Les Laboratoires Iso-Biokem inc.
$27,090.00 CAD
≈ 4 months of average Canadian pay
- Department
- National Research Council Canada
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2021-2022
- Agreement period
- June 7, 2021 – March 31, 2022
- Reference
- nrc-cnrc:172-2021-2022-Q2-972789
Published purpose
When extracting compounds of interest from microalgae, a significant part of the biomass cannot be exploited. In the case of stable isotope enriched biomass, this residual biomass has a significant commercial value. In order to exploit this biomass, the company wishes to evaluate the possibility of using this organic matter as a nutrient source for a second level decomposer protist, Sphaeroforma artica. This microorganism has recently been identified as being extremely efficient at recycling waste material while being an incredible source of long chain omega-3 (DHA, EPA and DPA) which are highly sought as lipids in the industry.
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