INRAE Transfert Environment

Metys Environmental Biotechnologies Department

INRAE Support Unit

The Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology

The LBE is an INRAE research unit at the INRAE Occitanie-Montpellier center in Narbonne.

The LBE’s research focuses on the concept of environmental biorefinery, which consists in converting residues, waste, organic effluents and certain biomasses into products of interest (bioenergy, biomolecules, soil improvers and organic fertilizers) while minimizing their environmental and health impact.

The LBE relies on research excellence, a multidisciplinary approach and a wide range of topics, as well as on technology transfer and innovation. To achieve this, it relies on its Bio2E (Biotechnology and Environmental Biorefinery) platform.

The LBE boasts 4757 m² of floor space, including an 1882 m² experimental hall, and scientific and analytical equipment enabling it to set up and monitor experiments on different scales.

The METYS Service

INRAE Transfert Environment

In 2011, the LBE and INRAE Transfert joined forces to create the ITe Service, which develops and markets a range of services dedicated to the study of processes and channels for the agronomic or energetic treatment and recovery of all types of effluent, waste products or specific biomass.

Backed by the scientific and technological expertise of the LBE’s research teams, combined with the cutting-edge analytical and experimental equipment of the BIO2E platform, ITe’s offer integrates a complete range of services, from the analysis and characterization of organic matrices to industrial process expertise.

Environmental analyses
Physical, chemical and biochemical characterization
Measurement of biodegradability and aerobic or anaerobic biological activity
Technological feasibility and sizing studies
Bioreactor testing, process coupling and physico-chemical treatments
Expertise in industrial processes and advice to operators

At your service and attentive to your needs, Metys’ teams of technicians, engineers and PhDs, specialists in agronomy, biotechnology and the environment, will advise and support you at every stage of your project.