Our association member Festo presents PhotoBionicCell at the Hannover Messe. The bioreactor makes photosynthesis of algae possible efficiently and on a large scale.

Algae are small climate savers. Even during their natural photosynthesis outdoors, they are extremely efficient and bind ten times more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than land plants. In bioreactors with the appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. Therefore, they hold considerable potential for a climate-neutral circular economy. With the PhotoBionicCell research project, Festo is demonstrating a possible approach for the industrial biologization of tomorrow at Hannover Messe 2022.

This represents a very good example of a "Smart Biomanufacturing Device" and thus the necessary basic architecture of a Biointelligent Production System.

More exciting information about the innovation from Festo:

• Video of PhotoBioincCell https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_s7gX6zA6Go
• Documentation is also available: Festo_BioTech_Automation_de bzw in Englisch Festo_BioTech_Automation_en
• Press release: Automatisierte Kultivierung von Biomasse | Presse (festo.com)
• Insights into the work of Festo: Biologisation as a field of research | Festo DE