Special Episode: Erika Georget - ERIDIA
In this special episode of Protein Production Technology International, host Nick interviews Erika Georget, Managing Director of ERIDIA, a company specializing in scaling fermentation and cellular agriculture technologies. Erika discusses ERIDIA's comprehensive services, from feasibility studies to large-scale plant design, with a focus on optimizing processes for food, biopharmaceutical, and chemical industries. She highlights ERIDIA’s unique position as a joint venture, combining expertise in process engineering and biopharmaceutical scaling. Key topics include the importance of starting scale-up considerations early, avoiding common cost traps, and the value of outsourcing specialized tasks. Erika also shares insights on how ERIDIA helps startups navigate complex challenges in scaling, ensuring both market readiness and process efficiency. The episode concludes with a look at the future potential of fermentation and cellular agriculture in transforming sustainable food production.