TFTAK (Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies) is a leading Estonian research center with over 20 years of experience in food and fermentation R&D. We partner with biotechnology companies, food manufacturers and processors to develop innovative products and technologies, optimize processes, and find solutions to valorize side and waste streams. Our core research areas include: • Alternative proteins – protein characterization, protein processing solutions (extraction and extrusion), consumer product development • Functional foods - end-to-end product development (formulation, stability, consumer research) • Microbiome research – food and human microbiota, human nutritional intervention studies • Bioprocess design and optimization – production process and downstream processing optimization, focus on physiology (nutritional needs, genomic analysis, tailoring process specific growth media) • Filamentous fungi – submerged a