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In a study from the University of Aveiro, researchers leveraged the INFORS HT Minifors bench-top bioreactor to optimize recombinant laccase production in Komagataella phaffii. By fine-tuning cultivation conditions, they scaled laccase production and demonstrated its stability and effectiveness as a biocatalyst. Notably, this laccase was used to assist dopamine polymerization, achieving an innovative polydopamine coating on filter paper, an exciting advance in enzyme applications for material science.

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart discovered that blue LED light exposure can boost CHO cell productivity by 57%. Using the INFORS HT Minitron incubator shaker, they demonstrated how precise light optimization offers a simple, non-invasive approach to enhancing biopharmaceutical production. This breakthrough could enhance efficiency in bioreactors.

Researchers at Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ GmbH, Leipzig, explored the effects of xenobiotics on gut microbiota using the Multifors bench-top bioreactor. Their findings highlight the impact of environmental contaminants like PFAS and BPX on microbial communities and metabolic pathways, emphasizing the need to consider these interactions for public health.

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences explored how yeast strains can naturally enhance color in white wine fermentation. Using the INFORS HT Multifors bioreactor and eve software, they examined Starmerella bacillaris strains that influence wine color, polyphenol content, and antioxidant properties. The findings suggest that S. bacillaris offers an eco-friendly alternative to artificial additives in winemaking, highlighting its potential to improve food quality naturally. This study paves the way for sustainable practices and innovative applications in food production and fermentation.

Researchers at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, used the INFORS HT Minifors bioreactor to cultivate a promising new beta-galactosidase enzyme from Paenibacillus wynnii. Known as BgaPw, this enzyme excels in lactose hydrolysis with impressive activity and resistance to product inhibition, paving the way for industrial applications in lactose conversion.

Researchers at TU Dortmund University have uncovered metabolic bottlenecks in Pseudomonas taiwanensis during growth on d-xylose, using the INFORS HT Multitron Standard incubator shaker. Their findings offer new insights into optimizing the Weimberg pathway for bioprocesses on renewable feedstocks, advancing strain development and bioproduction.

Researchers at Université de Sherbrooke have successfully characterized bacterial cellulose (BC) produced from a novel strain isolated from a kombucha SCOBY. Using the Minitron incubator shaker and an INFORS HT bioreactor, they evaluated the mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties of BC, revealing its potential for applications in biomedical, textile, and cosmetic industries.

Researchers from the University of São Paulo have developed an innovative two-stage anaerobic digestion process that enhances methane production from sugarcane vinasse. Their approach, which integrates a fermentative-sulfidogenic stage, boosts biogas quality, lowers costs, and eliminates the need for chemical additives. This promising solution could revolutionize bioenergy recovery in sugarcane biorefineries.

Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, in Germany, have developed an in vitro model to investigate how environmental chemicals, such as bisphenols (BPX) and PFAS mixtures, affect the interactions between the microbiome and immune system. Using the Multifors bench-top bioreactor, they demonstrated that chronic chemical exposure can alter immune cell activation without affecting microbial community structure.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison utilized an optimized Multifors bench-top bioreactor system to significantly enhance the production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) from aqueous aromatic streams using Novosphingobium aromaticivorans. Their findings demonstrate how membrane separation and pH control improvements boost PDC yields, advancing the production of biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass for polymer-based materials.