industrial fermentation platform Scion’s fermentation platform enables scale up of industrial biotechnology capability to generate microbially-produced products including enzymes, biopolymers (bioplastics), biofuels and biochemicals.

Using our fermentation platform, companies can work with Scion to test approaches to Fermentation research modifying and adding value to biomaterials and As part of Scion’s biorefinery facility, we test approaches biofuels. We can produce new materials and to modifying fibres, biopolymers, biochemicals and evaluate new product streams from existing biofuels. Examples include: feedstocks or waste materials. • Production of enzymes at sufficient quantity to modify and add value to biomaterials (lignocellulosics, biopolymers, lignin). fermentation resource • Modifying biomaterials using enzyme-based cell-free systems. The industrial fermention platform consists of closed sterilisable vessels in which microbial or biochemical • Production of bioplastics such as PHAs by microbial reactions are carried out under a controlled environment fermentation. (temperature, pH, redox, oxygen content, degree of stirring). Experiments can be conducted from 1L to 100L • Product streams from biorefinery sugar solutions scale, allowing sufficient quantities for downstream and waste derived feedstocks leading to biofuels and processing. The process yields high cell densities biochemical production. and hence biomass productivity. The platform has a continuous centrifuge allowing rapid harvesting Scion works directly with industrial manufacturers. We of biomass or supernatant containing biofuel or provide one-on-one confidential testing, troubleshooting biochemicals secreted into the growth medium. or research projects. Precise results and expert advice to help maintain commercial competitiveness. This platform is housed inside a newly built PC2 fermentation laboratory. This facility allows research CONTACT and testing with genetically modified organisms or Gareth Lloyd-Jones imported non-GE production strains with applications for biopolymer and biofuel production. Science Leader, Biotransformation Phone +64 7 343 5862 Email: [email protected] www.scionresearch.com August 2016