Welcome to
A Better Place to
Test Your Research
A Better Place
to Test Your Research
Testa Center
Bridging the gap between lab-scale research and commercialization
Testa Center is a pilot-scale, non-GMP, open testbed for biological, technical, and digital innovations for end-to-end bioprocessing. Open to start-ups, academics, and bioprocess industry partners, both nationally and internationally, clients fully own and are responsible for their intellectual property and testing procedures.
The Center is a not-for-profit organization created in collaboration between the Swedish government and Cytiva.
Bridging the gap between lab-scale research and commercialization
Testa Center is a pilot-scale, non-GMP, testbed for biological, technological, and digital innovations for bioprocessing. The center is open to start-ups, academics, and bioprocess industry partners, both nationally and internationally. Clients fully own and are responsible for their intellectual property and testing procedures.
With the guidance from expert staff, Testa Center will provide you the opportunity to verify your innovations and accelerate industrialization.
A non-profit innovation hub created in collaboration between the Swedish government and Cytiva.
Capabilities
Capabilities
What can you do at Testa Center?
Select a category below to learn more about what kinds of projects are possible at Testa Center.
Biological Production
Testa Center has the capacity for end-to-end bioprocessing, including upstream, midstream, and downstream, using either microbial or mammalian cell lines. Projects may be centered around:
- Scaling up projects & tech transfer
- Producing materials
Read more about biological production to learn what’s possible at Testa Center.
Technological Innovation
Testa Center welcomes technological innovations which target the demand for new technologies that can enhance efficiency, scalability, reliability, and sustainability in biological production processes.
At our center you will have access to a bioprocessing environment to test your innovation, along with support from expert staff.
Read more about technological innovation to learn what’s possible at Testa.
IT & Digital
Testa Center invites IT-based and digital projects that support biological production and the bioprocess. This may be, for example, directly through refined data analysis, or indirectly through VR training systems.
At our center you will have access to a bioprocessing environment to test your solution, along with support from staff. We welcome companies from various disciplines.
Read more about technological innovation to learn what’s possible at Testa.
Hosting University Courses
Testa Center routinely hosts university courses at our facilities.
We welcome university courses both nationally and internationally, for biological or technological/digital-focused courses related to bioprocessing techniques.
Read more about previous courses hosted at Testa Center.
Capabilities
What can you do at testa center?
Select an item below to learn more about what you can do at Testa Center.
Biological Production
Testa Center has the capacity for end-to-end bioprocessing, including upstream, midstream, and downstream, using either microbial or mammalian cell lines. Projects may be centered around:
- Scale up & tech transfer
- Producing large quantities of materials
Technological Innovation
Testa Center welcomes technological innovations which target the demand for new technologies that can enhance efficiency, scalability, reliability, and sustainability in biological production processes.
At our center you will have access to a bioprocessing environment to test your innovation, along with support from expert staff.
IT & Digital
Testa Center invites IT-based and digital projects that support biological production and the bioprocess. This may be, for example, directly through refined data analysis, or indirectly through VR training systems.
At our center you will have access to a bioprocessing environment to test your solution, along with support from staff. We welcome companies from various disciplines.
Education
Testa Center routinely hosts university courses at our facilities.
We welcome university courses both nationally and internationally, for biological or technological/digital-focused courses related to bioprocessing techniques.
Equipment & Facility
equipment & the Facility
Check out the equipment list and a preview of the facility by selecting a button below.
An extensive range of bioprocessing equipment from various vendors are available.
The facility includes laboratories, workspaces, and offices.
Testimonials
Hear from our clients
Since 2018, Testa Center has supported more than 100 projects, ranging from academic to commercial ones.
Are you the next one?
Technological innovation
Testa Challenge
Testa Challenge was established to provide startups and companies in the technical and digital sector access to a fully funded, full-scale biological production process, and the expertise needed for them to explore the potential of their technologies in the bioprocessing industry. The challenge spans 3 weeks, where 5-6 selected projects take part in an end-to-end bioprocess run to test their technologies in real time.
News
Latest News
Testa Center Access Grant 2026-2027
Testa Challenge 2026 Companies Announced
Preview the Testa Center 2025 Yearbook
Staff
About The Team
Learn more about the technical experts who will be supporting you during your project.
