledge institutes.

The organization operates on a triple-helix innovation model that combines industry, government, and academia, founded through a partnership of DSM (now dsm-firmenich), TU Delft, Municipality of Delft, Province of South Holland, and InnovationQuarter. Its underlying technology platform is the physical and programmatic ecosystem itself rather than a proprietary product: shared facilities equipped for fermentation, downstream processing, and bio-process piloting, complemented by the AI4B.io laboratory launched in partnership with TU Delft and DSM for AI-driven bio-based product development. The Protein Port initiative operates as a sub-brand focused on the protein transition.

Planet B.io monetizes through facility rentals (private labs, offices, co-working desks), subscription-based membership for off-site companies, education lab rentals to MBO/HBO/WO institutions, and administration of regional subsidy programs such as the Kansen voor West Biobased vouchers (€15-50k). Revenue is supplemented by brokering introductions to its investment network (angels, CIBIF, investor network for >€500k rounds) and offering discounts on BioTech Delft postgraduate courses. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on ecosystem participation, industry events (Bio Innovations Europe), and partnerships with Biotech Booster and hollandbio.

Name

Planet B.io

Legal name

Stichting Planet B.io

Website

https://planet-b.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planet B.io is a not-for-profit open innovation hub at the Biotech Campus Delft, Netherlands, providing lab and office facilities, shared equipment, and ecosystem support to approximately 32 biotech startups, SMEs, and industrial biotechnology companies through a triple-helix model spanning industry, government, and academia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biotech Innovation Hub / Industrial Biotechnology Services

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming) (EDAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH), Technical Universities with Strong Industry Partnerships (EDAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Industrial biotechnology
• Innovation hub
• Biotech ecosystem
• Lab facilities
• Research infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Delft

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Facility Rentals: Planet B.io generates revenue through rental of lab spaces, offices, and shared facilities at the Biotech Campus Delft. They offer flexible options including private labs, office desks, and private offices.
2. Membership Programs: Non-located companies can become members to access the ecosystem, network, talent, investment network, analytical services, and discounts on Biotech Delft courses. Membership provides ongoing access to community benefits.
3. Education Lab Rentals: Educational institutions can rent the Education Lab on a day-by-day or longer-term basis. The lab accommodates up to 24 students and 2 teachers and is used for MBO, HBO, WO students, and adult education/retraining.
4. Subsidy/Voucher Programs: Planet B.io administers Kansen voor West vouchers (15-50k€) in partnership with Province of South Holland, providing financial assistance to companies joining their ecosystem. They also connect companies to other funding opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Planet B.io operates an open innovation hub at the Biotech Campus Delft, providing biotech startups and SMEs with rentable lab spaces, offices, and shared facilities (Food Innovation Center, Flexible Bio Lab, Education Lab). It supplements the physical infrastructure with business, technical, and financial support services — including regulatory guidance, talent access, investment network connections, and Kansen voor West vouchers — and connects members to a triple-helix ecosystem of corporates, knowledge institutes, investors, and policymakers.

Product overview

Planet B.io is an open innovation hub at the Biotech Campus Delft that provides a comprehensive ecosystem for biotech companies. The core offering consists of physical facilities including the Food Innovation Center, Flexible Bio Lab, and Education Lab, complemented by business, technical, and financial support services. The organization fosters community through initiatives like Protein Port and partnerships with educational institutions. Companies can access the ecosystem as on-site residents, off-site members, or through participation in programs and events. The organization operates on a triple-helix model combining industry, government, and academia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Protein Port: A Planet B.io initiative focused on accelerating the protein transition by connecting companies, researchers, investors, and public partners to address challenges in R&D, scaling, funding, commercialization, and policy.

Products and services

• Planet B.io Innovation Hub Core open innovation hub at Biotech Campus Delft providing biotech companies with lab spaces, offices, community access, networking opportunities, and business/technical/financial support services for developing and commercializing industrial biotech solutions.
• Food Innovation Center Multi-tenant facility at Biotech Campus Delft designed specifically for the needs of growing food and biotech scale-ups, equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories and offices.
• Flexible Bio Lab State-of-the-art laboratory facility offering flexible rental options for biotech companies needing equipped lab space without long-term commitment.
• Education Lab External education laboratory located at Biotech Campus Delft, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and available for flexible (day or longer-term) rental, supporting MBO, HBO, WO students, and adult education programs.
• Protein Port Planet B.io initiative focused on accelerating the protein transition by connecting companies, researchers, investors, and public partners through targeted roundtables and community building to address R&D, scaling, funding, commercialization, and policy challenges.
• Business Support Services Provides biotech ecosystem members with business network access, connections to service providers (regulatory, IP, legal, business consultants, HR, administration), and talent acquisition support through interns, talent markets, exchange programs, and campus courses.
• Technical Support Services Comprehensive technical support including high-end competencies in genetics, analysis, process development, and food application, with academic and applied science collaboration with universities in Delft, Amsterdam, Wageningen, and Leiden, plus scale-up facilities and safety services.
• Financial Support Services Unlocks financing opportunities through connections to biotech investment funds, angels, and an exclusive voucher system with the Province of South Holland, including Kansen voor West Biobased vouchers (15-50k€), early stage/seed funding (100k€-500k€), and later stage investment support (>500k€).
• Membership Program Subscription program for companies not located at Biotech Campus Delft to access the ecosystem, network, talent pool, investment network, analytical services, scale-up support, shared equipment access, and discounts on Biotech Delft courses.
• BioTech Delft Advanced Courses Partnership program with Biotechnology Academy Delft offering postgraduate-level biotechnology courses (Biofilm, Bioprocess Design, Downstream Processing, Environmental Biotechnology, Microbial Physiology and Fermentation Technology, Modelling); Planet B.io members receive up to 50% discount.
• AI4B.io Lab Joint lab between TU Delft and DSM (now dsm-firmenich) operating at the Planet B.io ecosystem, applying artificial intelligence to develop bio-based products and processes faster.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies report that the ecosystem helps them grow faster by providing knowledge, infrastructure, and connections to solve technological and financial bottlenecks.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• dsm-firmenichcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026dsm-firmenich is collaborating with ASR Dutch Science Park Fund and Planet B.io on the Horizon development at Biotech Campus Delft. As the site owner and anchor tenant, dsm-firmenich plays a central role in the campus ecosystem. Their biotechnology center provides technical expertise and infrastructure support to the ecosystem.
• ViviciminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2025Vivici is collaborating with Planet B.io on the EGGcellent project, funded by South Holland with €1 million, to develop a plant-based egg alternative for the bakery industry.
• ProeonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2025Proeon is collaborating with Planet B.io on the EGGcellent project, funded by South Holland with €1 million, to develop a plant-based egg alternative for the bakery industry.
• ApplikonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2025Applikon is collaborating with Planet B.io on the EGGcellent project, funded by South Holland with €1 million, to develop a plant-based egg alternative for the bakery industry.
• BioTech DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Planet B.io director Cindy Gerhardt joined the board of BioTech Delft, a foundation organizing biotechnology education at postgraduate level. The partnership provides Planet B.io ecosystem members with up to 50% discount on advanced biotech courses and strengthens education connections between the campus and TU Delft.
• TU DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU Delft is a principal partner in the Planet B.io triple-helix model. Their Biotechnology Department provides academic expertise, research collaboration opportunities, and access to talented students and PhD candidates. Professor Jack Pronk, head of the department, has been awarded the Novonesis Biotechnology Prize and collaborates closely with the ecosystem.
• Municipality of DelftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Delft is one of the five founding partners (alongside DSM, TU Delft, Province of South Holland, and InnovationQuarter) who signed the letter of intent in September 2019 to develop the Biotech Campus Delft into a renowned ecosystem for industrial biotechnology.
• Province of South HollandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvince of South Holland is a founding partner and provides funding through programs like Kansen voor West vouchers (15-50k€) to support innovative companies joining the Planet B.io ecosystem. They also funded the EGGcellent project with €1 million for plant-based egg alternative development.
• InnovationQuartercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovationQuarter is a founding partner contributing expertise in financing and investment funds. They help connect companies in the ecosystem to appropriate funding sources and investors, supporting the growth of biotech startups and SMEs.
• Biotech BoostercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiotech Booster is a partner in the Dutch Biotech Cluster at Bio Innovations Europe 2026. Planet B.io is contributing to Nationaal Groeifonds proposals for Biotech Booster, which focuses on accelerating biotech innovation.
• hollandbiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerhollandbio is partnering with Planet B.io as part of the Dutch Biotech Cluster at Bio Innovations Europe 2026, focused on driving commercialization of industrial biomanufacturing in Europe.
• CBREminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCBRE is collaborating with ASR Dutch Science Park Fund and Planet B.io on the Horizon development project, involved in engaging with potential tenants and partners for the new building.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BioCity: UK-based life sciences incubator providing lab/office space and business support to biotech startups. Comparable as a multi-site life sciences incubator with shared facilities and tenant support services.
• Genopole: France's leading biocluster located in Évry, providing lab/office space and shared services to biotech companies. Comparable as a publicly-supported biocluster with shared lab infrastructure and incubator-style support.
• LabCentral: Cambridge, MA-based non-profit biotech startup hub providing shared lab/office space and a community-driven model. Closely comparable to Planet B.io as a non-profit operator of biotech lab facilities for early-stage companies.
• BioBAT Innovation Center: New York City-based biotech incubator providing affordable lab and office space to early-stage life sciences companies. Comparable as a non-profit operator of shared lab facilities for biotech startups.
• MBC BioLabs: San Francisco-based biotech incubator offering fully-equipped lab space to early-stage companies with a no-equity, membership-driven model. Direct peer in business model (lab-as-a-service, no equity take) and target customer (early-stage biotech).
• BioInnovation Institute (BII): Copenhagen-based open innovation hub for life sciences and biotech, founded on a public-private partnership model similar to Planet B.io. Operates incubation and acceleration programs with shared lab space and grants, directly comparable in mission, structure, and tenant profile.
• Biopôle: Lausanne-based life sciences innovation campus with shared facilities and a community of biotech and pharma tenants. Comparable as a multi-tenant life sciences campus with shared labs and ecosystem services.

Regional players

• Pivot Park: Dutch pharma/biotech campus in Oss providing lab facilities, offices, and support services to life sciences companies. Comparable as a Dutch regional life sciences campus competing for similar biotech tenants within the Netherlands.
• Leiden Bio Science Park: Largest life sciences cluster in the Netherlands, located in Leiden with connections to Leiden University and LUMC. Direct regional competitor for Dutch biotech tenants and talent within the same national ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): J&J's global network of biotech incubators offering no-equity lab space and mentorship. Overlaps functionally with Planet B.io but is backed by a global pharma giant, giving it materially greater resources and reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/biotechdelft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biotechcampusdelft

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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