What Affidia does

Affidia s.r.l. SB is an Italian Benefit Corporation (Società Benefit) founded in April 2019 by Maurizio Paleologo and headquartered in Trieste, Italy. The company operates as a media and advisory business focused on food innovation, food safety, and food diagnostics, with a stated mission to keep food industry stakeholders informed of supply-chain risks (chemical contaminants, allergens) and the evolution of the regulatory framework.

The product portfolio centers on four interconnected offerings: Affidia Journal, a free digital scientific/technical/regulatory journal whose editorial policy explicitly avoids mixing scientific content with product promotion; Food Test Compass, a web portal providing standardized information about commercially available food and feed test kits, materials, equipment, and laboratory services; Analytical Advice, a fee-based expert advisory service delivered through a network of qualified partners covering analytical strategy, method selection, laboratory setup, and risk monitoring; and FoodTestHub, an early-stage marketplace prototype for laboratory testing services in the agrifood sector. The underlying technology stack is a set of digital platforms (WordPress-based website, web portal, downloadable PDFs) rather than a software product with proprietary intellectual property; no APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML components are disclosed.

The business model blends free content (Journal, Food Test Compass) used as a top-of-funnel marketing asset with paid advisory services offered through partner experts. Distribution is fully digital: downloadable PDFs, web portals, and SEO-optimized content marketing are the primary channels; an e-commerce component is described as under development. The company has raised no equity funding; capital consists of €75,000 paid-in share capital and two non-dilutive POR FESR 2014-2020 regional grants totaling approximately €103,751. Target customers include SMEs in the food and feed industry, food business owners and quality/safety managers, laboratory managers, and broader food analytics stakeholders.

Name

Affidia

Legal name

Affidia s.r.l. SB

Website

https://affidia.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Affidia is an Italian Benefit Corporation (founded 2019, Trieste) that operates a free digital journal, a test-kit and laboratory web portal (Food Test Compass), a prototype laboratory-testing marketplace (FoodTestHub), and paid analytical advisory services for SMEs and food-safety professionals in the food diagnostics sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Safety Media and Advisory

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Supplier Approval, Verification & Food Safety Risk Management (GFSI-aligned) (AFALADAH)

Keywords

• Food safety consulting
• Food diagnostics information
• Analytical advisory services
• Food testing marketplace
• Scientific journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Trieste

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Analytical Advisory Services: Fee-based consulting services provided through a network of qualified partners, offering advice on risk monitoring, analytical strategy, laboratory setup, method selection, and performance evaluation.
2. Digital Content and Information Services: Affidia Journal provides high-level scientific/technical/regulatory information to food business owners, food safety managers, and laboratory managers. The journal is currently offered free but may represent a future revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Affidia is a media and advisory company focused on food innovation, food safety, and food diagnostics. It delivers high-level scientific/technical/regulatory information through the Affidia Journal digital publication, standardized product/service information via the Food Test Compass web portal, fee-based analytical advisory services through a network of qualified experts, and an emerging FoodTestHub marketplace connecting food businesses with analytical laboratories.

Product overview

Affidia is a media and advisory company focused on food innovation, food safety, and food diagnostics operating as a Benefit Corporation. The product portfolio consists of four interconnected offerings: (1) Affidia Journal, a digital scientific/technical/regulatory publication; (2) Food Test Compass, a web portal for standardized information about test kits and analytical services; (3) Analytical Advice, expert advisory services through a network of partners; and (4) FoodTestHub, an emerging marketplace platform for laboratory testing services. Together these products support food business owners and safety managers, especially SMEs, in understanding food safety risks, selecting appropriate analytical controls, and connecting with testing providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Affidia Journal: A digital journal providing high-level scientific/technical/regulatory information on food diagnostics, food safety, allergens, contaminants, and analytical technologies for food business owners, safety managers, and laboratory managers.
• Food Test Compass
• FoodTestHub

Products and services

• Affidia Journal A digital scientific/technical/regulatory journal providing food business owners, food safety managers, and laboratory managers with high-level information on food diagnostics, food safety, allergens, contaminants, and analytical technologies. Available as free downloadable PDF issues covering topics such as mycotoxins, antimicrobial resistance, COVID and food, and food allergens, with contributions from recognized professors, top-level industry managers, and experts while explicitly avoiding mixing scientific information with product or service promotion.
• Food Test Compass A web portal designed to provide standardized information about commercially available test kits, materials, and equipment for screening analysis of food and feed, with information about analytical services provided by laboratories worldwide. Users can compare products, read reviews, and share experiences to improve the food safety community.
• Analytical Advice Fee-based advisory services delivered through a network of qualified partners, offering risk monitoring and management of allergens, mycotoxins, pathogens, GMOs, and drug residues; analytical strategy, laboratory set-up, method selection, and accreditation support; interpretation of analytical results; laboratory assessments; and market trend analysis.
• FoodTestHub A web platform marketplace functioning as a meta-catalogue of analytical services for the agri-food sector, designed to connect food businesses with testing laboratories.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: World's largest testing, inspection and certification company with a significant food testing vertical. Comparable to Affidia as both serve food manufacturers needing testing and analytical information, though SGS operates at vastly greater scale.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in food testing services and bioanalytical testing. Direct relevance because Eurofins acquired Tecna Srl (Affidia founder's previous company) and is the dominant incumbent Affidia effectively competes within and against.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing services company with food testing and agri-food capabilities. Comparable to Affidia as it provides food safety and quality testing services and informational resources to food businesses.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Food testing and nutritional labeling services company (part of Institut Mérieux). Directly comparable to Affidia as both serve food manufacturers with analytical testing and food safety advisory services; Mérieux is a much larger established player.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification company with food and agri-food services. Comparable to Affidia because it provides food testing and safety advisory services to food businesses, though tied to physical lab testing.
• NSF International: Global public health and safety organization providing food safety testing, certification, and training services. Comparable to Affidia as both provide independent, non-promotional food safety information and advisory services to food businesses.

Emerging players

• Charm Sciences: Food safety testing and equipment manufacturer specializing in antibiotic, mycotoxin, and sanitation testing. Comparable to Affidia because both are involved in food safety diagnostics, though Charm focuses on equipment/test kit manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Romer Labs: Specialist in food diagnostics, particularly mycotoxin, allergen, and pathogen testing kits and services. Highly comparable to Affidia's target niche (mycotoxins, allergens, food safety); Romer is a focused test kit manufacturer and competitor to Affidia's information/marketplace offering.
• FoodChain ID: Food safety, quality, and sustainability services company providing testing, certification, and technical services. Comparable to Affidia as both serve food businesses with safety assurance and analytical information services.
• Neogen Corporation: Food safety diagnostics company that develops test kits (including for mycotoxins, allergens, pathogens) and provides genomic services. Comparable to Affidia because both address food diagnostics; Neogen is a publicly-traded, integrated test kit + service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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