Next-Level Agriculture
Ruhr-Biotech develops large-scale microalgae bioreactors that mass produce protein-rich biomass (picture) for human food and animal feed.
Our technology prioritizes energy-efficient microalgae growth and cost-effective bioreactor construction. These two features are crucial for tackling the major challenges our food system is facing.
Current agriculture is failing
For millennia, traditional agriculture has been fulfilling much of the nutritional needs of our civilization. However, with skyrocketing global population, and climate change that devastates our farmlands, an alternative production of nutrients that is urgently needed to fulfill nutritional needs of our future generations at a global scale.
Our goal is to sustainably mass produce edible protein with our microalgae-based system, which functions independently of deteriorating climate and will help feed the world in the coming centuries.
Why Microalgae?
Microalgae growing in autotrophic cultivation utilize CO2 and nitrogen-containing salts to produce protein-rich biomass. This property enables microalgae to be cultivated without the need for complex precursors such as sugars that needs vast land and stable climate to farm, thus making microalgae a reliable and independent alternative to traditional crops.
Several microalgae strains such as Chlorella and Spirulina have been proven safe for human/animal consumption and have been on the market for decades, allowing the microalgae produced by our system to enter market with ease.