FERMENTALG MARKETS TECHNOLOGY FINANCE MEDIA CAREER CONTACTS TECHNOLO GIE Microalgae Heterotrophy / Mixotrophy R&D Industrialization Ecosystem Microalgae Microalgae are half-animal, half-plant mixed organisms, with a single cell containing two “power plants” essential to their growth : The chloroplast (which can, in some cases, be lost and recovered by endosymbiosis), the site of photosynthesis . It absorbs light energy to fix CO 2 in the form of starch, lipid…. The chloroplast is the motor of autotrophy ( which is eaten by itself ) specific to the development of plants A mitochondria is the seat of respiration , resulting in the formation of energy from carbon in all its forms. The combination of these two cell engines clearly indicates that microalgae are mixotrophic beings , capable of nourishing themselves both by autotrophy (absorption of light) and by heterotrophy (absorption of organic matter): Thanks to the mitochondria, in fermenters, microalgae can multiply very quickly in large quantities of biomass, an essential condition for the production of quality molecules of interest at controlled cost. This is Fermentalg's specialty heterotrophy. Thanks to the activation of the chloroplast, in fermenters (characteristic of the predominantly heterotrophic mixotrophy technology of which Fermentalg is the world leader), the range of molecules of interest capable of being produced by microalgae is fully exploited. . The chloroplast also helps to increase mitochondrial yield in addition to stimulating the production of molecules of interest that cannot be produced by the mitochondria. The molecules of interest, produced by microalgae, are of major industrial interest and can be marketed on the nutrition, cosmetics, green chemistry and energy markets. The biodiversity of microalgae is exceptional since there are between 200,000 and several million species . Cette biodiversité est encore aujourd’hui peu exploitée dans la mesure où seules 30 000 espèces ont fait l’objet d’une étude approfondie. Cette richesse permet la synthèse d’un très large panel de molécules d’intérêt permettant de cibler de nombreuses applications industrielles. Chaque jour chez Fermentalg, de nouvelles espèces permettent de produire de nouvelles molécules d’intérêt. FERMENTALG Mission Chiffres clés Stratégie Equipe Gouvernance Comités MARCHÉS Nutrition humaine Alimentation animale Cosmétique Chimie verte Biocarburants TECHNOLOGIE Microalgues Hétérotrophie/Mixotrophie R&D Industrialisation Ecosystème FINANCE Rapports financiers Informations réglementées Assemblées générales 2016 2015 Calendrier financier MÉDIA Communiqués Alerte email Agenda Revue de presse CARRIÈRE Offres d’emploi CONTACTS Contacts ©Copyright Fermentalg 2012-2015 Crédits Legal Notice Designed and produced by Actus - Actusnews - Keyline