The company Microphyt outsources part of its R & D at
CEA in the framework of a collaboration agreement for four years on the
implementation of the program BOLERO. It concerns the development of mass
production processes and the development of molecules of interest in green
microalgae, including the genus Chlamydomonas.
Microphyt has developed and implemented an efficient
technology for mass production of microalgae, especially for the controlled
cultivation of fragile species. While current industrial production of
microalgae is from only a handful of species, the proprietary technology limits
the mechanical stress in photobioreactors and allows extending the scope of cultivable
species.