AlgEn, algal technology centre

AlgEn, algal technology centre is a Slovenian company based in Ljubljana that works in the field of algal technologies. According to its official website, AlgEn is committed to being an active participant in the growing area of algal technologies, complementing its internal research and development activities with components and know-how from partners to build effective solutions. The company positions algae as a platform with wide-ranging potential: production of biofuels from algae, bio-sequestration of greenhouse gaseous emissions, extraction of valuable organic materials, the nutritional qualities of algal biomass, production of antioxidants, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, antivirals and other pharma- and nutraceutical ingredients, and efficient wastewater treatment with nutrient and energy recovery. AlgEn describes itself as developing its own innovative components of a larger future solution while also integrating the best available technology into present-day solutions for customers. Its stated strategy is to develop particular innovative parts, use them in systems composed of state-of-the-art components to solve customer needs, partner with peer solution and component providers, liaise with research and development organizations, learn and acquire experience in currently available technological solutions, and contribute its own technology into global solutions worldwide. The company frames algal technology as a field that will not be transformed by a single breakthrough but by many integrated innovations. AlgEn offers services based on its understanding of processes, gained experience and acquired expertise. Some services are performed in-house, while others are performed by external organizations under AlgEn's supervision; the company emphasizes that the role of its expertise lies in knowing what to test and how to interpret results. The company is a member of the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) and is associated with the Centre for Algal Technologies (CAT) and Technology Park Ljubljana. Its website lists involvement in numerous projects, including NAMOR, FuelPhoria, Projekt Modrozelena, Locality, Cronus, BioRural, COST Paraqua, AlgaeCan, Water2REturn, Fotorespirometer, SaltGae, AlgaeBioGas and ALGADISK, and it has participated in events such as IWA Algae 2019 and AlgaEurope conferences. Wikidata describes AlgEn as a company in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The company operates in the European research and innovation ecosystem around algae, circular economy and wastewater treatment, and its public communications emphasize collaboration with research organizations and technology providers rather than a single proprietary product line.

AlgEn, algal technology centre is a Slovenian company located in Ljubljana. Public information about its founding date is not provided in the available evidence, but its official website and project listings show it operating as an algal technology research and services organization within Slovenia and the wider European research area. The company's own account of its field notes that research and development of biotechnologies connected to algae dates back at least 50 years. While the scientific area of phycology has progressed steadily, AlgEn observes that the biotechnology aspects have gained and lost popularity in waves. AlgEn positions itself within this longer history, aiming to contribute its own innovative components to what it describes as a world-changing technology that will require many integrated innovations rather than a single breakthrough. AlgEn's activities are documented through participation in a series of European and international projects. Its website lists projects including NAMOR, FuelPhoria, Projekt Modrozelena, Locality, Cronus, BioRural, COST Paraqua, AlgaeCan, Water2REturn, Fotorespirometer, SaltGae, AlgaeBioGas and ALGADISK. Event listings on the site include IWA Algae 2019, AlgaEurope 2017 and AlgaEurope 2018, an event on algae in the circular economy in June 2018, AlgEn at Eurocities 2017 on the circular economy, a SaltGae project meeting in November 2017, the kick-off meeting of LIFE ALGAECAN in October 2017, an industrial workshop on supercritical fluids in September 2017, a SaltGae technical meeting in Amiens in September 2017, and the start of the Water2Return H2020 project in July 2017. A photorespirometer project is noted as starting in December 2018. The company is a member of the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) and is associated with the Centre for Algal Technologies (CAT) and Technology Park Ljubljana. Its strategy emphasizes developing particular innovative parts, integrating them with state-of-the-art components, partnering with peer solution and component providers, liaising with research and development organizations, and contributing its own technology into global solutions worldwide. Its services are based on process understanding, experience and expertise, with some work performed in-house and some by external organizations under AlgEn's supervision.

• Water2Return H2020 project starts in July 2017

• SaltGae Technical Meeting Amiens in September 2017

• Industrial Workshop on Supercritical Fluids in September 2017

• Kick-Off meeting LIFE ALGAECAN in October 2017

• SaltGae Project Meeting M18 in November 2017

• AlgEn at Eurocities 2017 (Circular economy) in November 2017

• AlgaEurope 2017 in December 2017

• Algae in Circular Economy event in June 2018

• AlgEn at AlgaEurope 2018 in December 2018

• Photorespirometer project starts in December 2018

• IWA Algae 2019 in July 2019

A specialist algal technology centre that develops its own innovative components and integrates the best available technologies into practical solutions for customers, working within European research and innovation projects.

• Algal technology research and development

• Algae-based biotechnology solutions

• Wastewater treatment with nutrient and energy recovery

• Algal biomass valorisation

• Bio-sequestration of greenhouse gaseous emissions

• Production of antioxidants, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and antivirals from algae

1. 1AlgEn, algal technology centre | algen.eualgen.eu
2. 2Vision and strategy | algen.eualgen.eu
3. 3Services | algen.eualgen.eu
4. 4AlgEn, algal technology centre (Slovenia) - Wikidatawikidata.org