CRITT BIO-INDUSTRIES
Industrial Biotechnology – Process Scale-Up – Active Ingredient Production – Enzyme Production and Implementation
The Component presentation
CRITT BIO-INDUSTRIES addresses the methodological and technological needs of companies and research laboratories in the field of Industrial Biotechnology, supporting their growth through innovation.
From concept development to industrial-scale implementation, CRITT BIO-INDUSTRIES is involved in all areas of R&D aimed at developin new processes and products.
CRITT BIO-INDUSTRIES supports and collaborates on projects through partnerships or subcontracting with both private and public entitites. It works with a wide range of partners, from start-ups to large corporations. The center is located on the INSA campus.
Fields of expertise
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Fermentation
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Enzyme engineering
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Downstream processing and stabilization of bioactive compounds
Biocatalysis
Large-scale reactors: from 20 L to 300 L ; Small-scale reactors: de 500 mL à 10 L ; Specialized equipment: microalgae cultivation, solid-state fermentation (SSF)
Biomass processing, purification and stabilization of active compounds
Solid-liquid separation; Cell disruption; Purification; Stabilization of active compounds
Analytic
Chromatography; Spectrometry; Other equipments: microscope, desiccator balance, gas analyzers, viscometer
Success stories - FERMENTALG
The objective of the EIMA project is to mass-produce molecules of interest through the digestion/valorization of carbonaceous substrates (industrial by-products) by microalgae.
The R&D strategy of the project is based on a differentiated and original approach aimed at defining for each molecule of interest the following continuum: a strain, a substrate, an optimized production process, and an application.
The EIMA project aims to produce molecules of interest from microalgae cultivated in mixotrophy with a dominant heterotrophic mode (i.e., primarily using energy from carbon substrates, supplemented with light energy).
The project also targets the development of a dedicated production process to valorize industrial by-products, primarily at their production site.