Sustech Innovation the Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) for Biotech, Food-Tech & Sustainable Processes
Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) for Biotech, Food-Tech & Sustainable Scale-Up
At Sustech Innovation, we help biotech, food-tech, precision fermentation, and sustainable manufacturing startups translate technical innovation into commercial clarity through structured Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA).
A TEA connects engineering reality with financial logic, turning process development into disciplined industrial decisions.
It is not just a cost model.
It is a scale-up decision framework.
We support clients across:
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Latin America
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Middle East
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Asia
A Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) evaluates whether a technology can be produced:
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At commercial scale
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At competitive cost
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With defensible capital requirements
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With realistic margins
It links:
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Process design
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Capital expenditure (CAPEX)
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Operating expenditure (OPEX)
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Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
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Economies of scale
A well-timed TEA reduces risk before major scale-up, pilot, or investment decisions are made.
Unlike traditional feasibility studies built for large corporations, our approach is designed specifically for early-stage startups operating with:
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Limited data
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Limited capital
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Active fundraising timelines
The ScaleUpReady™ framework ensures that techno-economic analysis is:
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Decision-driven
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Stage-appropriate
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Capital-aware
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Transparent in assumptions
Instead of asking: “Can we model everything?”
We ask: “What level of techno-economic clarity do we need right now?”
Every structured TEA follows a disciplined progression:
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Define the real decision
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Translate laboratory processes into industrial design
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Quantify capital and operating costs
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Reveal unexpected economic constraints
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Convert insight into scale-up strategy
This staged methodology prevents premature lock-in and ensures industrial decisions are tested before capital is committed.
Many startups struggle with timing.
Run a TEA too early, and the data may be insufficient.
Run it too late, and expensive decisions may already be embedded in the roadmap.
The ScaleUpReady™ TEA Readiness Call exists to answer one question:
Is a TEA useful for you right now?
It is a structured diagnostic conversation designed to determine:
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If you are ready
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What decisions a TEA would support
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What data may still be missing
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Whether a staged approach makes more sense
Who This Is For
Our techno-economic analysis services support:
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Biotech startups
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Precision fermentation companies
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Alternative protein ventures
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Biomaterials innovators
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Sustainable chemical and manufacturing teams
Especially those:
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Preparing for Seed or Series A
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Defining pilot or first commercial scale
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Evaluating processing pathways
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Stress-testing capital requirements
Industrial scale-up is not just a technical challenge.
It is an economic one.
Structured techno-economic analysis ensures that scale decisions are informed, not assumed.
This is how teams become ScaleUpReady™.
🚀 Explore Further
→ The ScaleUpReady™ Framework
Understand decision-driven framework designed for early-stage biotech and food-tech scale-up.
→ The 5 Stages of a Techno-Economic Analysis
See how we translate laboratory processes into structured industrial and financial models.
→ TEA Readiness Call
Determine whether now is the right time to run a TEA — and what level of clarity your project needs.