beyond is the result of a collaboration between two leaders in food technology innovation: Cintech Agroalimentaire, a renowned innovation and applied research centre, and Food Tech Factory, a creative studio dedicated to launching innovative technology start-ups in the food and agriculture sector. Cintech has developed cutting-edge expertise in the fields of spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging (HSI), which will be brought to market with the entrepreneurial technological expertise of Food Tech Factory to create beyond, a new technology company dedicated to ensuring food quality, safety and sustainability through artificial intelligence.

What is beyond?

Following the creation of an innovative spectroscopy and HSI platform developed in 2016 to improve quality control and food safety, Beyond integrates this technology with advanced capabilities in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and machine learning. 

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This revolutionary platform offers food companies unrivalled accuracy in detecting contaminants, optimising production efficiency and reducing food waste. Proven in a wide range of sectors, including meat, poultry, vegetables, fruit, nuts, chocolate and dairy, beyond enables food chain stakeholders, from producers to retailers, to achieve new standards of food safety and quality.

A Visionary Partnership

The collaboration between Cintech and Food Tech Factory represents a turning point in the evolution of HSI for the food industry. Highlights of this partnership include:

• Access to Cintech's unique expertise: state-of-the-art laboratories, robust equipment and unrivalled expertise in food science and industrial hyperspectral vision.
• Food Tech Factory role: commercialization of Beyond's enhanced platform through an entrepreneurial approach, positioning Beyond as a world leader.

Key Features of beyond’s Offering

• Enhanced food safety: Contaminant detection and compliance with the most stringent safety standards.
• Optimized quality control: Texture, maturity and freshness analysis with unrivalled accuracy.
• Increased efficiency: Process automation to overcome labor shortages and minimize resource wastage.
• Reduce food waste: Identification of defects and optimization of inputs for a sustainable production process.

Empowering the Food Industry

Beyond is a movement to redefine food safety and sustainability by combining the research expertise of Cintech Agroalimentaire with the commercialization expertise of Food Tech Factory. Beyond offers innovative solutions that bridge the gap between food science and industrial applications.

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For more information about Beyond and how it can revolutionize your food processing operations, contact us today:

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‍Cintech
Michaela Skulinova, mskulinova@cintech.ca 

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Food Tech Factory / beyond
David Desjardins, info@beyondfs.co