The 4th edition of this catalogue contains information on the cultivation and composition characteristics of 50 microalgae. Each entry includes relevant links to Atlantic Area stakeholders known to have a relevant connection with each of the species listed, be it in the form of culture collections, research expertise, technology developers, or biomass producers. We invite the...Read More

Below is a list of newsletters summarizing all the activities/events in the EnhanceMicroAlgae project. Newsletter – January 2023 Newsletter – October 2022 Newsletter – March 2021 Newsletter – January 2021 Newsletter – November 2020 Newsletter – September 2020 Newsletter – August 2020 Newsletter – July 2020 Newsletter – June 2020 Newsletter – May 2020 Newsletter...Read More

EnhanceMicroaAlgae partners at University of Manchester have developed a new multi-scale model based on population-balance equations to describe the autotrophic cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis, which can produce significant amounts of industrially important compounds. The model uses cell volume as the internal coordinate, and can describe cell growth, and lysis, making possible the description of the...Read More

EnhanceMicroAlgae partners at La Rochelle University (La Rochelle University/CNRS UMR 7266 LIENSs) are developing innovative processes to extract and purify microalgae pigments and develop original applications of microalgae pigments for human health. Their latest work, published in collaboration with UMR 8038 CiTCoM, Faculté de Santé, UFR Pharmacie, Université Paris Cité and IFREMER Nantes gives a...Read More

EnhanceMicroAlgae partners at Swansea University and King Abdullah University have had their article “Therapeutic Potential of Microalgae-Derived Bioactive Metabolites Is Influenced by Different Large-Scale Culture Strategies” published in Marine Drugs. Microalgae have been identified as one of the most promising sources of novel bioactive compounds for biomedical applications, the food industry, and cosmetics. In the last...Read More

EnhanceMicroaAlgae partners at University of Manchester have developed a new optimised mixotrophic cultivation strategy for multi-product production that epitomises the microalgal biorefinery paradigm. The bioprocess yields enhanced biomass growth as well as significantly increased lipid and starch production. In addition, they have developed a new model of the process which can be used to optimally...Read More

EnhanceMicroaAlgae partners at the University of Manchester have developed a new mixotrophic cultivation strategy that produces enhanced biomass growth as well as significantly increased lipid and starch production based on a pulse feeding strategy. In addition, they have developed a new model of the process which they have used to optimise the feeding strategy to...Read More

EnhanceMicroAlgae partners at La Rochelle University (La Rochelle University/CNRS UMR 7266 LIENSs) are developing innovative processes to extract and purify microalgae pigments and develop original applications of microalgae pigments for human health. Their latest work, published in collaboration with IFREMER Nantes and the Génie des Procédés Environnement (GEPEA) lab at Nantes University, gives a comprehensive...Read More

The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a text that explains how to optimise the commercial production of microalgal biomass. The target audience for this work includes: Undergraduate and postgraduate students of biology, process biotechnology and chemical engineering. Engineers engaging in the design and optimisation of microalgal bioreactors. Aquaculturists wishing to...Read More

The University of Manchester team has complied a Microalgae Strain catalogue containing information on a large variety of strains. The catalogue is part of the deliverables from WP7, led by Swansea University, and includes a wealth of material on strain cultivation, composition, and characteristics. This updated version contains information about more microalgae, besides additional details...Read More