Bioreactor

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Bioreactor - Vessel or tank in which whole cells or cell-free enzymes transform raw materials into biochemical products and/or less undesirable by-products.
[NABIR Bioremediation Glossary]

News archive for Bioreactor:

NanoLogix Inc. Announces Joint Development With CL Solutions and ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchHydrogen bioreactor prototype operations continue at Welch's in Pennsylvania, with final testing of feedstock taking place prior to completion of an

Pluristem Appoints Ms. Chaya Mazouz Clinical Operations Director  -  04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),These placental mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are expanded in the Company's proprietary PluriX TM 3D bioreactor, which imitates the natural

EPA recognizes Yolo County landfill bioreactor  -  Jul 30, 2008
The California Aggie Online,The Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized the county for its landfill bioreactor, a system that takes the gas generated by solid waste and

HepaLife(TM) Achieves 20-Fold Increase in Cell Production for ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatch...of the Company's bioartificial liver, since scientists anticipate that tens of billions of cells will be needed inside the device's bioreactor system.

Yolo's 'bioreactor' recognized by EPA  -  Jul 22, 2008
Daily Democrat,..."The Yolo County Board of Supervisors has consistently supported landfill staff in their pursuit to move forward the county's bioreactor project," said John

Maharishi prof hopes to use algae to produce fuel  -  Jul 22, 2008
Chicago Tribune,And the state is considering a proposal from Maharishi University of Management to create an algae bioreactor. Its a fancy name for a concept that is really

Iraq troop trash fuels innovation  -  Jul 21, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Because the Tiger is a hybrid consisting of a gasifier, bioreactor and generator, much of it is built with off-the-shelf items, including a grinder.

Global market for membrane bioreactors estimated  -  Jul 28, 2008
HazMat Management Magazine,The global market for membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment has grown steadily since 1990, when it was worth only $1 million.

EPA praises Yolo landfill experiment  -  Jul 23, 2008
Daily Democrat,Its goal was to achieve a greater level of environmental protection and cost savings through the creation of a so-called "bioreactor landfill.

Metabolon Announces Implementation of Metabolomics Platform at Pfizer  -  Jul 21, 2008
Centre Daily Times,The global analysis of biochemicals provides a snapshot of the metabolic state of cells as they grow in a bioreactor. These cells grow in a nutrient-rich

Builder enlists water experts  -  Jul 5, 2008
Charlotte Observer,Until then developers are working to prove that their Siemens membrane bioreactor plant would work and, by recycling water, be an innovative solution to

Bacteria tandem turns waste into fuel  -  Jul 17, 2008
the chemical engineer,...by Claudia Flavell-While BIOENGINEERS AT BIRMINGHAM University, UK, have developed a very efficient hydrogen bioreactor by combining two different kinds of

New USBF and Membrane - Combined System  -  Jul 10, 2008
Water and Wastewater,By Justin Hebner Burnaby, Canada -- ECOfluid Systems announces introduction of a new USBF configuration, which consists of a USBFâ„¢ bioreactor followed by

Hydrogen bacteria to fill gas tanks?  -  Jul 21, 2008
RussiaToday,The prototype bioreactor he built mixes the bacteria with carbon monoxide and water - and makes hydrogen. Hydrogen is an attractive alternative fuel for the

When Red Meat  -  Jul 7, 2008
Indian Wine Academy,In the study titled The Stomach as a "Bioreactor": When Red Meat Meets Red Wine conducted by Joseph Kanner, Gorelik, Shlomit, Ligumsky, Moshe and Ron Kohen

Rentschler Biotechnologie Extends Capacities For Mammalian Cell ...  -  Jul 7, 2008
Pharmaceutical Processing,The modern, state-of-the-art 2500 L bioreactor is designed such that batch, fed-batch, or perfusion cell culture processes can be run.

Movement toward new sewer project slows down in Filer  -  Jul 18, 2008
Twin Falls Times-News,...complete the application process that will eventually fund the construction of a $7.9 million membrane bioreactor facility to replace existing lagoons.

Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth  -  Jul 23, 2008
FOXBusinessTo meet the global demand for Myozyme, Genzyme is working to secure approval of production at its 4000L bioreactor scale manufacturing plant in Belgium,

Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts  -  Jul 30, 2008
Washington Post,..."The mesh is grown in a bioreactor with human dermal fibroblast cells," Lancaster said. When the patch is placed on the heart, it delivers cells that grow

TheSubway.com: Early Market Alerts PSTI is Pick of the Day ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...mesenchymal stem cells in its PluriX(TM) 3D Bioreactor System produces therapeutic products with clear clinical benefits over existing therapies.

This Bud's For Biogas's Wiser Fans  -  Jul 31, 2008
Tampa Tribune,...of Angelo's Aggregate Materials' application to construct and operate a bioreactor landfill in the wilderness a couple of miles southeast of Dade City.

NIST Trumps The Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer  -  Jul 25, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...to provide a direct measure of particle size distributions, and to accept bioreactor samples with significantly reduced preparation requirements.

Cardiac tissue engineering  -  Jul 30, 2008
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (subscription)The broadening spectrum of experimental research looking at various matrices, cell preparations and bioreactor technologies will provide functioning heart

VaxGen Receives Repayment in Full of Bridge Loan to Raven ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
MarketWatchThe company owns a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility with a 1000-liter bioreactor that can be used to make cell culture or microbial

Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: Pluristem ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...mesenchymal stem cells in its PluriXâ„¢ 3D Bioreactor System produces therapeutic products with clear clinical benefits over existing therapies.

OriginOil Debuts Breakthrough Biofuels Technology at the National ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
FOXBusinessThe presenter, CEO Riggs Eckelberry, showed first images of an early prototype of the Helix BioReactor(TM) indoor growth vessel (see images at

Late bloomer  -  Jul 14, 2008
The Engineer,...'They're twiddling their thumbs because they can't go much further until someone develops a decent bioreactor.' Sapphire's science is sound, said Skill,

Sewer Plans Once Again Threaten Elk  -  Jul 28, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,...the sewage would be run through a batch filtration system, a mechanical membrane bioreactor system and an effluent cooling system before being released.

Water security for farms  -  Jul 28, 2008
Manning River Times,...of a wet weather storage area, an additional classifier and the modification of the bioreactor which removes some of the nutrients found in wastewater.

From Problem to Profit  -  Jul 28, 2008
Biomass Magazine,The struvite builds up scale deposits on the sides of the bioreactor and in pipes. It can foul heat exchangers, choke pumps and pipes, and reduce digester

Fuel From Food Waste: Bacteria Provide Power  -  Jul 17, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 17, 2008) — Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one

BSU employee honored during seminar  -  Jul 28, 2008
The News-Press,The facility uses membrane bioreactor technology to convert sewage and wastewater into reclaimed water used for irrigation and biosolids that are sold for

Patto waste plant raises a stink  -  Jul 26, 2008
Herald Publications,PANJIM, JULY 26 — Has the Corporation of the City of Panaji’s bioreactor plant been abandoned? Even though Panjim’s biodegradable waste continues to be

Rare Microorganism That Produces Hydrogen May Be Key To Tomorrow's ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
Science Daily (press release)...“The ability to operate at high temperatures has advantages – it is faster and the hydrogen producing bioreactor will not be contaminated by common microbes

Regional interest in Caybrew  -  Jul 24, 2008
Cay Compass,Mr. Wesseloh explained that with the tough local requirements and the brewery’s own focus on the environment, the Membrane Bioreactor System, from PlanAqua

Sample prep for automated real-time flow  -  Jul 23, 2008
Laboratory Talk,...manually fed samples or can be directly interfaced with one or several cell culture vessels for sterile automatic sampling of bioreactor contents.

Wastewater Reuse System starts up in Beijing  -  Jul 23, 2008
Water and Wastewater,The solution that Siemens provided includes a Memjet Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) system, which treats wastewater for reuse in the Olympic Village central area

Origin Oil presents at algae conference  -  Jul 23, 2008
Biodiesel Magazine,The second stage of the process uses the company’s Helix Bioreactor. The system differs from most photobioreactors in that it’s lit internally by low power

City officials at a loss where to dump garbage  -  Jul 22, 2008
Sun.Star,Tabora said only a minimal fee will be paid to Naguilian, but technical support and provision of bioreactor machines should be done by the city.

Final Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial of GVAX Immunotherapy ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
Business Wire (press release),GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer is currently being manufactured in Cell Genesys’ bioreactor manufacturing facility, a facility that is capable of

Pfizer Using Metabolon's Cellular Metabolism Tool  -  Jul 21, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),...“By monitoring a large number of biochemicals in a bioreactor process, customers can quickly uncover areas for optimization,� John Ryals, president and CEO

Sewage plan draws heavy critics  -  Jul 21, 2008
Coastal Courier,MBR means membrane bioreactor, a method of water reclamation that exceeds regulatory standards and is priced accordingly. Davis presented a plan to downsize

state-of-the-planet  -  Jul 17, 2008
Crikey (subscription),Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other.

LanzaTech taps carbon monoxide emissions to produce ethanol  -  Jul 18, 2008
VentureBeat,Trap a large quantity of emissions from a power plant, pipe them to algae or bacteria contained in either a pond or bioreactor, add a few nutrients and

Auto Industry Redesigns Engines While Ethanol Debate Rages  -  Jul 18, 2008
Design News,Once “gasified,� the feedstocks are broken down into ethanol and water inside a bioreactor filled with patented microorganisms (yes, microorganisms can be

Certain pain pump medications may be toxic to chondrocytes  -  Jul 18, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Dragoo and colleagues placed cultured human articular chondrocytes in a bioreactor with 1% lidocaine, 1% lidocaine with epinephrine, 0.25% bupivacaine,

Water treatment specialist quenches local projects’ water thirst  -  Jul 18, 2008
Creamer Media's Engineering News,The Biosep process, which is a membrane bioreactor pro- cess for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater, is another technological application

Upfront discusses MAb capture systems  -  Jul 17, 2008
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,A disposable bioreactor could be processed such that within one day with the MAb product is stored in a purified state for the downstream step.

Nakheel weighs up its delivery options  -  Jul 17, 2008
Global Water Intelligence (subscription),Palm first developed reverse osmosis plants and a membrane bioreactor for Nakheel’s Palm Jumeirah complex, and in 2006 won two 30-year concessions to

Green Art: Designers create PhotoBioReactor sculpture  -  Jul 15, 2008
TG DailyAccording to the designers, the bioreactor towers are attached to a machine that is designed to harvest and extract the algae biomass.




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