Classify & Monitor Algal Growth with FlowCAM Auto-Imaging System

Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1999 as a spinoff from Bigelow Laboratory for Oceanographic Sciences in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and has grown every year since. The company’s business thrust is best stated by our mission statement:

Fluid Imaging Technologies Mission Statement:

Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. will provide innovative imaging-based particle analysis products and services on a global scale with a world-class commitment to customer service, quality and value.

Fluid Imaging Headquarters in Yarmouth, ME.

Since our founding, we have been the world-leader in particle analysis instrumentation based upon digital imaging technology. Our flagship product, FlowCAM®, was the first imaging particle analyzer on the market, and continues to lead the way in hardware innovations. Our particle analysis software, VisualSpreadsheet©, was the first particle analysis software to use sophisticated statistical pattern  recognition algorithms for automatically characterizing different particle types in a heterogeneous solution.

In April of 2007, we outgrew our original offices in Edgecomb, ME and moved to our current location in Yarmouth, ME. Located just 20 minutes from Downtown Portland (Maine’s largest city) and the airport, the current location houses our entire production, laboratory and office spaces.

Source: http://www.fluidimaging.com/about-us-overview.htm

AlgaeLink

AlgaeLink started in 2007 with a prime objective of offering a robust, highly effective photobioreactor for the cultivation of algae. Extensive research over a number of years has proven that algae is a high-value commodity and extremely beneficial for use in a large number of markets, including the Food (e.g. nutraceuticals, food additives), Feed (e.g. aquaculture feed) and Fuel industry. Algae farms offer great solutions for CO2 and Waste Water emission problems too.

AlgaeLink NV is a Dutch Company that designs and manufactures algae growing equipment and cultivates algae for various global markets. AlgaeLink is building a world-wide supply chain and partner network that is sustainable and delivers value to our global customers. Our operations cover algae production, equipment, consultancy, installation support and training.

Our key focus areas are:

Food Food 

Covers nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products for human consumption, proteins, omega oils, food supplements, cosmetics, etc.

Feed Feed 

Aquaculture and animal feed, which is not limited to fish farming, but also general livestock and even domestic animals.

Fuel Fuel 

Green energy, biodiesel, bio-ethanol, bio-gas, bio-oil, and jet fuel.

CO2 CO2 

Ability to sequester CO2 and implement as profit making plant, rather than cost effects of sequestering.

WasteWater Waste water management 

The ability of implementing the photobioreactor into existing waste water plants for water purification through nutritient absorption.

 

AlgaeLink manufactures the best products available on the bio energy market today and sells them at attractive prices. We invite you to visit our plant in The Netherlands and evaluate our products.

Source: http://www.algaelink.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2

Exxon Mobil

About Exxon Mobil: 

We are the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world.
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Algae biofuels
Algae Biofuels

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Meeting the world’s growing energy demands will require a multitude of sources. Biofuel from algae could be a meaningful part of the solution in the future because of its potential as an economically viable, low emissions transportation fuel.

Together ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) announced in July 2010 the opening of a new greenhouse facility to enable the next level of research and testing in our algae biofuels program. This greenhouse, located in La Jolla, California, is part of our ongoing commitment to advance breakthrough energy technologies to help address the world’s long term energy challenges.

In July 2009, ExxonMobil joined with Synthetic Genomics, Inc (SGI) to launch new program to research and develop next-generation biofuelsFuels composed of or produced from biological raw materials, such as plants, photosynthetic organisms, or animal waste. from photosynthetic algae. The opening of the greenhouse is an important milestone because it provides the next level in scale up from a laboratory setting to an environment that better reflects real-world conditions for algae production.  SGI and ExxonMobil researchers are using the facility to test whether large-scale quantities of affordable fuel can be produced from algae.

Source: http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/about.aspx

FEBICO

1. Largest microalgae supplier in Asia
FEBICO has a 140,000 m2 manufacturing site with over 60 microalgae culture ponds in beautiful Ping-Tung County at southern Taiwan. With our proprietary technology, our yearly production capacity can reach more than 1,000 tons microalgae. Our clients are located mostly in Japan, Europe, and US. FEBICO’s mission is to provide quality microalgae products to serve public’s nutritional, cosmetic, and biomedical needs.

2. Microalgae cultivated in an unpolluted, native environment
FEBICO’s microalgae is cultivated in pure mountain spring water from Mt. Da-Wu. It is located in an environmentally unpolluted area submerged with constant sunlight. Yearly average temperature is around 25?. It is the most beautiful and ideal site for Spirulina and Chlorella cultivation.

3. Multiple certifications attributed from professional research team.
Organic Chlorella and Spirulina certified by USDA National Organic Program (NOP), Naturland (an IFOAM accredited association), Halal Certificate, and Chinese Organic Agribusiness Association (C.O.A.A)
Our production facility is certified by HACCP, ISO 22000, and GMP.
Research ability is accredited by multiple patents in Taiwan (chlorella cracked cell wall) and US patent.

4. High-valued biotechnology company
Through years of research experiences and investment, FEBICO has extracted a natural substance Apogen to effectively prevent infections and replication of enterovirus 71 and influenza A, B. Studies has published in the Journal of Medical Virology 70:119-125 (2003) and approved by US patent (US6346408) in 2001. A complete series of Flogen phycobiliproteins, for In Vitro diagnostic use.

Source: http://www.febico.com/index_en.html