Industrial Biotech · Scale-up Consulting

Scaling Biotech: from benchtop discovery to industrial reality.

We turn lab-scale breakthroughs into robust, regulated, and profitable operations — so your science reaches the market with the economics, data, and compliance it needs to win.

Bench → CommercialEnd-to-end scale-up trajectories
Regulated & ValidatedUSDA · FDA approvals delivered
Operator-Grade DepthBuilt by engineers, not slide-makers
Who we are

A partner for startups and companies turning science into industrial operations.

At MAS Industrial Biotech we specialize in converting early-stage scientific advances into validated, regulated, and economically sustainable industrial processes. We sit between the lab and the plant — translating biology and chemistry into engineering decisions that protect your runway, your margins, and your timeline.

Where we work
Proteins Industrial & Nutritional Oils Biomass Valorization Biofuels Biomaterials
What we do

Three practices, one outcome: a scalable, regulated, and profitable process.

Whether you are moving from 10 L to 10,000 L, preparing your first regulatory dossier, or building the commercial story that unlocks your next round, we engage where it moves the needle.

01

Industrial Scale-Up & Bioprocess Engineering

We bridge the critical gap from bench to industrial fermentor — designing, modeling, and de-risking scale-up trajectories while optimizing unit economics.

  • Scale-up design packages (bench → pilot → demo → commercial)
  • Bioprocess modeling and techno-economic analysis (TEA)
  • Fermentation, downstream processing & formulation optimization
  • Process validation protocols and SOPs
02

Field Trials, Pilot Programs & Regulatory Compliance

We plan and execute pilot campaigns, field trials, and validation runs — producing the data packages that regulators, investors, and customers actually require.

  • Pilot plant design and trial planning
  • Regulatory strategy (FDA, EFSA, EPA, ANMAT and beyond)
  • GMP, HACCP and ISO-aligned documentation
  • Dossier preparation: novel foods, feed, biofuels, biomaterials
03

Strategic Innovation, Commercialization & Market Access

We help startups and leadership teams translate scientific capability into commercial strategy — identifying high-value applications, securing partnerships, and unlocking revenue.

  • Market assessment and opportunity sizing
  • Go-to-market and pricing strategy
  • Partnership, licensing and off-take negotiations
  • Investor-grade technical due diligence & fundraising support
Inside the work

Where we put our hands on your process.

From bench to pilot to plant, our engagements touch the same real systems your team works with every day — scale-up bioreactors, field trials, and downstream processing.

10 m³

Scale-Up Bioreactors

Fermentation and cell-culture scale-up from bench to industrial volumes — including impeller design, aeration, mass transfer, and heat management at production scale.

Field Trials & Pilot Programs

Planning, executing, and analyzing field trials and pilot campaigns that generate the validated data regulators, investors, and customers actually trust.

BUFFER DSP UV

Downstream Processing (DSP)

Separation, purification, and formulation — from primary recovery through final product spec. We optimize for yield, quality, and unit economics.

How we work

A practical, milestone-driven engagement — not a 90-slide deck.

Our approach is built for startups and companies that need decisions, not decks. Four stages, clear deliverables, and hands-on involvement where it matters most.

01 · Discover

Map the process

We understand your science, targets, and constraints — then align on what success looks like technically and commercially.

02 · Diagnose

Find the bottleneck

We identify the specific bioprocess, regulatory, or commercial gaps that actually block scale — and size their impact.

03 · Design

Build the roadmap

We deliver a de-risked scale-up, regulatory, or commercial plan with defined milestones, CAPEX/OPEX and decision gates.

04 · Deliver

Execute with you

We stay hands-on through trials, dossiers, and partnerships — until the process is running and the milestones are hit.

Why MAS Industrial Biotech

Operator depth where most consultants stop at the slide deck.

Biotech scale-up fails in the details. We live in those details, and we're built to work alongside your team — not in parallel to it.

Operator-level depth

We've scaled real processes in fermentation, oils, and biomass — not just written reports about them.

End-to-end coverage

Technical, regulatory, and commercial under one roof — so your scale-up, dossier, and go-to-market are coherent, not fragmented.

Built for scaling teams

Pragmatic, fast, and obsessed with unit economics. We protect your runway and your timeline.

Cross-sector fluency

From alternative proteins and nutritional oils to biofuels and biomaterials — we bring patterns from adjacent industries that save years.

Leadership

Founder-led. Operator-built.

MAS Industrial Biotech is led by someone who has actually scaled biomolecule production — through field trials, plants, regulators, and commercial launch.

MS

Martín Salinas — Founder & Principal

Results-driven executive with 15+ years leading industrial biotechnology projects across product innovation, regulatory strategy, IP development, and large-scale implementation.

Proven scale-up track record

Built and scaled biomolecule production facilities — from early-stage field trials to full industrial processing — with demonstrated results on the ground, not on slideware.

Regulatory approvals delivered

Hands-on experience securing USDA and FDA approvals, protecting IP, and navigating the approval pathways that determine whether a process reaches the market.

Cross-border commercial fluency

Leads high-impact ventures across LatAm and the U.S. — combining operational excellence with cross-functional leadership and stakeholder engagement.

Ready to move your process from the bench to the plant?

Tell us where your process is today. In a 30-minute introductory call, we'll surface the 2–3 bottlenecks that matter most and outline a path forward.

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Let's talk scale-up.

Share a brief about your process, product, or regulatory challenge. We typically respond within one business day and come prepared with a point of view.

Serving LatAm · U.S.