Sustainable Technologies for the Future of Cell Cultivation
Utilising food industry side streams to develop sustainable culture media for cell cultivation.
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Utilising food industry side streams to develop sustainable culture media for cell cultivation.
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The programme focuses on developing affordable and ethical alternatives to fetal bovine serum (FBS), which remains one of the major cost and ethical challenges in animal cell cultivation.
Food-grade culture media
Circular bioeconomy
Side-stream valorisation
Digital bioprocess optimisation
By combining enzymatic hydrolysis, microbial fermentation, computational modelling and advanced bioprocesses, we develop universal and cell-specific serum replacements tailored to the requirements of different cell lines.
Particular emphasis is placed on process automation, the development of modular production systems, and digital bioprocess twins to optimise production and ensure high product quality.
The developed solutions will also have broad application potential in biomedicine, biopharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine. By converting food industry side streams into high-value ingredients, the programme promotes the circular bioeconomy and contributes to the development of sustainable food systems.
Ministry of Education, Science and Youth and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the amount of 4.841.377,81 EUR.
The programme is implemented within the Slovenian public call 'Promotion of R&D Programmes (TRL 3-6)'. The public call is implemented within the framework of the European Cohesion Policy Programme 2021–2027, CCI No. 2021SI16FFPR001, version 4.2, dated 4 March 2026, under Policy Objective 1: A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity; Priority 1: An innovation-based knowledge society; Specific Objective RSO1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies.
