Canada’s Leading BioInnovation Centre for Scaling Advanced Manufacturing
We help companies harness the smallest forms of life to solve the planet’s biggest challenges — creating a place in Canada biotech companies scale, commercialize, and lead globally.
What we do
We provide large-scale biomanufacturing infrastructure and the innovation hub that biotech companies need to scale and commercialize their products from Canada.
Why Canada Needs a Large-Scale Biomanufacturing Hub
Canada has incredible innovators with world-changing ideas, yet too many are forced to leave because the scale-up infrastructure they need simply doesn’t exist here. Neptune BioInnovation was created to change that — giving Canadian and International biotech companies a place to scale manufacturing, keep talent and ideas rooted in Canada, and position the country as a leader in the growing global bio-economy. By anchoring innovation at home, we accelerate the sustainable solutions our planet urgently needs.
Why Nova Scotia is the Ideal Location
Nova Scotia is an ideal home for the Neptune BioInnovation Centre, with a fast‑growing bioinnovation ecosystem supported by more than 100 life sciences and clean‑technology companies. Anchored by organizations such as Dalhousie University, the Verschuren Centre and Invest Nova Scotia, the province offers deep research strength, strong commercialization support, and the talent and infrastructure needed to help scale world‑class biomanufacturing.
Core Capabilities
Neptune BioInnovation Centre is in the process of being built out to deliver on its full promise as Canada’s first large‑scale biomanufacturing hub. Some resources are already available today, while others will come online in the near future. We look forward to working with companies through this journey — tailoring support, sharing infrastructure as it grows, and exploring how we can partner to accelerate your scale‑up and commercialization success.
Precision Fermentation
Industrial-scale fermentation, with multiple vessels ranging from 25 m³ to 150 m³ and capacity to build out new lines.
Downstream Processing
Capabilities for solids–liquid separation, concentration, solvent extraction, ion exchange, and other essential downstream operations companies need for commercial production.
Spray Drying
Industrial‑scale spray drying equipment, enabling companies to convert liquid formulations into stable powders for food, feed, and specialty chemical applications.
Sectors Powered by Our Biomanufacturing Infrastructure
Food & Nutrition
Producing more sustainable protein, food and food ingredients.
Green Chemistry
Developing renewable chemicals and production processes.
Agriculture
Enhancing crop production and animal health with biotechnology.
Smart Materials
Developing advanced biomaterials with adaptive and sustainable properties.
Canada’s Role in the Global Bioeconomy
Neptune BioInnovation provides biomanufacturing scale-up resources, enabling biotech companies to grow in Canada and pursue global markets. Canada offers a skilled workforce, a strong IP record, and public support to commercialize ideas. By anchoring advanced biomanufacturing, attracting investment, creating biotechnology jobs, and accelerating climate-positive technologies, we strengthen Canada’s innovation economy and global competitiveness.
About Neptune BioInnovation Centre
Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, NeptuneBio is Canada’s first large-scale bio-innovation centre, providing the infrastructure companies need to scale manufacturing of climate-positive bio-based products. Its goal is to serve as a beacon and launch pad for innovative companies, enabling them to grow from Atlantic Canada and compete on the global stage.
The Neptune BioInnovation Centre is not just changing the game for bioinnovation in Nova Scotia, it is creating a whole new one. This investment will attract the best and brightest minds and companies in this sector to Nova Scotia. Their groundbreaking work will commercialize clean technologies for a more sustainable and prosperous future.
— Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Growth and Development, Government of Nova Scotia
Our Partners
Ready to Scale?
Is your company working towards large‑scale fermentation or finishing of an innovative bio‑based product? Let’s explore how we can work together to support your scale‑up journey.