The Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, located in Delft, is a consortium of Delft University of Technology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Leiden University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Utrecht University, TNO, Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Agrotechnology and food Sciences Group and NIZO food research. It employs microbial genomics to improve microorganisms for use in industrial fermentation processes. Fermentation is used in the production, from renewable feedstocks, of food products and ingredients, beverages, pharmaceutical compounds, nutraceuticals, and fine and bulk chemicals. The research covers six programmes: yeast fermentation, fungal fermentation, lactic acid fermentation, biocatalysis, genomics tools including bioinformatics and society and genomics. The Kluyver Centre works in close collaboration with B-Basic in Delft. B-Basic is a consortium of universities, research institutions and industry and focuses on the development of new bio-based production for the chemical (and energy) industry.