Service packages

SeAMK Food Labs offers companies practical research and development services throughout the entire food chain. We conduct consultations, studies, primary production cultivation trials, and other expert assignments according to company needs. This page collects examples of process testing service packages in different size categories. The content and scope of the service are always agreed upon according to the company’s goals. The packages illustrate what to expect from entities of different sizes and how they differ from each other. Prices and detailed content are defined on a case-by-case basis, so please request a separate quote if needed.

S-size package:

Preliminary preparations (max 2 workdays): Planning, resourcing, and scheduling the project implementation together with the client. Preliminary preparations can include, for example, a short review of literature related to the topic, raw material acquisition, and measures preparing for concrete test runs.

Pilot test runs (2 pilot days in the laboratory, 1 workday/day): Use of laboratory space for food processing testing under the guidance of a SeAMK expert. Test runs can be performed as an assignment, or the company has the opportunity to participate in the test run days. It is possible to include short, simple measurements and analytics during the test days, e.g., determining the dry matter content of a product sample.

Project conclusion and reporting (max 1 workday): The scope of reporting is agreed upon with the client, and the most relevant results to be reported are defined. Compiling results into a report may include, for example, run parameters, data, analysis of the experiment’s success, and suggestions for further development. Delivery of product samples to the client.

Summary: A light and limited entity to evaluate whether further development of a product idea or concept is justified. Suitable for situations where support is needed for the decision of whether to invest in a larger development project.

M- and L-size packages:

The larger service packages contain mainly the same content as the process testing S-package, but include more research, optimization of the piloted process, and other agreed measures. The differences between M- and L-size packages relate specifically to the available working time, the scope of analytics, and the number of experimental development tests.

Background work and planning: When tailoring and planning the entity, defining the project goals according to the client’s needs and priorities is emphasized. In the package, the research topic, piloted process, and analytics can be scoped, and criteria for successful development work can be agreed upon. A schedule and resourcing are planned for the project, and project progress monitoring is agreed upon with the company.

Development work and test runs: Process development work is coordinated by a SeAMK Food Labs person in charge, and resources are dimensioned according to the scope of the project. The progress of the development work is documented, and the plan is updated as the project proceeds. A broader development project allows for a deeper examination of the topic as well as optimization of the manufacturing process and the product. The company’s participation in the development work can be agreed upon according to the company’s wishes.

Project conclusion and reporting: At the end of the project, the results are reported according to the limitations agreed upon at the beginning of the project. In addition to analysis, process data, and results, the project report can include, for example, a plan for scaling to manufacturing scale.

Summary: A broader model with more time and expert resources to test alternatives, filter out weak solutions, and take functional ones forward. The project can be deepened stage by stage towards the final product, ensuring that the chosen direction withstands further development.

Contact SeAMK Food Labs, and together we will define the development project need and select the suitable entity.

This website has been produced as part of the Future Frami Food Lab development project.

Future Frami Food Lab is an ERDF-funded project. The main objective of the project is to increase the role of South Ostrobothnia as a food region and as a leading expert in food technology and processes in Finland and as an internationally significant actor. The project also strengthens SeAMK Food Labs’ role as a testing platform for food technologies and processes and as an identified competence cluster in the field.