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PHOTOBIOREACTORS

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Our Horizontal Photobioreactors (HPBR) range from
25 litres to beyond 40,000 litre capacities. 

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1500 litre cGMP photobioreactor

HPBR Features

Internally illuminated with full spectrum control.
Configurable for 25mm to 50mm light path length.
Variable light intensity beyond 2000μmol/m2/s.
Optional Clean in Place (CIP), Steam Sterilise in Place (SIP).
cGMP certification available for bio-medical applications.
Seed trains from 25 litres to 100,000 litres full working volume.
Up to 1:20 Expansion Ratio for scale-up (~5% reactor volume at inoculation).

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HPBR 25 Litre

HPBR 25 litres

Bench scale stainless steel systems that fit in an autoclave. Jumpstart your bioprocess R&D with this compact and easy-to-use photobioreactor
Easily initiate and manage phototrophic/mixotrophic culture experiments from research and development through process development with this plug-and-play HPBR25 bench-top photobioreactor system.
Base unit dimensions (Width including operating panel x Depth including hose connection): 490 x 490 mm.
Variable contact rate of headspace gas with broth.
Direct pure CO2 injection (no air).

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HPBR 500 litre 

HPBR 500 litre

Process development made easy with this compact, stainless-steel bioreactor. Elevate your process development and small-scale production for consistent scale-up, flexibility, and advanced data management in compact, easy-to-use systems.
Easily transfer your process from the bench to pilot scale with a standardized HPBR500 pilot photobioreactor, giving you all the same familiar components and accessories that you have on the bench with automated process control.

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HPBR 1500 Litre

HPBR 1500 litres (cGMP)

Pilot scale customizable stainless-steel photobioreactor with a compact design.
Bring flexibility and automation to your process development with a Horizon Photobioreactor, custom-configured specifically to your individual application needs and backed by our team of technical engineering and service experts.

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HPBR 5000 litre 

HPBR 5000 litre

Preproduction scale customizable stainless-steel photobioreactor. CIP, SIP and cGMP options available.

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HPBR 40000 Litre

HPBR 40000 litres

Stackable full production systems with optional Clean in Place (CIP) and Sterilise in Place (SIP) systems for cGMP certified process.

Get in contact

Please get in touch to discus your specific requirements, so that we can tailor Horizon Photobioreactor solutions to kickstart your biomanufacturing or bioremediation endeavours.

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Horizon Bioreactors Ltd

Based near St. Austell in Cornwall, we design and manufacture Horizon Photobioreactors to order.
The management have been designing and deploying photobioreactors since 1984, pioneering tubular PBRs, column PBRs and biofilm based systems.
The Horizon Photobioreactor is the culmination of more than 40 years development work.

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