About Us
The leading edge open access piloting service provider
About Us
- Founded in 1916, KCL is a limited company
- 100+ years of pioneering the green transition
- Approx. 40 employees
- KCL offers pilot and laboratory services, contract manufacturing, consultancy and nobel biobased materials for the bioeconomy value chain
- KCL has a strict confidentiality policy protecting customer related information
Why KCL services
Scale advantage
Possibility to upscale from small test series to demo products. Mill scale conditions that support rapid market entry – quick customer feedback.
Low financial risk
Testing and production under realistic conditions, without large investments.
Confidentiality
No sharing of research knowledge, findings and results with other parties outside of the contracting client. KCL does not conduct internal research for dissemination or profit.
Professional personnel
Well planned trial programs in controlled conditions, staff with several decades of trial and measurement experience and expertise.
Open access, independent
Services and expertise available equally for all customers. KCL does not connect pilot trials or laboratory measurements with any indirect product sales targets.
Centralized location
KCL is located in Otaniemi, a bio processing hub including laboratory services, university and research organizations, all located within 15 mins from the Helsinki city center.
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