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Research & Development
From science to industry
The transfer of knowledge from the university to industry was of crucial importance when e~nema was founded.
Started as a spin-off from the Department of Biotechnology and Biological Control of the
Institute of Phytopathology at the University of Kiel, the company optimised the liquid culture
of insect-pathogenic nematodes developed there and set up industrial scale production.
Experts for biotechnological process optimisation
By constantly thriving for optimisation of biotechnological production processes, e~nema has become an expert in
the industrial production of microorganisms: Due to the complex mutual relationship of the
insecticidal nematodes with physiologically instable symbiotic bacteria, the reliable
and high yielding production of these sensitive microorganisms was a prerequisite to consistently
produce nematodes at high and increasing yields.
Experts for technical process optimisation
Along with optimising the production process biologically, the technical side of nematode production
and the symbiotically associated microorganisms was enlarged and improved. The technical equipment
increased in size and versatility with improved knowledge on the bottlenecks of the production process. For instance,
the largest bioreactor used today has a capacity of 8000 liter.
Transfer of know-how and technology
Besides research on existing or new products from e~nema itself toll production gives rise to further research
areas. Due to the generously scaled and versatile equipment e~nema can offer its facilities to other companies or
research institutes. The organisms which we were asked to produce might be used in the familiar
area of biological control. Others are used in completely different sectors, like aquaculture, for
instance. Due to the knowledge and experience of e~nema, the production processes can be developed, performed and
optimised in close co-operation with the client.
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