SENSBIOSYN is a project funded by the European Commission within the Call FP 7-SME-2008-01.
The purpose of this research collaborative project is to develop sensors and biosensors for on-line monitoring growth parameters of algal biomass and their bioactive compounds produced by large scale systems, with a particular focus on a group of relevant industrial processes for the natural synthesis of antioxidant Xanthophylls.
The team, is composed of three Research Institutes:
- National Institute for Biological Sciences - Centre of Bioanalysis
- Ben Gurion University
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National Council of Research - Institute of Crystallography
and three SMEs:
- Biosensor S.r.l.
- Nanosens
- AlgaTechnologies Ltd.
The main objectives of the team are as follows:
The identification of the industrial bioprocess requirements; the definition of the biosensors specifications; and the biosensors design.
Screening, identification, characterization and purification of wild-type and molecular engineered Chlamydomonas reinhardtii photosystem II complexes for biosensor development. Set the Purification protocols, calibration and validation tests setup.
The development of a set of optical and electrochemical sensors able to assess the content and the antioxidant efficacy of accumulated xanthophylls.
Control of the biosensors application in field analysis; sensor response validation; manuals preparation, application notes.