Patent ID: 7435581
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: C12M,C12Q,G05B,G05D

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a bioreactor process, comprising: a communication system comprising a first communication network, and a second communication network; a controller configured with a bioreactor control process to receive information related to a condition in a bioreactor over said first communication network, to control the conditions in a bioreactor by determining control signals based on the bioreactor control process and information received related to a condition in the bioreactor, and to send the control signals over said communication system to a utility tower over said second communication network; and a utility tower, housed separately from the bioreactor and coupled to said controller via said communication system, configured to receive the control signals from the controller over the second communication network and to change a condition in the bioreactor based on the control signals, said utility tower comprising