Bench-top Bioreactor
Labfors 5 for solid substrates
Bench-top Bioreactor
Labfors 5 for solid substrates
Your ideal bioreactor system for bioprocesses and enzymatic processes with solid substrates
Increase productivity and yield during your simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) processes, breaking down high concentrations of various raw materials, with this compact Labfors 5 bench-top bioreactor.
Advantages
By controlling the temperature of both the substrate and the double jacket, the two-fold system optimizes temperature control for the entire bioprocess, preventing overheating along the interior vessel wall, and keeping enzymatic activity high.
Because liquids and solids have different mixing properties, choose from a selection of stirrers for the right stirring system no matter what the substrate. With the high-torque, direct drive motor option, the system has enough power to also mix high concentrations of various raw materials.
Further optimize your processes through automation. eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software easily integrates with your bioreactors, so you can more efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.
By controlling the temperature of both the substrate and the double jacket, the two-fold system optimizes temperature control for the entire bioprocess, preventing overheating along the interior vessel wall, and keeping enzymatic activity high.
Because liquids and solids have different mixing properties, choose from a selection of stirrers for the right stirring system no matter what the substrate. With the high-torque, direct drive motor option, the system has enough power to also mix high concentrations of various raw materials.
Further optimize your processes through automation. eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software easily integrates with your bioreactors, so you can more efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.
Powerful motor for mixing solid substrates and enzymatic bioprocesses
Product specifications
- Vessel size (and working volume): 3.6 L (1-2.5 L)
- Base unit with control panel dimensions (W x D x H): 464 x 462 x 996 mm
- Parallel operation via touchscreen controller up to 6 vessels
- Direct drive up to 1000 min-1 with the high-torque motor option
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All publicationsResearchers have sequenced and characterized a novel thermophilic cyanobacterium isolated from a hot spring in Namibia, revealing how it adapts to extreme heat through temperature responsive protein expression. Cultivated using the INFORS HT Labfors bench-top bioreactor, the strain proposed to represent a new genus within the Thermosynechococcaceae family displayed distinct genomic and proteomic features linked to thermotolerance. These findings expand our understanding of extremophile adaptation and highlight promising targets for future bioengineering and high temperature biotechnological applications.
In this application note, Enzyferm AS compares bioreactor and shaking flask systems for high-temperature aerobic propagation of Kveik yeast. Using the INFORS HT Minifors 2 and Multitron Standard, the study evaluates ease of use, process control, and reproducibility when working with single- and multi-strain cultures at. The results highlight how system choice impacts robustness and consistency in demanding fermentation conditions.
In collaboration with Regenera Moléculas do Mar and Ecovias Cerrado, this application note presents the successful scale-up of a bioluminescent marine strain, Aliivibrio sp. (ref. 1485), using the INFORS HT Minifors 2 bioreactor and eve bioprocess software. The study validated a reproducible cultivation protocol and examined the light-emission kinetics of the strain under controlled conditions. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of marine bioprocesses and demonstrate how precise bioreactor control supports the development of bioluminescent applications.
Researchers have sequenced and characterized a novel thermophilic cyanobacterium isolated from a hot spring in Namibia, revealing how it adapts to extreme heat through temperature responsive protein expression. Cultivated using the INFORS HT Labfors bench-top bioreactor, the strain proposed to represent a new genus within the Thermosynechococcaceae family displayed distinct genomic and proteomic features linked to thermotolerance. These findings expand our understanding of extremophile adaptation and highlight promising targets for future bioengineering and high temperature biotechnological applications.
In this application note, Enzyferm AS compares bioreactor and shaking flask systems for high-temperature aerobic propagation of Kveik yeast. Using the INFORS HT Minifors 2 and Multitron Standard, the study evaluates ease of use, process control, and reproducibility when working with single- and multi-strain cultures at. The results highlight how system choice impacts robustness and consistency in demanding fermentation conditions.
In collaboration with Regenera Moléculas do Mar and Ecovias Cerrado, this application note presents the successful scale-up of a bioluminescent marine strain, Aliivibrio sp. (ref. 1485), using the INFORS HT Minifors 2 bioreactor and eve bioprocess software. The study validated a reproducible cultivation protocol and examined the light-emission kinetics of the strain under controlled conditions. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of marine bioprocesses and demonstrate how precise bioreactor control supports the development of bioluminescent applications.
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Prof. Dr. Christoph HerwigHead of Biochemical Engineering, Vienna Technical University
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Feeding strategy is one of the most influential variables in any bioprocess. Whether you’re working with bacterial, yeast, fungal, or mammalian cell cultures, how you supply nutrients affects everything from growth rates and yields to oxygen demand and product quality. The choice between batch, fed-batch, and continuous culture depends on your organism, application, and production goals. Fortunately, modern bioreactor systems like those from INFORS HT make it easy to implement any of these strategies at lab or pilot scale.
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) in Scotland supports companies and researchers to address key challenges in biotechnology, from finding new uses for waste to developing sustainable feedstocks. By supporting researchers, startups, and SMEs, IBioIC helps move ideas out of the lab and into real-world applications that contribute to the circular bioeconomy.
Scaling microbial fermentation, when working with bacterial, fungal, or yeast-based systems, from laboratory scale to pilot or commercial production involves many challenges. Whether you are producing bacterial cultures for biopharmaceuticals, yeast for bioethanol production, fungal systems for enzyme manufacturing, or precision fermentation products, understanding these specific challenges and confidently overcoming them is important.
Feeding strategy is one of the most influential variables in any bioprocess. Whether you’re working with bacterial, yeast, fungal, or mammalian cell cultures, how you supply nutrients affects everything from growth rates and yields to oxygen demand and product quality. The choice between batch, fed-batch, and continuous culture depends on your organism, application, and production goals. Fortunately, modern bioreactor systems like those from INFORS HT make it easy to implement any of these strategies at lab or pilot scale.
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Maintain optimal performance and longevity in your bioreactors with a range of services and support.
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The eve® software integrates workflows, devices, bioprocess information and big data in a user-friendly web-based platform.
Maintain optimal performance and longevity in your bioreactors with a range of services and support.
Optimize your bioreactor or fermentation systems with a comprehensive range of accessories and consumables.
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