CAPSULAE is the result of a merger between several R&I teams with cutting-edge skills in a wide spectrum of technologies. The combination of these skills allows the development of innovative, high-performance and differentiating formulations of ingredients, able to meet the needs and expectations of INNOV’IA‘s customers and partners.
Infrastructures
- A Central Laboratory of 410 m2 with 8 rooms to create prototypes, from 10’s-100’s of grams of encapsulated products
- A Pilot Platform of 465 m2 with 4 process boxes to choose the formulation process and produce several kilograms of products
NEW IN 2026: 2 state-of-the-art pilot encapsulation workshops
- Closed-loop multi-effect spray drying workshop
- Evaporation capacity: 15 kg/h
- Specifically designed for the optimal protection of heat-sensitive compounds
- Fluidized Bed (FB) processing workshop
- Versatile unit with 4 distinct configurations
- Processing capacity: 50 to 100 kg of high value-added products
→ Breakthrough technologies serving performance
- Optimized control through advanced monitoring systems
- Reduced energy footprint thanks to closed-loop technologies
- Accelerated development cycles via CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling
- Next-generation coating solutions for sensitive actives (enzymes, probiotics, vitamins)
- Use of innovative bio-based materials
- Process intensification for increased productivity
- Production of industrial-scale pilot batches (50–100 kg) enabling rigorous validation of functional properties by clients
Technological platforms
Our skills and know-how relate more specificaly to the following technologies:
- Emulsification (emulsion, double emulsion, nano-emulsion, microencapsulation)
- Spray drying (co-drying, micro-granulation, continuous agglomeration, microencapsulation)
- Spray-cooling/Prilling (microencapsulation)
- Fluid Bed Drying (overdrying, pre-agglomeration, granulation, impregnation)
- Fluid Bed Coating (microencapsulation)
- Dripping
- Extrusion
NEWS AND EVENTS CAPSULAE
Collaborative Research & Innovation: Le Mans Université, CNRS, and Capsulæ, with the support of the ANR, join forces to design biodegradable microcapsules
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Emulsion-Based Microencapsulation Technologies
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