# Microphyt

operates a 5,000 m² flagship production facility in Baillargues, built under the EU-funded SCALE project, using its proprietary CAMARGUE tubular photobioreactor technology to produce high-value bioactive ingredients for food,…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/microphyt/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: France

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capacity | exceeding 100 tons of high-value ingredients per year | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101023593/reporting, https://microphyt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25-183_PR_Official-inauguration-of-SCALE-EN.pdf, https://www.cbe.europa.eu/news/scales-unique-microalgae-biorefinery-opens-france |
| Certification | FSSC 22000, COSMOS-approved, and ENVOL certified since 2017 | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101023593/reporting, https://microphyt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25-183_PR_Official-inauguration-of-SCALE-EN.pdf, https://www.bic-montpellier.com/en/actualites/microphyt-cree-la-premiere-unite-de-production-de-microalgues-au-monde |
| Regulatory approval | BrainPhyt ingredient approved by the FDA in 2019 [medium confidence] | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101023593/reporting |
| Production site | 5,000 m² industrial-scale biorefinery in Baillargues, France | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101023593/reporting, https://microphyt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25-183_PR_Official-inauguration-of-SCALE-EN.pdf, https://www.bic-montpellier.com/en/actualites/microphyt-cree-la-premiere-unite-de-production-de-microalgues-au-monde, https://www.cbe.europa.eu/news/scales-unique-microalgae-biorefinery-opens-france |
| Revenue | €715,229 in 2021; reported as $3M annually in other sources (2021-12-31) [medium confidence] | https://entreprises.lefigaro.fr/microphyt-34/entreprise-498354497 |

Independent sources: bic-montpellier.com, cbe.europa.eu, cordis.europa.eu, entreprises.lefigaro.fr

## Technologies

- [Photobioreactors (microalgae)](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/photobioreactors-microalgae/)