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ScaleUpReady™ TEA Readiness Call
A Structured Diagnostic for Early-Stage Techno-Economic Decisions

Are you ready for a Techno-Economic Analysis, or is it too soon?

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The ScaleUpReady™ TEA Readiness Call is a structured, founder-level diagnostic conversation designed for biotech, food-tech, precision fermentation, and sustainable manufacturing startups.

 

Its purpose is simple:

 

To determine whether a techno-economic analysis will create real decision value now, later,  or not yet.

 

Many teams run a TEA too late, after key scale-up, manufacturing, or pilot design decisions are already locked in.

 

This call exists to prevent that.

Why This Call Exists

Many founders ask for a techno-economic analysis at the wrong time.

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Sometimes too early, without sufficient technical clarity.
 

Sometimes too late, after capital-intensive decisions are already embedded in the roadmap.

 

The purpose of this call is simple:

 

To help you decide whether a TEA makes sense now, later, or in stages, using the ScaleUpReady™ framework.

 

This is not about generic cost modeling.

 

It is about decision timing.

Who This Call Is For

This call is a good fit if you are:

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  • At laboratory, pre-pilot, or pilot stage

  • Preparing for Seed or Series A fundraising

  • Facing upcoming manufacturing or scale-up decisions

  • Evaluating whether industrial scale assumptions are economically defensible

 

It is especially valuable if you are unsure:

 

“Are we ready for a TEA, or do we need more data first?”

Who This Call Is Not For

This call is not a fit if you are:

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  • Looking for detailed CAPEX / OPEX numbers for free

  • Expecting formal deliverables from this conversation

  • Seeking a substitute for a full techno-economic analysis

  • Looking for free consulting or spreadsheet templates

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This is a diagnostic conversation, not an execution engagement.

What Happens During the ScaleUpReady™ TEA Readiness Call

During the call, we will:

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  • Assess your current technical and data readiness

  • Clarify which decisions a TEA could realistically support at your stage

  • Identify critical data gaps that would limit TEA value today

  • Discuss timing: now vs later vs a staged approach

  • Recommend a clear, honest next step

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This is not:

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  • A cost model

  • A feasibility study

  • A substitute for a full TEA

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It is a structured decision checkpoint.

What You’ll Leave With

By the end of the call, you should have:

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  • A clear answer to: “Is TEA useful for us right now?”

  • Clarity on what decisions TEA would, or would not, support

  • An understanding of what data is missing if it’s too early

  • A recommended next step aligned with your funding and technical stage

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The call is valuable even if the outcome is:

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Waiting is the right decision, with clarity on what to gather next to become ScaleUpReady™.

About the ScaleUpReady™ Approach

ScaleUpReady™ is the Techno-Economic Analysis framework developed and used by Sustech Innovation to help biotech, food-tech, and sustainable manufacturing founders decide when and how to scale.

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With more than 20 years of experience in industrial scale-up and techno-economic modeling, I have supported dozens of projects globally across:

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  • Biotech

  • Fermentation

  • Alternative proteins

  • Biomaterials

  • Sustainable chemicals

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The objective is always the same:

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Ensure that a TEA is done at the right time, for the right reason.

Request a TEA Readiness Call

To keep these calls focused and valuable, availability is limited.

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Please request this call only if you are actively considering a techno-economic analysis for a real project.

 

The call is:

 

Free · Confidential · Limited Availability

 

It does not create any obligation to proceed with further work.

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