Description of the laboratory skills (Lab'inSight Bioresources and chemistry 01/03/2012

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BIOSYS CENTER
UMons
Dr. Laurent DEWASME – Deputy coordinator of the BioSys Center
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BioSys
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
IN BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING & CHEMISTRY
 Experimental studies of bioprocesses – culture of micro‐
organisms for specific applica>ons (producFon of algae, fungal
mycelium, yeasts, bacteria, …)
 Separa>on techniques (and in par>cular, simulated moving
bed chromatographic processes)
 Mathema>cal modeling of biological systems
 Op>miza>on and control of bioprocesses
 Sofware sensor design (reconstruc>on of non‐measured
variables by state es>ma>on methods)
2 Gembloux – March 1st 2012

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APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS
3 Gembloux – March 1st 2012
 Bacteria cultures Lab
Hyper-proliferation and heterologous
compounds production (HYPRO2COM -
WALEO3) in collaboration with ULB.
 Animal cell cultures Lab
Optimization of a monoclonal antibody
production chain (OCPAM – FEDER)
in collaboration with ULB.
 Micro-algae cultures Lab
RW projects and research supported by
FNRS.
APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS
4 Gembloux – March 1st 2012
Development (in progress)
of a lab dedicated to environmental applica>ons
(water purifica>on using membrane bioreactor, biofilters,
anaerobic diges>on of algae, aquaculture )
(NUTRIVERT ‐ wagrALIM)
in collabora>on with UCL and INRA Montpellier.

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SERVICES PROVIDED TO COMPANIES
 Culture of microorganisms (yeasts, bacteria, animal cells) in
bioreactors (100 mL up to 5 L), photobioreactors (flat-PBR and
coil-PBR), membrane reactor
 Separation processes (SMB)
 Process instrumentation and automation (mathematical
modeling, identification, software sensors, predictive control,
etc…)
 Analytical laboratory equipment (FT-IR, HPLC-UV, HPLC-Fluo,
UPLC-PDA, UPLC ELSD, GC-MS, TOCmeter, ICP, NIR Probe)
5 Gembloux – March 1st 2012
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES
 Panel of advanced engineering
equipment
 ExperFse in opFmizaFon and
control of bioprocesses
 CulFvaFon of various cell strains
in bioreactors at different
laboratory scales
6 Gembloux – March 1st 2012
 Agro‐food Industry
 PharmaceuFcal Industry
 Environmental Industry

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LAB CONTACT INFORMATION
Prof. Alain VANDE WOUWER
Coordinator
Alain.vandewouwer@umons.ac.be ‐ Phone : +32 65 37 41 41
Dr. Laurent DEWASME
Deputy coordinator
Laurent.dewasme@umons.ac.be ‐ Phone : +32 65 37 41 35
BioSys Center
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