Flavourtech’s new European home, the Plus Ultra III building at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), was officially opened on Wednesday 12 November 2025.
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is part of the private-publicly funded ten-year Foodvalley 2030 programme that reinforces collaboration between private and public partners. Participants aim to work together to achieve ground-breaking innovations in agriculture and food for a healthier and more sustainable future.
Kadans Science Partners, who develops specialised assets at over 30 science clusters across Europe, have recently completed their Plus Ultra III building on the WUR campus. Plus Ultra III is the first laboratory building in the Netherlands built almost entirely with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Designed by Proof of the Sum, the timber construction makes the building CO₂-negative, thereby setting a new standard for sustainable building. In addition, the façade is clad with specially developed tiles made of 100% recycled PVC, in collaboration with Pretty Plastic. The building has been designed with circularity in mind: all components are demountable, and solar energy, thermal energy storage, and nature-inclusive elements have been incorporated.
Plus Ultra III was officially opened by Peter Ploegsma (WUR), Michel Leemhuis (Kadans), and Wageningen’s Mayor, Floor Vermeulen on the 12 of November in Wageningen. Visitors were given, under the theme of Circularity on the Wageningen Campus, a unique insight into both the building and the work of organisations on and around the campus. Its flexible laboratories and pilot plants, combined with offices and shared facilities, make the building an ideal base for both start-ups and scale-ups, as well as R&D departments of established companies in the innovative food sector. Both the atrium, serving as the social heart, and the location next to the previously developed Plus Ultra I and II buildings encourage interaction and collaboration.
Australian company Flavourtech, along with Fuji Oil, Yakult, and Samyang Foods, are proud to be among the first users of this pioneering building. Flavortech General Manager, Leon Skaliotis commented that “Flavourtech and our European customers are very excited that we have our offices and, more importantly, our pilot plant at Wageningen University. We are looking forward to future collaboration with customers, academic staff and the resident international business community in developing and enhancing the food and beverage tastes and flavours of the future. Our Netherlands team is busy settling into the new mezzanine, offices as well as coordinating the fit-out of our pilot plant downstairs, which will be ready for customer trials in 2026!”
Flavourtech is a global technology manufacturer specialising in dealcoholisation, aroma recovery, extraction and evaporation solutions for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries and looks forward to welcoming you to their facilities in Wageningen. For more information on their innovative technologies, visit www.flavourtech.com.